High sex drive symptoms and conditions

I have had Mirena in for almost two years. I have gained about 20+ pounds, my usually high sex drive has disappeared, I have awful lower back pains that shoot down into my leg, I have migraines so severe they send me to bed. I thought this would be a worry-free choice of birth control. I am disturbed to know that so many other women are experiencing the same symptoms. I have not yet had it removed, but I am soon. Thank you to everyone that posted and helped me to understand my symptoms.

I am 27 and I started birth control at age 21. I always had an irregular period with terrible cramping. I also had a very high sex drive.

The first pill I tried was Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo and I stopped taking it after 2 months because I felt depressed and I totally lost my sex drive. I always had perfectly clear skin and about a week after I discontinued this pill I broke out on my face and my back. I had a rash on my forehead. I also noticed a few dark hairs on my chin.

The next birth control I tried was the NuvaRing. This also made me depressed and moody.

I have now been on Loestrin 24 Fe for more than 2 years and this is the one that has worked best for me. The first few months I had my period and spotting. The first year on Loestrin I got my period once every 3 months and the period maybe lasted a couple of days and was very light. I must have taken more than 5 pregnancy tests. I asked my doctor about it and he told me that there was nothing to worry about not having periods. The second year my periods got even further apart. I went 5 months without a period then almost a whole month having a period (very light and a lot of cramping).

Besides having my period coming and going as it pleases, I feel great. My sex drive is still alive and I haven't experienced any mood swings. I do still break out on my face, usually around the end of my pack. I have not had a problem with breaking out on my back with this pill. I have gained a little weight, but after I hit 25 my metabolism really slowed down, so I cannot completely blame weight gain on the pills. I believe you have to work twice as hard to maintain a healthy weight when you get older.

With that said, I wish everyone the best on their BC journey!

I had the Mirena put in a week and a half ago..the pain was bad for the first few days, but it's decreased a lot. I've been spotting off and on. But the weirdest thing about having this is that unlike most of the stories I've read on here, my sex drive has gone up, a lot! I had a fairly high sex drive before, but now, even though I'm sexually active almost every day, I'm still craving more..every good looking guy I see gets me riled up. Not complaining..kinda hope this lasts a while.

I have been on Yasmin for a month now and I have developed acne (I had severe acne two years ago but roacutane cleared this up). I also have dry lighter pigmentation marks on the tops of my arms.
Other effects are I am very ANGRY- fighting with my boyfriend and crying more than ever. Also my very high sex drive has all but gone.

I just read many postings here regarding lisinopril/hctz and the sexual problems it had caused you. I'm a 26 year old male, just married, and am having major problems with my sex drive and erections as well. I've been to several andrologists and they all concluded that 'everything is fine' and that i shouldn't be having the problems i'm having (based on many blood tests of course). I actually used to have a very high sex drive and no problems at all with erections, but i started losing my sex drive slowly but surely a year ago when i started taking lisinopril/hctz. Few months later, my erection started getting weaker and weaker as well. Now, i almost have no sex life. I quit lisinopril/hctz just 3 weeks ago, and i THINK i'm experiencing better morning erections, but still my sex drive is abnormally low. Sometimes my wife gets offended. I may get an erection during foreplay, but the erection is usually short lived, since i have no sex drive in the first place. Could anyone please share with me their experience with quitting this poison, and please let me know if you recovered your sex drive/life. Many thanks,

I just read many postings here regarding lisinopril/hctz and the sexual problems it had caused you. I'm a 26 year old male, just married, and am having major problems with my sex drive and erections as well. I've been to several andrologists and they all concluded that 'everything is fine' and that i shouldn't be having the problems i'm having (based on many blood tests of course). I actually used to have a very high sex drive and no problems at all with erections, but i started losing my sex drive slowly but surely a year ago when i started taking lisinopril/hctz. Few months later, my erection started getting weaker and weaker as well. Now, i almost have no sex life.

I quit lisinopril/hctz just 3 weeks ago, and i THIINK i'm experiencing better morning erections, but still my sex drive is abnormally low. Sometimes my wife gets offended. I may get an erection during foreplay, but the erection is usually short lived, since i have no sex drive in the first place.

Could anyone please share with me their experience with quitting this poison, and please let me know if you recovered your sex drive/life.

Many thanks,

Hello I was diagnosed with Bi polar about 2.5 months ago and I am taking 100mg of Lamictal after being on Lithium after a nervous breakdown, in which the inpatient facility tried to have me committed beyond my will. My side effects include high sex drive, headaches, sleepiness, nausea as I increased the dosage, and being itchy but I'm not sure that is due to the Lamictal. At first bipolar was a horrible diagnoses for me, but now I am not so intimidated by the diagnoses. However, I seriously doubt that I will have a normal life or kids. I'm 24 and haven't got it right yet, perhaps my 30's will be something to be proud of. I also got into legal trouble on my way to my nervous breakdown I'm kinda scared of what else this freakin illness has pour moi!

Hey I see Im not the only one with problems that the doctors blam on other things!! I have always been so healthy UNTIL I had twins in Feb 06 and had Mirena put in Oct 06 and almost immediately started having side effects.I started to read up and realized the ones I had were all listed as side effects with it.The first side effects weren't that bad but OMG now I am horrible.I have so many side effects and am wondering if anyone is in the same boat??Mine are:weight gain,hair loss,facial hair,migraines,irritability,fatigue,NO sex drive,anxiety,depression,fluttering in my stomach,back and joint pain,pain during sex,stomach spasms,the list goes ON and ON, oh and lets not forget they say I have PCOS!! Now I wish they could tell me how I went from perfectly healthy to THIS!! I have been to 3 different docs and asked to have it removed but surprise surprise they all did not want to remove it and now I have NO insurance..I am to the point if I could take the thing out myself I would!! I am SOOO miserable and if I say I want it out who are they to tell me no?? Can anyone else relate?? I AM GOING CRAZY!!!

I had Mirena inserted Nov. 2007 after the birth of my baby girl. I went from an extremely high sex drive to NO DRIVE at all. I had unexpected brain surgery 3 weeks after my daughter was born to remove a tumor, so I thought that I wasn't ready mentally or it was all the medications I was taking, I was never informed on any of these side effects (shame on me for not checking into it more- trust me I paid for my mistake by having my sex drive abolished). Two days ago, I noticed something poking me, upon investigation - The Mirena had completely come out. I discovered this about an hour after having sex!! My husband and I are not ready for a third child so I pray that I am not pregnant. I have yet to read another story where one has actually fallen out, so it must not happen that much. I hope I get my sex drive back and make my husband feel wanted again after a year as I will not be replacing it with another Mirena, I would have never had this inserted had I known there were sexual side effects because a high sex drive or any at all is now very important to me. I am now researching Paraguard, and aside from a regular to heavy period it sounds good to me because it is hormone-free. Aside from no sex drive and it falling out, I did not have any other issues like others have had with hair loss, cramping, etc. We did have the issue of my husband feeling it during sex every once in a while because there is a limit to how short they can cut it. In the beginning I had light spotting every 3 or 4 weeks for several months and then at about 1 year, no period at all. I have had more depression than usual, but we have had a lot going on in the last year so I can not blame the Mirena for that. Aside from the sex drive issues it worked very well for me and had it not fallen out I would never have been reading all these forums and educating myself.

headaches, nausea, stomach pain, headaches, dizziness, tiredness and insomnia.

Hello!!!!Been on Yasmin for three months now and not many bad side effects at all,positive side effects were breast tenderness which was good for me cos i had small breast,light periods which lasted for three days,high sex drive,lovely skin and a bit of weight loss,the bad effects were feeling sick two or three days to the end of a month's pack and when i took a month's break from it i had the worst period pain ever and symptoms of nausea. Now am thinking of going back to it because according to my GP saying, maybe if i stay longer my body would adjust to it and i wouldn't feel sick anymore.Well i have tried so many pills and the jab i think Yasmin it's not as bad as people think,we just got different bodies that react differently to these pills.

I've only been on Yaz for about 1 week now. The following may seem strange, but I've been paying very close attention as my pmdd was so bad that my fiance was contemplating leaving me. What I experienced right away: more balance in my mood meaning that I nothing was too high or low, at the same time though in the mornings i woke up feeling depressed. High sex drive and two of the best orgasms I've ever experienced. Slight constant headache. Become teary at least once per day, but the thing is...these are feelings I used to just stuff... but now I am expressing them so it's actually a benefit. I asked him tonight,... "have you noticed a difference?" He said "Oh yeah". I'm laughing most of the time (he's really funny), i'm more light hearted and less serious! I'm more balanced in my thinking. I hate the headaches though.

Femcom Fe has been the wurst I am going on my 2nd week
today I experience vagina dryness this is the wurst thing that can happened to a woman,
and ever since i got on the pill I been in bad mood, constipated stomach pain, back pain, really crazy
I am getting off this pill and will let you know how it goes from here
I have always had a very high sex drive and Femcom totally mess me up :( I am so depress right now I have cry the whole day
your reply is appreciated ladies,

I have been on Yasmin for a number of years now, and have experienced none of those side effects stated in other comments, I have not gained wait, I still have a very high sex drive and I don't feel depressed! Anyone that is having those side effects are obviously on the wrong pill for them! You need to try a few pills before you find the right one for yourself!

I started NuvaRing just like the directions stated. I have never taken any birth control ever in my life. I am 30 yrs old and me & my husband have always used condoms. A few hours after inserting it, I had horrible cramps all night. I started feeling different emotionally and physically (bloated). I completely lost my usually high sex drive. I HATE NUVARING!!! I hung in there for the full three weeks, trying to give it a chance. I started having horrible headaches, and I became the biggest bitch in the world. My husband even begged me to take it out. After taking it out, I could tell w/in 24 hours that I was already getting back to the "old me". I am supposed to start my period now, but instead have some funky dark brown discharge and there doesn't seem to be any blood...could this really go on for weeks...any advice???? ~Very Concerned

I have had the NuvaRing for now 4 weeks and I feel more tired than usual. I have to force myself to workout because I feel so sluggish. I actually thought I was doing good with my work out routine for the past couple of weeks until I weighed myself and found out today that I gained 7 POUNDS! I have crazy dreams at night dealing with just about anything. I always had a high sex drive now I don't even want my boyfriend of 2 yrs to touch me. Maybe it is the NR that is making me so aggravated. I might need to take this thing out!!!

I had the Mirena inserted on June 3rd, 2008. Does anyone have anything positive to say about the Mirena. This site really scared me. The only symptoms that I have are swollen ankles and spotting.

Thank you

I have only been on NuvaRing for 2 weeks and I have been experiencing some pretty weird things. Three days after I put it in, I had extreme nausea for an entire night, something that has never happened to me in my entire life. Then, this past week, I have been so emotional and grumpy. I've been picking fights with my boyfriend and being impatient with people in general. I have cried 4 times in the last 5 days, which just really isn't me. I have just felt so "off," so not like my usual happy self. Then, after a potential sex session gone bad with my boyfriend tonight, I realized that my sex drive has been gone for the past week. Usually, I have a very, very high sex drive and lately I just haven't been caring whether or not it happens. My boyfriend is confused and probably more frustrated than he's letting on. I was on BC last about 2 years ago and I stopped after I lost my sex drive completely. The NuvaRing did to me in two weeks what Ortho-Tricyclin did in about a year.

Once it dawned on me that my sex drive was gone and I have been so emotional and angry, I took that thing out faster than you could blink! Haha

I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one having these side effects. It's a relief to know I'm not losing my mind.

I was taking Ortho-Tricyclen low for a year and everything was fine. I had no side effects. Recently I told my doctor that I feel my hormones have gone down drastically and I haven't been in the romantic mood with my BF. I figured my daily routines may have changed something in my body. So she gave me 3 packs of Microgestin FE 1.5/30 and told me that would boost up my hormones A LOT. So far, after finishing the last pack, nothing. I mean NOTHING. All of a sudden I got the common cold perhaps the flu and now receiving lower back pain. The first night it was on the right only and now its only on the left side. Could this be a side effect to the pill???

I am 17 and have been on ortho tri-cyclen lo for 2 years now I never really notice until I started having sex I wanted to do it for about the 1st 4 times than after that I never wanted sex, me and my bf had gone without sex for like 2months and every time he wants to do it I say I don't want to he says I never want to than it starts a huge fight, so we basically fight all the time. We have been together 11months yesterday. I don't know what to do I am really thinking its because of the pills, I get WAY moody, and I cry a lot. I'm always cranky and tired. I'm only 17!! I should want to have sex lots of sex not have no sex at all what is wrong with me? could if be the pills ? I have been on them for a long time now but I never really thought that it would be birth control to cause all of this.someone please reply.

I had my Mirena put in January 2004 after my daughter was born. My doctor said it was the best thing for me since I had a stroke 6 days after I had her and they didn't know why.. he said he wanted to research about my situation before he would tell me if I should have more children. I love my ob-gyn, he is great but he didn't tell me about all the side effects. I gain a whole lot of weight, (was in size 5 when I got pregnant, now 20) I thought I was just fat because it was a family thing.. my aunts gained after baby's too. but not like me... my breasts won't stop growing.. I can't stand it, was a full B, now I am passing a DD and I just don't want to go up another size, mood swings, oh my goodness, acne(yep), didn't have a high sex drive before, but now it completely gone, there is more but I just figured it was my imagination.. I am gonna get it taken out soon, of course my 5 years is almost up now.

I'm feeling so much relief after reading these entries.. I had goggled NuvaRing side effects because... although I love it and don't really notice the NuvaRing is even there.. Since I have been on this birth control.. I have lost any and every kind of sex drive I have ever had .. which is odd for me because I have always had an extremely high sex drive.. it has been a HUGE problem between me and my finance.. he thinks something is wrong with him ..Or am I cheating.. because really what is the explanation? I didn't have one for him... and I truly didn't understand what was wrong with me and why the LAST thing I have wanted was ANY kind of sexual contact.. since figuring this out I feel so much better.. and I guess I will be finding a new kind of birth control!!!

Well, I have been off the NuvaRing now for about 2 months, but while I was on it, I experienced a range of side effects. After insertion, in about 3-4 days, I experienced heavy discharge & extremely high sex drive. But, by the next day, I also had a constant migraine and felt sleepy all the time. What I thought was strange was that I felt abdominal pain & realized that I was constipated. I thought nothing of it & assumed it was from my diet, but then my boyfriend was constipated also. Now, he's as regular as the sunrise & if he was constipated then there was something seriously wrong. After about 2 weeks of a constant migraine, I called it quits & removed the NuvaRing.

Wow... I'm not going crazy!!! My doc put me on Yazmin about a year ago to help regulate my moods. At first it wasn't bad. I lost weight, which was GREAT! But the past several months I've been miserable and didn't know why until now. I haven't slept throught the night in so long, I get really bad headaches, severe lower back pain, NO SEXDRIVE whatsoever ( used to have a really high sex drive), and extreme irratability and fatigue. I've experienced PMS symptoms that I never knew existed, sometimes for 3 weeks out of the month. i'm so glad I decided to google and found this page. I will definitely go off this pill at the end of my pack and see my doctor about going back on Marvelon, which i don't think I had any major problems with before. I will keep you posted!!!

i started NR a month ago, and i have lost my sex drive/ orgasam completely! does anyone know if this will go away?