Sexual desire symptoms and conditions

well i have no sexual desire and it is really hard for me to climax which sucks since im only 19 and i have been with my boyfriend for 4 yrs. he is so good to me and is really understanding. i am going to my doctor tomorrow to try something different ... i am only slightly depressed so this is completely not worth it .. it is really taking a toll on me and our sexual relationship. also i feel that with lamictal i am at such a constant experiencing euphoria is almost impossible. i just cant do it anymore ... it is more depressing then how i actually felt depressive wise before i took this medication. and let me tell u i have been on this for a while and it seems that the lack of desire seems to get worse everyday

I was diagnosed with type II diabetes and extremely high cholesterol about a year and a half ago. I was put on metformin and simvastatin. Through diet, exercise and 'natural' meds (banaba leaf, Gymnema, chromium, vanadium, among others) I got my diabetes under control to the point that I was able to go off metformin, but I was kept on simvastatin. I never experienced any of the horrifying symptoms described in previous postings; however, when I went on vacation a month or so ago I forgot my simvastatin- within 48 hours of going of this med, my libido actually returned- I had attributed the loss of not only function but desire to diabetes. When I resumed taking the pills, my libido once again evaporated. I went off of simvastatin completely a week ago and I feel like a new person!

I am 26 years old I have a wonderful husband a little girl and a little boy. To me thats a complete family without the dog. I have had the Mirena for a little over a year. Don't get me wrong sex don't make a relationship but when I loss my sex drive a lot of things change. Like our bond was no longer there. I could balance my check book in my head while having sex. I thought that my weight gain and me not feeling attractive was the reason for the loss of my sexual desire. Lately, I have been very depress, have had several headaches and becoming more and more fatigue. Now, I also have discoid lupus and made and appointment to see if any of my side effects are coming from my lupus progressing. While looking up information on my lupus I decided to finally do some searching on the IUD. But now I want to get this thing taken out of me. If what you all are saying is true I don't want it no more. It's bad enough that I have loss my sex drive at 26 and I don't want to loose my husband because I can't preform in bed. To be blunt about the situation what I won't or can't do another women will and our husbands got needs too. So thank all of you all for saving my marriage before infidelity start to become an issue. Sex have never been an issue until about 8 months ago. He have been patient with me and I force myself to have sex and just fake it but I want my natural desire back. I had even look up sex pills thinking that something was wrong with me. Thank You again.

Have any females suffered from decreased sexual desire with this med? I have had the cough, weakness, dizziness, sore throat, runny nose, numbness and tingling in my hands, weakness in lifting with my arms, coughing, and catch my breath a lot. I thought it was just "getting used to the med". I am convinced this is a dangerous med, I am off it for good.

Hello to all. I am so glad I am not crazy. I found this site 1 day before my appointment to have the Mirena removed. I am so glad I did. I will give you a little history of myself. I'm 29 years old with 3 children. In July 2006, I had my 3rd child, and 4 days later I went into cardiac arrest. They diagnosed me with Postpartum Cardiomyopathy. While I was in the hospital they told me I could never become pregnant again. It would be too risky, cause the next time I could die. I was in a coma for 5 days, so waking up to that was hard to take. Before I left the hospital, they begged me to have a tubal. I told them no. When I went to see my doctor 5 weeks later, she wanted to put me on the Mirena, but she had to get my heart doctor's approval. He said according to what I have, I could even go on oral contraceptives and he wouldn't be concerned. But I read the literature on the Mirena and I decided that this was the best thing for me. The doctor inserted it in November 2006. It was very uncomfortable when she put it in. Then the side effects started, but until almost a year later, I didn't realize it was from the Mirena, since I was on heart medication too. The heart doctor took me off my heart meds in June 2007. Then that was when I realized that the symptoms was coming from the Mirena. I had absolutely no sexual desire. I felt horrible, but I couldn't help it. I told my husband of 10 years and he kept telling me to go get it removed. My back and neck hurt all the time. I had gained 16 pounds and felt bloated all the time since I have been on it. I thought that I was doing something way off, now I know that it was the Mirena. I had no energy at all. I felt like I could stay in the bed all the time and then when I would go to bed I couldn't sleep or if I did I kept waking up. I have been stressed and depressed. Then my throat hurt all the time. Also I have heartburn all the time. I have never had heartburn, except when I was pregnant. Then I bled 3 weeks out of 4 every month. So I have to wear a pantyliner all the time. So having to do that has caused yeast infections all the time (which I have never had before). I have never had that in my entire life. I have always been regular and normal. I have had abdominal pains, joint pains. I couldn't stand it anymore. I went to the doctor yesterday for my appointment to have it removed that I made 3 months ago. She said that she could give me this and that for some of symptoms, but I told her I just wanted it out. So thank goodness it's out and hopefully I will be able to see some improvements in my body. Already I have no bloating. I was able to get a pair of pants on today that was too tight last week. How amazing was that. I really wish I had googled this over a year ago or I would have never had it put in.
Thanks to all the ladies that I have listed their symptoms, to prove to me and others that we are not crazy.

I was on Prozac for 6 years..during which my husband was dieing.
Four years before and 2 years after. He was on oxygen for 4 years during which I took care of him, kids, and worked full time.With in 3 days of first taking it I stopped crying. It did help me cope with everything. I didn't bring work home with me which was good as I am in a very stressful job.
The problem I found taking it was I had no emotions which I guess was a good thing at that time of my life. I was never happy, sad, never felt intense love, basically numb. I also was tired during day hours when I took it in the morning, so I took it before I went to bed.
Years after he passed I wanted to start a relationship but I had no interest in Sex. Which is not a good thing when getting into a relationship. I was told by my doctor that is included as a side effect for Prozac.
The doctor put me on Wellbutrin to see if that was any better, as I'm told you feel more like yourself. I do have emotions now, which after all those years of not having any, I had to learn how to deal with emotions.
When going off of Prozac I did notice a slight change in sexual desire. But anything helps.
I got married 2 years ago and now I'm dealing with the menopause symptoms. If its not one thing its another.

I have been on the ring for 4 months now. After using it for about a month I became depressed and angry. Often being verbally abusinve with my boyfriend and my mom for things that werent their fault. I have spent so much time thinking about why...why am I so unhappy when I have a wonderful boyfriend, a great mom, and a daughter that I ADORE!!!! I have a good job, a decent car, friends, love...there was no reason I shouldnt be happy. Worse than that-- I have no sexual desire at all, and it irrates me so bad when my boyfriend touches me. Which is definietly hurting our relationship! I have been considering seeing a doctor about getting some type of prescription for my emotional instability (even though I am very against those types of drugs.) Two weeks ago it was time to take my ring out. I took it out and when I called my pharmacist I didn't have any refills. So I have been without it for 2 weeks and I feel SO MUCH BETTER!!! My sexual desire is returning and instead of fighting all day, me and my boyfriend are getting along much better. I don't feel 100% back to normal, but I am hoping to get there soon!! Relieve yourself...throw the ring away!!!

I have been on the NuvaRing for nearly two years and had many of the symptoms mentioned: fatigue, tender breasts, no sexual desire, etc. The pain didn't start until I took out the ring nearly 3 weeks ago. The abdominal pain is severe. To the others who mentioned pain after removing the ring, how long until it stops hurting?

Advise on tender breasts... in the beginning mine hurt so bad I could not lay on my stomach or give hugs. My doctor told me to take lots of calcium, they stopped hurting all together. I take 1800 mg of calcium per day. Not sure why it works, but it was a life saver!

i `ve read so much about wellbutrin increasing libido...are there any men out there that have felt it has decreased their sexual desire?

I am dizzy.. anxious,, hungary alot,, pee all day long,, and now my blood pressure is up..scares the crap out of me,, I took it out TODAY..I am pretty sure all my probs are from this medication

Never really having stuck with any other type of birth control before, I started using the NuvaRing about 6 months prior to my wedding. I had consulted my Dr. about it asking what would be ok for me knowing I am forgetful and didnt want to take the pill everyday. He said the NuvaRing was my best option and proceeded to tell me some of the pros and cons about it. As a very persistant bride, I didnt really listen, just said "Great, sign me up!". Well the months go on and I never really had the urge to be with my soon to be husband, I just assumed it was because I was too involved with the wedding plans and everything else. The wedding day comes, everything perfect as I wished, then there was the night of the wedding... NOT everything I wished, I was "tierd", but I did what your supposed to do the night of your wedding and got practically nothing out of it. The entire week of the honeymoon, I bet we had sex MAYBE 5 times, 5 times!!! Thats how much you should be having in one day on your honeymoon. I just ignored it and figured it was the sun and alcohol, big mistake! We have now been married 6 weeks and probably have sex twice a week if we are lucky. My sweet new husband has been very good about this, any other guy would probably kill their wife by now for this. Finally, our solution, one of my best friends who is a nurse was listening to me wine a complain about all of this. I mean, what girl who loves their husband and is attracted to him wants to have no sexual desire, not me! So after she finishes listening to me, she starts to tell me all of the horrible things she has heard about the NuvaRing, she in fact was about to start on it before she heard all of the negative symptoms. She has heard of many relationships falling apart due to this "oh so wonderful" birthcontrol. In fact, some people have said they used to have sex 5 to 6 times a week and once they started this it went down to maybe once or twice! Not how I want to live my life or marriage. I suggest to all of you out there that are either researching the NuvaRing or have been on it, DONT DO IT!

I have been on Singulair for a little over a month now and my allergies and asthma are under control; however, I have a list of side effects that are a mile long. I have swollen, bleeding gums, bad nightmares, weight gain, severe bruising, hearing things that aren't there, severe fatigue, confusion, can't seem to remember anything, dizziness, sore muscles, change is stool color, joints have swollen and sore, sexual desire gone, headaches, ears ring. I have stopped today and have called my doctor about the bruising. It's a shame because my allergies and asthma have almost completely dissappeared.

WOW!! I am so glad I found this site. I started on the NuvaRing last August since then I have beeb consistantly gaining weight. I exercise 5-6 days a week 1 1/2 hours a night. I was getting so frustrated because I would jog and jog. Instead of loosing weight I just kept gaining. I started dieting (didn't eat very much to began with ) still gaining weight. I was at 117 when I started now 140!!!. I have experieenced the bloating. My breasts doubled in size literally. I have many other of the side effects mentioned by other women on this site. I have just gone off of it tonight. I sure hope this goes well. Has anybody suffered any side effects coming off of it?

Re:guest no.0222.
I meant nothing in a bad way,,I had to ask my dr. to take me off of lisiniporil, taking the poison for six yearsor better,
having been off since jan.i ended up with lotrel5/10 have heard bad things about it also, but i tried three other poison's
before the lotrel. but back to you. i have looked for the brand
you are talking about other than ordering form web. which i don't like doing,but have found some other brands taht are tolerable.my bp is staying down currently and since i am off the poison i feel totally brand new, seems like the symptoms
except the sex. drive has returned,i have been takin oregano oil, aloe vera oil,a multi-vit.e,coral calcium,and selenium,looking fot teh chelated mag.and zinc,i went to have blood work done and dr. called said your cholestrol is the problem, I replied yeah i figured it was bad, he said no it's better,was 195 dropped to 165 i would like to see it a little
lower keep up the diet, well i haven't exactly been on one,
need to drop and will as soon as weather warms up to walk.
But had i not found this site with everyone who has taken this
poison and seen what each has done to overcome,or is trying to i would still be taken the junk,this site and everyone who is
trying to rid their system i "COMMEND". If i can get the sexual desire back I would be happy any Idea other than more poison??? where did you get these country life brand??
and once again I apologize if i offended in any way.

I live in iran, I am 28 years single,
when I was student at 25years old I started to use fluxetine, if I didn't have started fluxetine I did bad sexual treatment than could have punishment like killing in an islamic countries like iran. Fluxetine saved and are saving my life in iran, because it disable my sexual desire,activity that could hirt anyone else.

I am shocked reading this forum. I thought maybe I had a bit of depression due to seasonal affective disorder. However, I started Yasmin 3 months ago due to a switch in gyno's. He prescribed Yasmin instead of the Ortho Evra patch which I had been using previously for almost 3 years. I noticed several changes, and recently I've even noticed swelling in my legs, and pain in my ankles and feet at night. It's so bad by the end of the day sometimes that I could cry. I have no sexual desire - I'm always moody - I have no desire to do anything worthwhile. It's pretty sad. I feel myself snapping at everyone, and I have treated my boyfriend horribly. The hardest part is realizing all of this, and in a situation where I snap - I think to myself I need to get over this - I need to be happy - and I can only find myself being moody. I am overly tired all the time, and could pass out at the end of the day. I'm stopping the medication today & cannot wait to be done with this HELL. I'll update as to whether or not there are changes. I've never been so happy as when I was on my Ortho Evra Patch.

Does Yasmin affect sexual desire (decreases it)? Has anyone found this to be true?

I have also suffered severe side effects from Kenalog injections. I had a series of 12-14 injections because of a gynogological ailment. I also asked the doctor. if there were any side effects, she said," no". I was getting the minimal amount of dosage ( 40 MG ). My cheeks started to swell puffy and redness, I was gaining weight and could not concentrate. When I asked her about these problems , she said, " it was not from the injections." I then got a second opinion, and was told to stop the injections immediately ( blood test were done) This doctor also works for the same hospital. The 2nd opinion doctor called my doctor before giving me the results; to warn my doctor. Who then called me and also told me to get more blood test done. Well because of these injections now I suffer from Endocrinogical problems and may possibly have Endo Carsinoma cancer, which the doctors are monitoriing. I suffer from hair loss from the scalp of my head, hair growth on body and face; which I didn't have before. I can die if there is to much stress in my system, hormonal imbalance, irregular periods, loss of muscle, skin tissue, pain and numbness in the areas that were injected, areas that I did not have a problems with before the injection were administrated. I almost lossed my job; for job abandonment. I could not wake up in the morning I would fall into to a deep sleep, or would feel lathargic, disoriented, hallucinations, peranoia, and depression. The worst part about this, is that I cannot sue the hospital because 1. I work for the company 2. The hospital is privately owned and you cannot sue a privately owned hospital, you can only have an arbitration. The most you can get from these cases is $25.000, and no attorney wants to fight the company because it's to expensive to get a outside 2nd opinion, or they just don't think the case is strong enough to win. I'm in a real (rut)! This has also affected my sexual desire (no desire). I am 36, and I am a single parent with all these physical ailments.

Can anyone help ??????

Gas bloting, acid reflux and irregular bowel movement required me to take Zantac. I also suffer from severe asthma. After about a week of Zantac treatment, I realized that I was unable to get an erection, and lacked any sexual desire, even when stimulated by my female partner. This was devastating. I am in my early 40s, and have always been sexually active. I research the internet for possible ED symptons, and found out that prolonged use of Zantac can adversely affect an erection. I have now resorted to Pantoloc, instead of Zantac and hope to enjoy my relations with my partner once again. No more Zantac for me.

I have been on Neurontin for over 10 years. I am taking Neurontin for PHN. When I was first given Neurontin, I could not take the med. as prescribed. I too would fall asleep. It took a whole year before my body adjusted to the med. I now take 2700 mg. daily. Along with Tramadol. I have the rare side effects but can not quit taking the med. for fear of having a more severe pain if I don't take the meds. I have recently noticed the weight gain. I continually think I have other things wrong with me, but when reading the side effects, I fit almost all the symtoms. Low back pain, bloated full feeling, body aches, buring eyes, change in vision, clumsiness, constipation, decrease in sexual desire, eye discharge, increased sensitivity to pain and touch, indigestion, nervousness, redness, trouble thinking, and loss of strength.

I have not experienced any hair loss or weight gain with this drug. I take Depakote 250 milligrams 3x per day for migraine headaches. Once in the morning, and two in the evening. What I do get is an unbelievable case of indegestion. I always make it a point to eat when taking this medication. I was also wondering if anyone has had a decrease, in thier sexual desire ? Being on this drug? any comments would be greatly appreciated

I started searching for any side effects of Yasmin after a young lady on another website that I frequent asked about it. I started taking yasmin in 2002 after I had sugery to remove tumors from my ovaries. I experienced such terriblr pain during my menstral cycle right before and right after my surgery that my gyno prescribed it for me. It did stop the pain but my body has not seemed right ever since. I contributed it to my body being confused after my surgery, I never would have contributed it to the yasmin. I had absolutely no sexual desire (and it is still at a minimum), I would wake up in a pool of sweat every night, I have had excessive weight gain. Before my surgery, I weighed 115. At my last visit to the gyno I weighed 160, My weight had not been an issue in my adult life and I cannot seem to lose the weight. Since beginning a serious workout routine, I have had terrible pain in my knees and I battle with depression and for a while had constant anxiety attacks. When I tried to tell my doctor that I thought something was wrong, especially about the weight gain, he said that it couldn't possibly be the yasmin. This site has really opened my eyes. Thanks ladies!

I have been taking Methadone for chronic pain for over three years,along with Hydracodone. "I have developed an addiction". I have lost the desire for sex,and at times usually have trouble performing sexually. How long will it take to get the sexual desire back? How long will it take to be able to perform sexually,after going completetly off Methadone,and Hydracodone? I was told by my docter that my testastorone levels are in normal range for a male. "I am hoping for some good news"!!!

This will be my fourth month using the Nuva Ring. Thus far I have experienced some vertigo, fatigue, increased irritability, slight depression and extreme decrease in sexual desire. I have tried several forms of contreception including various oral bills, the patch and now the ring. I have seen better results with the patch and the ring. Except the decreased libido, which happens to be imperative. I think I may complete this months perscription and consult my OB for yet another option :(

I need to know if anyone has experienced increased sexual desire but when they go to have sex especially oral sex you can hardly feel it at all. It's AWFUL!!!! I am a woman.