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Sertraline and lack of motivation and sex drive

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SchrodingersMother · 05/06/2021 08:06

I have never had a hugely high sex drive so I didn't make any connection really. But after being on sertraline for general anxiety and health anxiety my husband and I have had sex maybe 4 times in 2.5 years. We only did it once or twice a month before that so I didn't really connect the two.

I also put a lot of weight on a few years ago after having my daughter. I had a health scare and lost 3 stone but in the last 2 years I've put almost 6 stone on. I had never thought that this might be to do with the medication and it's not that it's causing me to eat, but I think more dulling my motivation to lose weight.

I will eat better for a few days and then just think ah sod it I'll just be fat.

Could this be the sertraline do you think? I don't want to come off it just yet I don't think as it has helped a lot. And my husband and I rarely argue anymore because whereas I used to be irritable all the time I now just let a lot wash over me. But hopefully now I've made the (possible) connection I can try to fight against it

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LindaEllen · 05/06/2021 16:02

Lack of sex drive is a hugely common side effect of sertraline. With me it settled gradually - so it might for you too!

GreenTeaBlackCoffeeAndRedWine · 05/06/2021 16:24

I took sertraline for a while and completely lost my sex drive almost instantly. I wasn't on it for that long and switched to mirtazapine but could definitely be the meds

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