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Has anyone had increased sex drive after stopping the pill?

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Zelda56yrs · 28/08/2026 15:33

Hello all, I'm new here, so please bear with me. I'm 56 yrs old, and was taken off the pill a year ago. Since then, my sex drive is unbearable. If I had someone to actually have sex with, I daresay it wouldn't be a problem!

I have felt like this for over 8 months now, and it's making my life a misery. I have a face to face with my GP in 2 weeks, and can actually visualise myself begging her to let me go back on the pill.

All I can find online is about the pill lowering sex drive, I have the opposite problem, and I'm so unhappy. If anyone else has ever experienced this, and found a way to stop it, please let me know. Many thanks.

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FrustratedApples · 28/08/2026 19:35

I had zero - literally zero - sex drive whilst on the pill, for years. I actually started finally to be interested in sex after 6-12 months off it.

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