No Labido - Peri Menopause

[notnotnee]

Hello all

Can anyone suggest what I can do to get my libido back. I am peri menopausal. Have had no period since September last year. Constant hot flushes which were unbearable but have now been sorted with anti depressants ( don't ask) They are not registered for hot flushes but work instantly.

I now have zero libido. Husband and I have had our problems but never a lack of libido. I am 48 years old and pretty fit so no problems there.

Any suggestions???

I'm always a little suspicious of 'libido' as a concept. Bit vague and covers a multitude of sins. :) If you're getting hot flashes (and I sympathise, they're horrible) and your body doesn't feel normal, then it might be knocking your confidence, affecting your moods or preventing you from relaxing enough to enjoy sex. Is it a problem more for you or him?

HRT? My aunt went on it, now she looks smug and her husband looks exhausted (but also smug).

Antidepressants (well, SSRIs like sertraline and citalopram) make me completely dead from the waist down. I never even think about sex when I'm on them. . Are you still on your anti-ds and if so which ones are they?

It's a very very well-known side effect of new generation Antidepressants.

Agree some antidepressants can affect libido as well as sorting out hot flushes. Shame really.

Why not HRT rather than anti-depressants?

Yes. I think i may ask to change to HRT

Well its more of a problem for me really as I am not very responsive to him. Its not very nice to feel rejected. I think I will try HRT.