My libido has gone, it's causing issues.

[dogsbodymum]

I used to have good sex drive and a healthy sex life with my husband! I've noticed since I've been on anti depressants for various problems my desire has just gone which I know is common. I've tried different ones but this one is the only one I don't have major side effects with apart from this.

I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to improve my libido as obviously it's causing issues with my relationship?

Talk to him about it and anytime you get the slightest urge, try to act on it. Otherwise it can drift along and you could end up not having it at all. Speaking from experience here, unfortunately.

We do talk, I don't get the urge and it's always more difficult when u have 4 kids too!

What's his take on it?

Watching with interest as we're in a similar position - anti depressants just killing any desire and even if it does occasionally happen, DP has no pleasurable sensations, let alone orgasm so it's all a bit of a let down all round.

Currently on the 5th SSRI but they're all the same in our experience, from a sexual dysfunction perspective.

We've researched it to death and just keep finding similar threads to this all over the internet with no resolution.

If you live in the USA, you can get Bupropion (Wellbutrin) which is well regarded not to have sexual side effects and in some cases can actually improve libido/sexual response, however it is not prescribed in the UK for treating depression so not much use.

I came off of anti depressants and just stuck with proponal for this very reason. Not suggesting it's the best choice for everyone AT ALL, but for me, that disconnect from my husband was horrible. Once I was off them and I had been through withdrawal my sex drive came back with a bang. I really hope you get some resolution soon, but for me, just being on beta blockers instead of that and citalopram helped.