Female viagra?

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I'm female and in my mid 30's and have been taking antidepressants for a few months now. A side effect is that I have lost all interest in sex. It's affecting my relationship with DH. Without being to graphic everything is dry, mouth etc!

Is there anything available for women to use to help?

Unfortunately, no. It's also a common misconception that Viagra increases libido in men. It does not. All it does is improve the response of the plumbing so that they get better erections. It makes men more confident about their sexual performance, which can look like an increase in libido.

Talk to your doctor about trying a different AD. Some have a much greater effect on libido than others. You can also try a lower dose of what you're taking now.

Agree - viagra does not increase libido, it merely helps erections if you are already interested in sex.

Try champagne and being on the receiving end of lots of oral. Slightly tongue in cheek so to speak, but the oral will help with the dryness.

I was hoping there was a miracle medication to get me in the mood!

Big pharma is actively looking, but it has been elusive. It will be a massive blockbuster if they ever find one.

Sympathies, OP. It's not just the mechanics of the thing - it's the total inability to even THINK about sexy things. It's the main reason I won't go back on Citalopram or Sertraline unless I get really, really badly depressed. I'm afraid I didn't feel sexy again (even in my head) until I'd been off the bloody things for a few months, but because I'm still a bit borderline depressed, my libido is low anyway ...

DH is on Citalopram and can't orgasm now because of it, but still wants to try, and I feel a lot of pressure to feel sexy for him. Last thing we need is both of us to be numb from the neck down. (or maybe that would be a solution...?)

There isn’t. And the reason there isn’t is that female sex drive is considered utterly unimportant.

For most women, a considerable change in sex drive is down to a medical change - usually sex hormones (oestrogen especially), anti-depressant side effects or hypothyroidism. But since hypothyroidism is hideously under-diagnosed and treated, we are expected to live with it.

In America, zyban (the med used for stopping smoking) is prescribed as an anti depressant which is also good for low libido in women. In this country it’s not licensed for this purpose, but can be prescribed / purchased via private prescription for giving up smoking. If you’re a smoker you could talk to your GP about it.