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Originally Posted by n0nsensical
SSRI antidepressants and hormonal birth control can both ruin your sex drive. Once I took an SSRI for about a month then I realized I'd rather be depressed than on that. It didn't ruin my sex drive but it made sex a chore. if you are on either of those that's the first thing I'd look at. there are several other types of antidepressants as well as birth control that aren't notoriously bad for your sex life.
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So true. I am on Wellbutrin, which is practically the only antidepressant that doesn't kill your libido.
I tried Paxil once, and Celexa another time. Both times it was like being dead from the waist down. Sex was a frustrating, pleasureless slog. This is a very common side effect with SSRIs (Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro; possibly Effexor too?).
The Pill also killed my libido. Once I went off it, my sex drive began to return and my sexual responsiveness improved (i.e., now when my spouse kisses me, I actually feel something physical).