I got no LIBIDO.

[DivineSpark]

My schizophrenia meds has destroyed my libido. I feel no pleasure at all.. Thank you clozapine. Anyone else is asexual?

 

[Pon]

Not so much myself, but I wanted to chime in to ask..
What's your opinion on such a phenomenon personally? Do you miss being able to feel pleasure, or do you feel as though you have overcome a primal instinct that no longer holds you back when doing something else?

 

[mlha]

I take olanzapine and my libido is low, masturbation almost feels like a chore.

 

[DivineSpark]

Not so much myself, but I wanted to chime in to ask..
What's your opinion on such a phenomenon personally? Do you miss being able to feel pleasure, or do you feel as though you have overcome a primal instinct that no longer holds you back when doing something else?

It is not just my sexual desire, but I also struggle and suffer from anhedonia. I hardly find any pleasure in life, I got lots of hobbies but thanks to anhedonia I am unable to enjoy them. Pretty empty existence, right?

 

[Pon]

It is not just my sexual desire, but I also struggle and suffer from anhedonia. I hardly find any pleasure in life, I got lots of hobbies but thanks to anhedonia I am unable to enjoy them. Pretty empty existence, right?

Certainly, I cannot imagine what it must be like to feel hollow when doing something you would most certainly enjoy otherwise and have passion for..

 

[Hollowman]

I haven't had a libido for years but fortunately sex still feels good. Not as good before all the bs meds though. I was on clozaril too many years ago, that shit is hardcore.

 

[DivineSpark]

Certainly, I cannot imagine what it must be like to feel hollow when doing something you would most certainly enjoy otherwise and have passion for..

but I still would like to be in relationship, have emotional bond, it is just not sure if I could satisfy my partner.

 

[EvisceratedJester]

Anyone else is asexual?

People who are Asexual can still have a libido and some asexuals also happen to have very high libido. Similarly, there are plenty of cases of allosexuals who happen to talk about having very low libidos. Asexuality refers to a lack of sexual attraction towards others, not a lack of sexual arousal.

 

[Timelapse]

Being on invega trynza stops me from feeling pleasure and to top it off I havent ejaculated in 15 years.

Like one said masturbation feels like a chore and i only feel the dopamine release... I miss the eye twitching and the toes curling... the pulsation of my genitals..

Ive thought many times to become a eunuch... im so sick of my erections poping up at random times

And ive also never had sex... Ive had phone sex but i just googled that it doesnt count.

 

[DivineSpark]

People who are Asexual can still have a libido and some asexuals also happen to have very high libido. Similarly, there are plenty of cases of allosexuals who happen to talk about having very low libidos. Asexuality refers to a lack of sexual attraction towards others, not a lack of sexual arousal.

Sorry, my bad. Thanks for informing me.

 

[slamjoetry]

I'm bipolar and I've also noticed this since I started taking meds a year ago. But it's weird, I can see a woman in porn, in a movie, in real life, etc. and feel attracted to them. But I don't really want to have sex with them. Masturbation is so difficult too, and I usually feel nothing when I try it these days.

 

[CapitánBeto]

I feel the same way.

I'm sure it's bc of the medication and an persistent depressive state.
Over the past years, I've been worn out by a series of frustrating sexual experiences.

I still long for a romantic relationship and have someone to share my life with.

I've looked into things like sexual sobriety from Sex Addicts Anonymous.
Though I do not share their underlying religious beliefs, I do feel I had a pathological relationship with sex, a "sex addict", in their own words.

So anyways, now it's been over a month since I'm sober* and I feel better this way.

* Sober as in refraining from promiscuity, I still masturbate from time.

 

[SVEN]

I got plenty libido but no opportunity, not sure which of us has the greater problem.

 

[ForgottenAgain]

My libido is died off too when I was on meds. I stopped almost a year ago and my libido improved but then depression takes it all away. Haven't had sex since last year and even then I don't remember when the last time was.

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

Not sure what the cause(s) are (all the psych meds I was on/the depression-etc/the adult life-long porn addiction); but I've had shitty sensitivity and anhedonia when gooning out for almost as long as I can remember. Although I think I'll never recover from this, I'm hoping to finally end my porn addiction this year. Looking pretty realistic since the last dying embers of my sex drive seem to be vanishing this spring. If the "natural"/biological part of the process is completely out, I don't think the brain chemical and habit parts can cover it up. Question is just how to deal with the "pressure" (sensation not acute, but subtle and over time erodes my willpower and I choose to give in and try again later), and if it's possible to speed this maturation(?) process along. Would definitely prefer to not have sex/romance as a chronically unfulfilled desire at all. I have a suspicion that the worst part of this, the not having romance (actually, real sex isn't very appealing at all to me, most likely since I haven't established any relationship and feel it's yucky if I don't love her beforehand), won't go away even if I close down the goon cave.

 

[CapitánBeto]

Now my libido has gone back to normal, sort of.

I think it's because of me going back to practicing sports daily.
Also, I'm feeling better about myself and I feel less anxious in general.

While I'm masturbating is when I feel the most tempted to get into unsafe or promiscuous practices...
So I try to get through it, and once I'm done my head becomes clear again.
I think the word for it is being "horny"...

My advise is don't make any decisions while unstable, be it horny or depressed or whatever...

 

[Gangrel]

Ever since i started Venlafaxine i don't feel anything and it makes me feel really bad about myself and life, like thank you the only pleasure i used to get now is gone.

 

[nohopenolife]

Same here meds have ruined my life my health and now no one wants me

 

[ShatteredSerenity]

I've had very low libido since I've been depressed for the last few months. It's a big change because I used to have a pretty high libido. I can't tell if it's caused by the meds I'm taking, or more of a psychological issue from the divorce. Anything sexy makes me think of my wife, then I feel sad and it destroys the mood.

I've also had issues with antidepressants where the libido was totally fine, but it became impossible to orgasm. That was a very difficult experience. I ended up spending all day trying to come, and it would get close but I just could not get there. I had to toss those pills in the garbage and try something else.

The thing about the anti-orgasm drugs is they could actually be useful if it was a milder effect. Sometimes it would be nice to last a little longer, like a few minutes, not just completely preventing it outright.