What's this sex thing you speak of?
I thought I'd hijack the sex drive (or lack thereof) post and make a new one, since it's obviously a subject a few of us are being hit with. I've lost mine before (during a major depressive episode) and eventually it came back. It came back great last summer and now since January, poof, gone again. I talked to my PCP but I don't want to take any hormones so hubby and I agreed to try to ride this out. Thank goodness he is a patient man!
But I am really concerned it won't come back this time - I am now 48 and no sign of menopause.
Help!! Are the hormones really working for you?
Inky
I was very reluctant to take the hormones. In the past, I had allergic reactions to them. I asked for a cream at first but my Dr wanted me to try the pill first. He is monitoring me closely. I was not aware how kaput my sex drive was until I started taking the pills. I actually have thoughts now. I am more aware of my surroundings. I actually notice if someone is attractive-this does not mean that I want them- just that I actually notice. I did not feel like a sexual being anymore so it is like waking from a long sleep. Part of my problem was I hated how I looked before surgery. I did not feel like anyone would want to look at me.
Anyway, these pills are one month at a time. You can always try and see if you notice a difference.
Well I am 49 and well I must admit my hubby who is a RNY lost his sex drive and mine ha**** over drive .. I want it 24/7 and he has no intrest.Figures (I MARRY THE GUY WITH NO SEX DRIVE) I do not eat any perseravatives and I watch all the hormones they put in the meat and milk products I really think we are really poisoning our selves with all the process foods. I eat yams flax seeds that help me keep my body stable. I even grind my own wheat and flax seed. My hubby is a junk food aholic and he has no sex drive and I swear it is the soy protien killing his sex drive. He recently ran out of soy powder and he was like a teenager with sex drive on over drive and soon he restarted drinking his protien it was GONE!!!! I choose to get protien in natural state which is very very hard to do. I know But when I was drinking protien I had no sex drive nor was I a happy camper but right now I feel good emotionally and mentally despite dealing with a major set back of platue and my tumor is back . I am just now getting my energy back. I cleaned out my bathroom and bedroom of junk and fat clothes etc. I have been working on declutter my life feels so good not sure is it prepatory if I die from this tumor that the new wife (haha a joke here) I did not want her to go rumaging threw my stuff.. I have no idea why I am calm and not to terriblily upset about things going on in my life.. Have I just given up or what? I JUST FEEL sooo GOOD. I did start on paralodel which is hormone and no ill effects yet. But my depression is just gone.. not complaining here just intresting is why I am this way
Lisa
It's funny that you brought this up today. My DH was not interested in me at 300lbs. Well now that I have lost the weight we decided to give it a go. Well, after five years of no intimacy things just were'nt working on my part. So, I just came for the Doctor about not only the lack of sex drive but also, (I hope this is not TMI) vaginal stenosis. This is caused from lack of hormones and going along time without sex. So, the expression "Use it or lose it" is not just for men!!
The things we go through!!
Hope all it well with everyone,
Joni
Hi Inky! Like a switch, my sex drive turned completely off after RNY for almost a year. It was awful. I got my hormone levels tested and everything was normal. I think my body was conserving energy-when we aren't getting many calories, the sex drive is one of the first things to go. I started tracking my protein better and raised it to at least 90 gms a day, and my drive finally came back a couple of months ago. I guess I can't help with the hormones/menopause thing, but I just wanted to let you know my experience.
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