Depression Talk

On the whole, almost any new medication except Viagra will lower your sex drive. This is common for antidepressants, anti-seizure medications, anti-anxiety medications and (ironically) oral contraceptives. This lowering of sex drive can serve to make some people aggravated — especailly if you have an unsympathetic partner who can’t understand why you’re not as interested in doing the mattress mambo like you used to be.

It’s Not Important

If you have an unsympathetic partner who pesters you to have sex when you don’t feel like it, don’t stop the medications. Keep the medications and get rid of the partner. The creep obviously doesn’t have your best interests at heart — especailly if he/she/it taunts you about any weight gain you may get from new medication.

And I’m not just being my usually snarky self here. Think about it — on the ranking of how important sex is in a person’s life, it really pales behind breathing, eating, being able to go the toilet by yourself, laughing and working in a fulfillling job. Lowered sex drive is just not that important. Don’t worry about it.

And don’t let anyone else make you worried about it. Your mental health is too important. You can always get another sexual partner. You can’t get another brain. With the help of your brain’s creativity, you won’t even need a sexual partner in order to fulfill your physical needs. In this way, when you find a partner, it’s because you actually like the person and not because you want to get into his/her/its pants.

Sex Drive And Health

A drop in sex drive is usually a way for the body to say that it’s sick. Sex is just not that important to a body. It’s a luxury item. Hair is like that, too. When you get really sick, it falls out or thins. But in the case of antidepressants or many other kinds of medications, the lowering of sex drive is normal.

It’s also usually temporary. But in the meantime, the body is taking the energy to heal itself. If you have a lowered sex drive, don’t worry about it. Go write a blog. Go read a book. Go bake cookies. Lowered sex drive is the least of your concerns when you have major depression.