How do you know if the pills affecting your libido?

Lately I never feel like sex, my sex drives never been that high but I've never really had regular sex before I was on the pill so I don't know if this is the cause, but it's really annoying. Don't know what I can do? :frown:

Reply 1

psychocustard

18

How long have you been feeling like this for?

You might have a loss of libido because of the pill, or you might not just be feeling like it anyway. I'd give it a few weeks and see :smile:

Reply 2

sokissme18

OP

11

psychocustard

How long have you been feeling like this for?

You might have a loss of libido because of the pill, or you might not just be feeling like it anyway. I'd give it a few weeks and see :smile:

maybe about 2 weeks?
i've been taking the pill for agees now. but a friend said that someone she knew was on it, then all of a sudden it affected her libido so she changed the one she was on so now i'm like hmm.

Reply 3

psychocustard

18

sokissme18

maybe about 2 weeks?
i've been taking the pill for agees now. but a friend said that someone she knew was on it, then all of a sudden it affected her libido so she changed the one she was on so now i'm like hmm.

Did she tell you this before or after you started feeling like it?

Reply 4

sokissme18

OP

11

psychocustard

Did she tell you this before or after you started feeling like it?

before

Reply 5

psychocustard

18

sokissme18

before

It might be that you've just heard it, and worried about it, so now you're feeling like it.
Seriously though, just relax for a fortnight or so, and then see how you feel :smile:

Reply 6

DamnitJanet

8

I lost my libido for a little while and thought it was cos of the pill, but it did come back without me changing pills or anything. Wait a while and see what happens, if it's still gone, maybe go ask your doctor about it and see if you can change to another type?

Reply 7

***amy***

6

sokissme18

maybe about 2 weeks?
i've been taking the pill for agees now. but a friend said that someone she knew was on it, then all of a sudden it affected her libido so she changed the one she was on so now i'm like hmm.

I'm in exactly the same position as you. I think the pill has affected my libido, I left it a while to see if it was just a phase/ stress but now I can't really remember what it was like before!

What I think I might do is go off it for a month and see if I notice a difference, why don't you try that too?

Reply 8

Bexxxx

14

I think the pill affected mine, I was on the same one for about a year and when I changed I felt a lot better. Who knows!

Reply 9

dita_parlo

11

I've just recently come off the pill after 7 years of problems with all different types... One of the main problems being a loss of libido. It definitely has affected mine. So now I'm just using condoms, and they're fine for us. If this is your first pill I would advise trying a different one to see if you can find one to suit you.

Reply 10

LoveLetters

The pill im on effected mine for the first four months, then suddenly it came back..

...But the new gorgeous boyfriend may have helped :p:

Reply 11

Anonymous #1

I was on it for a while but had to come off for lots of different reasons. One of which was loss of lobido. It was for a few months and my lobido came back after a few weeks of quitting the pill.
I found it hard to be turned on, was uninterested in sex noticably and didn't enjoy sex very much. Also you probably won't feel like masterbating, If you do, and my boy seemed to get frustrated by the fact that he was always horny and I never seemed to be even when he was tryign his hardest.

But I had other symptoms too, got a bit unhappy but also had rbeast tenderness and headaches.

Hope that helps! :smile:

Reply 12

sokissme18

OP

11

this is the second pill i've been on.. i changed it cos of migraines. i can't remember what i was like before this pill now though argh!
i just dont feel interested in sex at all lately, but i dont know if its just me or if it is the pill!
i could try coming off it, would a month be long enough to notice a difference do you think? also after that month if things are the same can i just start taking it again straight away? im in cerazette so i have a pill for every single day

Reply 13

sokissme18

OP

11

i have a question people.. i'm seriously thinking of coming off it to see if i notice a change, but i'm on cerazette and take one everyday. i dont get periods on cerazette so do u think i'll bleed if i come off it? also if i want to go back on it, what should i do?

Reply 14

HaNzY

2

im on cerazette, it hasn't affected me yet, i have been put on it because microgynon was affecting me in all sorts of ways! i think you can just stop cerazette whenever you want to

Reply 15

sokissme18

OP

11

HaNzY

im on cerazette, it hasn't affected me yet, i have been put on it because microgynon was affecting me in all sorts of ways! i think you can just stop cerazette whenever you want to

so if i have a week of my packet left i can just stop do you think?
also i'm worried that i'll want to go back on it after a bit and i won't be able to, cos the instructions say to start taking it the first day of your period.. but what if i dont get any? hmm!

Reply 16

HaNzY

2

sokissme18

so if i have a week of my packet left i can just stop do you think?
also i'm worried that i'll want to go back on it after a bit and i won't be able to, cos the instructions say to start taking it the first day of your period.. but what if i dont get any? hmm!

unless you are like anorexic then you will eventually get a period, it may take a while, when i stopped microgynon and was waiting for my period to start cerazette, it took like 2 or 3 months before i got it. that's normal apparently. but sometimes on cerazette stops periods for some reason (in the instructions somewhere) but thats only because of cerazette (unless you have a condition which doesn't let you have periods etc)

i think you should stop them and see, or go and speak to your doc who could maybe change them to a different type of pill, which may suit you better. but you can always stop them whenever you want and i think its only best to start them at the start of your period because it gives you immediate coverage, but from what i've read and heard from some people, i don't think it *really* matters when you start them in the month. don't quote that though because i'm not sure :p:

hope that helps a bit :smile:

Reply 17

***amy***

6

sokissme18

so if i have a week of my packet left i can just stop do you think?
also i'm worried that i'll want to go back on it after a bit and i won't be able to, cos the instructions say to start taking it the first day of your period.. but what if i dont get any? hmm!

i'm on micronor which is like cerazette as it's a mini-pill. I don't get periods either, but my doctor said that unlike the combined pill you don't HAVE to start on the first day of your period, just whenever you like. I'm going to leave it a month to try and keep to a cycle but it doesn't actually matter.

Reply 18

Fandellos

13

My girlfriend is on the pill, and she is still very horny. She had a high libido beforehand anyway, but in my experience i cant say it affects it greatly/at all (i will get the name of the pill she is on for you).
That said, she may be just putting on the horniness to please me :biggrin:

Reply 19

Camzi

1

For over a month now, I don't feel like having sex with my spouse even when he tries, I feel low spirited and uninterested. We discussed about it, and we agreed on him trying harder to put me in the mood, the day he tried, I instead got irritated. As a matter of fact, I don't feel anything.. I have never been this way, and it is just depressing seeing him waiting for me to get in the mood for weeks and eventually I don't even when I consciously try to get in the mood.. I have been on the pills for 2 months and 2 weeks now.

How do you know if the pills affecting your libido?

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