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I am an aroace writer but also newly on antidepressants which makes me even LESS interested in sex SO I CANT EVEN ENJOY SMUT FICS ANYMORE 💔💔 WHY HAS BEING MEDICATED MADE ME BORING
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Anonymous 4w

Talk to your psychiatrist, there are other meds you can try. Sometimes there’s meds to make the side effects less strong, or gone completely. But talk to your doc, be specific with what you don’t like and why. You have a valid concern. I had to go through too many meds because they would just kill my libido, and I’m not ok with that. So proud of you for taking care of your health, love!

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Anonymous replying to -> kore_09 4w

I already have an appointment scheduled for Tuesday, but thank you!! I was complaining mostly as a joke but it’s definitely been weird, I’ve also had on-and-off mild tinnitus which I was unaware could be called by antidepressants 🥲 this particular side effect is just easier to joke about

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Oh that one sucks!!!! O.O

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Anonymous replying to -> kore_09 4w

Other than a few outliers, most antidepressants fuck with libido due to it interacting with serotonin. (Source: been on antidepressants since 2012, I’ve tried about 75% of the ones on the market)

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4w

((I identify as gray-ace and I’m terrified it’s been the antidepressants this whole time, but that’s Pandora’s box that I’m just not gonna touch. Ever. 😀)

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4w

Both things can be true at the same time. I feel like I’m being chemically castrated when they mess with it, which has it’s own psychological issues, so we tried a bunch of stuff. In the end, I found one that worked and left my hormones alone, but after about 2 years of use it started making me fall asleep everywhere, including once while driving. Getting off it was “fun” with very vivid and gory nightmares every. fucking. night.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4w

ME TOO since ive been on antidepressants since i was 15…. like was the sexual attraction coming and I just suffocated it with lexapro??

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

Fuck! I’m so sorry you went through that :(

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