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litium and sex drive

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i'm learning put sex in the topic and will get an answer.lol but really been on lithium for 5 months has helped control the spending part of my mania but not the sex part. which has gotten me into a situation that i had to end .but wish i hadn't. so please tell me is this damn drug working or should i be getting on something else.
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the only thing that sucks with meds is the time the take to work and that they cant fix it all. hang in there
tommymott
tommymott
I use lithium and it has eliminated my psychotic manias. It hasn't kept me from making stupid decisions or saying stupid things, I have to take care of that!

We can't expect too much from our meds. There are things we need to do, too!
It sounds like lithium is working for you, it's just not doing everything you'd like it to!
deleted_user
deleted_user
What is SEX?
deleted_user
deleted_user
i know that we have to control what the meds can't cover but what i guess i meant by whishing that i hadn't ended it was the contact with an other person. i know i have to learn to find other ways of dealing with it. but aren't the meds supoose to help take the edge off it. that is what i'm questioning
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scence taking meds I haven't had a sex drive for 2 years. I fake it make it ya know.
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I'm glad you wrote about this. I was on Lamictal and had a similar experience, and now I am on Lithium. I hope it helps, but maybe try lamictal.
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If lithium is the only thing you are taking, you might want to ask your pdoc if an additional med might be needed. It is more common for those of us with bp to be on several meds rather than with just a single one.
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huh?
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deleted_user
Usually it takes more than lithium to help out med wise.But if yo use an anti-depressant you might inhibit your sex drive. An exception is wellbutrin which doesn't.
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