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Sex Drive

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deleted_user
Has your sex drive been effected? I think mine has. Please don't be embarrest, but I could use some opinions on this subject.

Kitty
Eloise
Eloise
Yes.
deleted_user
deleted_user
thanks
sunshine521
sunshine521
Hi Kitty

Yes unfortunately it has been really affected!! Have none what so ever! Still working on how to improve it too!! Good Luck, hope you finds some help with this issue and if I do I will share :-)
Have a great weekend!!
Take care,
Michelle
deleted_user
deleted_user
Totally gone. Just like a light switch being turned off;
alexx
alexx
YES, BUT AT TIMES IT HAS COME BACK TOO
lorrieonline
lorrieonline
I still have the drive but the confidence is what is shaky - ms has created "issues" and the bladder sure better be empty for one.
deleted_user
deleted_user
yes and my husband likes sex alot, but i still am able to keep him happy.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thanks so much to you all.

Kitty
deleted_user
deleted_user
Totally, but since i've been on wellbutrin it seems to be comming back! Unfortunatly a little to long for my now EX husband. There are always new ways to "spice" up your life in that area.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My libido hasn't been affected, but positioning can sometimes be difficult due to spasticity, and in areas I've had a loss of sensation.

I think playful exploration with your partner is key. I know when I first had issues, my confidence plummeted, even though I still desired sex. I felt like I couldn't trust my body anymore. That was more of a hurdle than the physical challenges, given that arousal starts in the brain!

-Karen
deleted_user
deleted_user
Also go to page 12 of this discussion board for PREVIOUS discussion on "sexual dysfunction" where members chimed in.
Doug (one of the founders) should review with us how to search previous discussions because this community has so many good previous posts we could go back to
Dr O.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thanks so much
deleted_user
deleted_user
oly crap, yes! I crave it more and more...must be the copaxone! wink wink!
deleted_user
deleted_user
it's gone.i thought it was because of my hysterectamy but maybey it's the m.s.
feisty
feisty
I went through a period when I had no drive. I think it was about a year after I was DXd..then it evened out. But...now? I feel like I am constantly in heat. LOL I think it might be my age. I'm going to be 36 next month..sexual peak and all that. Whatever..I'm enjoying it. -Jen
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