https://aschizoaffectivestory.wordpress.com/2016/10/08/sex-and-schizoaffective-disorder/
Not something that has concerned me for many years but when I was having sex there were definite problems. I have since learnt that the lithium I was on could have been a contributing factor.
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This article made me angry, and there’s just no way that you can have a normal sex life and be on antipsychotics. I’m sorry if this offends anyone but I’m tired of hearing that it’s the illness responsible for my lack of libido, there is no way that is even possible. It’s the powerful antipsychotic medication I take and if I weren’t taking it I would have a healthy libido like everyone else. Doctors take us for tools sometimes and I can’t stand having my intelligence insulted. No one knows there body better than that person. Excuse me if I’m not buying this guys ■■■■■■■■ story about having s normal sex life and being schizoaffective.
Hey @firemonkey. What did lithium do to your libido? Does it suck? I may have to take that stuff.
In my case I was on lithium the whole time I was having sex. Admittedly I was erratic taking it but still think it might have had an effect. I went through long periods of not being interested in sex. When I was interested keeping an erection would be a problem. It would often droop before reaching ejaculation.
Lithium and sexual side effects lots of links for you to check out.
Ah that’s too bad. I have a similar experience on latuda. Only on 40 mg but feel completely asexual.
I am also on lamictal.(which doesn’t help but it’s not terrible) and Prozac (which kills the libido too)
I asked about the lithium because the doc wants me to take that too. Maybe one day they’ll figure out how to treat MI without affecting the patients entire body.
I have to agree with you. I remember how healthy my libido was off medication as opposed to the almost total lack of desire now.
It’s a shame. The mental illness is bad enough let alone not being able to enjoy sex.
there is all ways a new LOW.
Buspar is an anti-anxiety med that can be taken to counter the sexual side effects of antipsychotics. I took it for a while when my dose was higher. It didn’t do the trick for me, but it might for you.
I had horrible sexual experiences while psychotic including thinking that I was being filmed, videotaped, mind controlled, etc. I couldn’t pleasure myself. I was too paranoid to sleep regularly with whatever guy I was dating at the time, despite having the desire to. I always felt anxious and horrible.
Even though my libido is worse now, likely the meds, I wouldn’t give it up because having sex while having positive symptoms at the same time was like mental torture. It’s hard to orgasm when you’re fearing for your life and feeling watched and mind controlled!
Ah how quickly we forget! I had something similar to what you described but for some reason I think I can go off these damn things. I don’t know but thanks for the reality check. Gotta wait for a better med to come out I guess.
Same here. My problem was the voices and the paranoia that I was being watched. It still kind of sticks with you. It didn’t help that my voices encouraged me to have sex and/or masturbate. I would try and think what was their angle in getting me to do that, but then, what is their angle in getting me to do anything right? I’m amazed that paranoia doesn’t linger with most people who have gone through something like that.
I think it lingers, we just don’t know it’s there all the time. For example, I’m bipolar 1. And I have had almost every experience described on this site. So much so that I actually think that I’m schizoaffective. It may not be a chronic course, this illness, but when it occurs it’s as bad as and psychosis I’ve ever heard mentioned.
We should keep the faith for good and or great sex n love life.
I have had similar experiences to this.
I think I have a good sexual apetit on and off meds and fluids n juices flow or at least come a bit even when sex is bad .
I think others have been in my body and partners body and often it’s been people n woman who hate me and no real good sexual chemistry has happened.
So others have been having sex with my body.
Other things also.
My body has only had good sex with one man .
He licked anal passionately and made love vaginaly and our hearts clicked.
My spirit is sexually compatiblei with several I think but I don’t know.
I sometimes think I might never of been with a man but only woman in men’s bodies .
I had a bf who was my best friend (or I was my own best friend…)but I was in his body most of time and another woman was in my body and I’m heterosexual.
That was not good either.
I have had quiet different kinds of thoughts and feelings and experience s about sex and I don’t think I’m delusional .
Love some good love.mutual love,passion,kindness,affection and good energy n free spirits…
I was celibate 5 years.
Met 3 men last 6 months.
Am on dating site.
I don’t masturbate or feel need to cause I’m not good at it n don’t find it fun n feel like it might be someone else masturbating me my body.
I do get aroused though.
but i don’t do anything about it.
I don’t think what I e had is delusions or sexual delusions.
Won’t write bout all of it here though…
Sounds to me like mania making you do that. I explained something like that to my doctor and she said it was the hyper sexual part of a manic episode.
Think I’m at a normal level, but been alone for so long not sure how I would handle that part of a relationship. Mania can drive your partner away, has in the past and you feel even worse when you crash.
Living alone can be hard to cause your mind likes things it normally does not, then that disappears and move on to the next, stupid circle of likes then no likes, alone often you feel your being watched and everyone knows. Drives a person to insanity and stress levels the norms get time off for.
I’m sorry I think for some of things I wrote and if it was offensive to anyone.
I don’t think its delusions I’ve had though.
Yea privacy n intimacy n sacredness would also love in love/sex life .