Sex problem

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Hi everyone. So I have a problem in that my girlfriend has a pretty normal sex drive, possibly on the high side, and I have not a lot of sex drive. I can still get it up sometimes however I’m rarely in the mood.

We have been together about a year and she is becoming really frustrated and it’s taking a toll on our relationship. She says that when we do have sex, I’m never really in the moment and that it seems like sex is a chore for me. She knows I have schizophrenia and the side effects of the medication (I’m on 100mg of amisulpride, the lowest possible dose).

Does anyone have any experience with this problem and/or any advice?

Thanks.

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It’s a chore for me too

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I would definitely do more tinkering with your meds. I had ‘effects’ from a med called Strattera and also 10 years later from Risperdal.

I liked how @anon54525863 put it, we’re not in a position to ‘lose anyone’.

And this is someone more than an acquaintance or friend, so again I would definitely “guess and check’ more where meds are concerned.

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Check into Abilify. i went on it after being on Invega for a year, now I finally have urges.

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Or you can try a low dose of Mirtazapine (an AD), it helped me back to normal function and drive.

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Mirtazipine killed my sex drive.

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I’m on amisulpride too. 400mg daily. And I have virtually no sex drive. It’s a chore for me too but at least I’m a woman so the act doesn’t depends on my urges.

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Wah? Sorry man.

Sorry Om_Sadasiva.

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Sex shouldn’t be a chore. If you don’t have the urge, you shouldn’t have it.

That goes for everyone in this thread. If you don’t want sex, cuddle your partner so they get intimacy, and then have them masturbate if they have the urge.

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I tried latuda increased sex drive and buddy you’ll be into it by alot

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Let her rub her private part against your thigh, female can still get orgasm from it.

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:man_facepalming:

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We do that sometimes but it’s not the same as the real deal

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Thanks everyone for your replies. I might book in to see my doctor. Perhaps he will have some advice also.

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I take latuda and seroquel. I have a sex drive that is actually a little too high. though I might just be manic

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