Are there any medications for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder?

Question

Has anyone been treated for this? Everyday I am thinking about talking to my Dr. about it but I wanted to see if anyone else has the same symptoms.

Listen you idiots! It is HYPOACTIVE - I don't have any sexual desire!

Answer 1

Not to worry. It's just that you have an above average dependence on the kindness of strangers.

Answer 2

This can happen alot in women going through menopause and/or on anti-depressive medications. You may want to consider talking to your physician about adjusting your meds. Also counseling and some arousal techniques such as masturbation and reading spicy novels or watching spicy movies may help. Good Luck.

Answer 3

You're not alone in this.... I just found this interesting fact on the internet...

Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD): Persistent lack of desire. A Journal of the American Medical Association study says sexual dysfunction is common in 40 percent of women.

It's usually treated with counseling. If there is an underlying physical problem, then it must also be treated. Treatment with the hormones estrogen and testosterone helps some women. Testosterone creams and patches are becoming more widely available but require further testing before they can be considered an effective treatment. Other agents that work to increase blood flow to the genitals, such as a gel called prostaglandin E-1 and even Viagra® - both already approved for use in men - are being studied for women.

Here's a few treatments I found on the internet....

Treatment must be individualized to the factors that may be inhibiting sexual interest. Often, there may be several such factors. Some couples will need relationship enhancement work or marital therapy prior to focusing directly on enhancing sexual activity.

Declining sex is sometimes one of the few areas where someone who feels dominated can feel in control. Developing skills in conflict resolution can be helpful to work through differences in nonsexual areas as well as sexual.

Communication training in talking on a feeling level, showing empathic understanding, resolving differences in a manner that refers to emotions is also helpful. When problems with sexual arousal or performance are factors in decreasing libido, these sexual dysfunctions will need to be directly addressed.

A new drug, Bremelanotide (formerly PT-141), has been shown to directly increase sexual desire in men as well as women. This compound is currently in clinical trials.

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Medical Treatments

At present, medical treatments play only a small part in the management of sexual desire disorders, except where certain treatable, organic etiological factors are confirmed. It is our concern that medical treatments designed specifically to treat hypoactive sexual desire will lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate prescribing. Segraves and Segraves warn that the major danger of pharmacotherapy without concomitant psychotherapy is that a case will be left with incomplete resolution.

Endocrine treatment In both men and women, sexual drive appears to be androgen dependent. Biochemical evidence of androgen deficiency in patients presenting with hypoactive sexual desire requires appropriate hormone replacement, provided that contraindications are not present. Although a substantial literature exists demonstrating androgen-dose-related enhancement of sexual drive in hypogonadal men, there are few data relating to women. Kaplan and Owett reported that testosterone induced increased sexual desire in women whose pretreatment serum testosterone levels had been iatrogenically reduced. Data also support the beneficial effects on sexual desire of testosterone or androgenic progestogens in postmenopausal women. Although some clinicians prescribe androgen treatment empirically to premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire and claim good results, the role of such treatment has yet to be established by means of carefully controlled, well-powered clinical trials.

Pharmacological treatment Although clinicians may use drugs empirically when psychological approaches to the management of hypoactive sexual desire fail, at present there are no drugs licensed for the treatment of this condition. Individual case reports and small-scale studies have described successful outcomes, in terms of enhancement of sexual desire, with pharmacotherapy. Antidepressants and dopamine agonists are probably the classes of drugs most frequently used for this purpose. In particular, there is suggestive evidence that bupropion may enhance sexual drive.

I hope this helps and good luck getting your desire back!

Answer 4

Boy I hope not. But seriously I don't know this is a question for your doctor. It's probably in the Prozac family of medicines.
Another way to loose your desire for sex is to get married. They got married and never had sex again.

Answer 5

Well, you didn't say what the symptoms are-are we to assume it means a high sex drive...ah, just another label (S.H.D.D.)...sounds like a fluctuation of hormones to me-yes, been there, done that. Go get your hormone balance checked.Or just have a lot of sex-trust me-it wears off and then you won't want to have anything to do with sex-it's all about the ebb and flow of hormones. I had a phase where all I could think of was sex. Now, it's not even a passing thought. Whew, what a relief. This too shall pass...

Answer 6

We all have strong sexual desires. Remember your brain is the key functional sex organ in your body. Read a novel or take a shower. You could have the opposite problem which REALLY would be a problem. Be grateful for what you have. It's not a bad thing at all.

Answer 7

Salt Peter

Answer 8

some medications can lead to a decrease desire, esp. blood pressure, anti-depressants and probably many others.Some people just substitute other interests...check with your doctor...

hypo means low, hyper means high....

Answer 9

Also Known As: Nymphomaniac. There are therapy classes. Contact a local primary care doctor, he/she will probably want whoever it is you're asking this question about to come in for an evaluation and then they'll give you a list of meeting places and times nearby.

Answer 10

Try dateing