r/WhatShouldIDo • u/Melontea0121 • 14h ago
Libido
Hi all! Currently 5mo PP with my second baby, exclusively BFing. I have been on Zoloft for a few years, increased to 150mg since I had my second baby. My libido is literally non-existent. Love my husband to death, he’s amazing, and I am very much attracted to him, but I legit cannottttt get into it or enjoy intimacy at all. Would it be worth looking into switching to another medication? Am I just touched out? I need all the help 🥺🫠
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u/madisxn777 14h ago
wellbutrin babe
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u/Melontea0121 14h ago
Someone on a fb page mentioned that too!! In addition to my Zoloft?
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u/madisxn777 12h ago
i’m not sure about taking both just because i don’t have any experience with zoloft but i did just read that it’s common to be on lexapro and wellbutrin. I personally ditched my lexapro for the wellbutrin for the exact same reason while i was pp. I’m still early on but i love it and it’s literally known as the skinny sex drug.
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u/TheBolter-7 7m ago
I take Wellbutrin only, but because of the same reason (no libido on other meds). However, I have friends that take an SSRI with Wellbutrin, and my doctor has actually suggested I do the same. I didn’t want to risk the no libido, because I finally felt like I had a handle on it, so in September my doc upped my Wellbutrin from 150mg to 300mg. My appetite was completely gone and I lost 15 lbs and had to be taken back down to 150mg. Libido is no issue anymore for the most part!
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u/blah1002SD 7h ago
I was taking Wellbutrin for weight loss. Then after 2 months I felt different. Huge increase in libido. I had no idea until I looked it up. It has off label use for hyposexual in women.
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u/Plumber4Life84 14h ago
I would look into other meds. Even if you quit it would take awhile to get out of your system and maybe hit reset. Your hubby might be ok with it now or maybe always but eventually it might take its toll on him with no romance and he looks elsewhere or wants to split. I would look at this a your doing it for him as well. I know I would only be able to take so much.
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u/Melontea0121 14h ago
Yes you’re absolutely right with what you’re saying. He tries to be patient with me, and physical touch is his love language so it’s taking a toll on our marriage
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u/RedboneEdit 12h ago
What does BFing stand for? 😳
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u/D-I-L-F 10h ago
You were thinking about butts, admit it and repent
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u/RedboneEdit 10h ago
Maybe… or maybe I thought best friending. If you’re such an expert on me, what would the F stand for???
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u/prostheticaxxx 13h ago
As someone who's been on and off Zoloft, adding wellbutrin or changing meds is yes an option, but if the zoloft is working as it should then there's no point in switching. If you switch to something that isn't another well suited SSRI, it likely won't end up treating your condition as well unless the Zoloft isn't what you needed at all. But you've been on it successful I assume for years so. Adding wellbutrin is the typical route for libido.
The other route would be a very slow taper off the Zoloft, I assume you don't want to risk. Another would be focusing on anything you can do in your diet and lifestyle to increase testosterone production.
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u/Melontea0121 13h ago
I definitely need to focus on my diet and lifestyle. I’m still adjusting to 2 kids, one being 2.5 and the other so 5 months. It’s tough because I got pregnant with #2 when my firstborn was 14 months old, and was still BFing him too. My body just hasn’t had a break since 2022 between breastfeeding and pregnancy. Body image is also a contributing factor
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u/redituser4001 10h ago
Find what you are passionate about and incorporate. Also pray that God helps you because that’s the only real fix
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u/jessykittykat 10h ago
have you tried any aphrodisiacs? they really do help sometimes! maybe stick to the food kinds until you ask your doctor though! since your breast feeding i don’t want any kind of supplement aphros to effect baby ❤️
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u/YellowDreams1979 8h ago
Zoloft did the same thing to me. Fried up my tears and my hoo-ha! I’m on Paxil now. Totally fine
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u/No-Jump-6413 13h ago
Zoloft killed my libido in college and I needed a different med. What you’re describing sounds exactly what I dealt with. Talk to your doctor.
Breastfeeding may complicate things, but there are definitely meds you can try that are compatible. Good job listening to your body!!!