I am a female who took prozac for almost a year and a half. It resulted in a 95% reduction in sex drive. I have discontinued the medicine for the last five months, but still there is no improvement. I decided to try exercises associated with improving female sexuality, tried to take viagra but nothing has helped me so far. I experience total numbness in genital areas and breasts. I’m like a dead meat!
The person whom I love most finds me so cold. My vagina bleeds every time it gets penetrated as there is a complete loss of lubrication. He thinks my blood is infecting his penis.
This medication has helped me with depression but my love life is going down the drain with a terrible speed. Wish I can get help from somewhere soon because my doctor says that it will get better with time. I’m 28 and madly in love with a man. Please help me.
I can totally understand your situation and you need more support not just from doctors but also from the guy whom you love deeply. Communicating what you think and the way you feel about sex to your loved one is the first and most vital step. It is so because the other person could start misinterpreting and start assuming a lot of things, which could lead to break/conflict in the relationship. Although I understand you are very desperate to do anything and everything to overcome the situation, it is not advisable to self-medicate or use sex related tablets and getting disappointed that it is not helping. I strongly recommend a consultation with a good sexologist who can help you by understanding what is happening in your whole life and then accordingly manage the relevant issues. You can also consult me online here.
Dr Ramanathan completed his undergraduate course in medicine in India before migrating to Australia in 2005. Since then he has acquired three PG qualifications – MMed-SexHlth, GradDip-HlthSc and PhD from the University of Sydney, one of the finest and oldest institutions. He has spent over five years (in Australia) researching sexuality and sexual health of Indian men. Since 2009, through his site the SSS Centre for Sexual Health, he has been providing health e-consultations, conducted community-based surveys and built a strong partnership with other sexual health professionals. He has also worked with NGOs and the media to increase awareness about sexual health. He has undergone special training in Health Coaching, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Counselling. His understanding of Indian sexuality has been recognized by his peers and for a textbook titled ‘The Cultural Context of Sexual Pleasure and Problems’ which was published in 2012, he wrote the chapter on Indian sexuality. He is the current representative of India and Asia Pacific region on the Youth Initiative, World Association for Sexual Health. He can be consulted on his website.
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