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What Could Cause Depressed Sex Drive?

I love my partner very much but do not want to have sex. Its really getting my down, because this happened in my previous long term relationship. At first it wasnt a problem and around one year down the line, my sex drive has just disappeared. What could be causing this?
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
The most common reason for such a phenomenon is problematic relationship with your partner. Normally relationship issues with your partner generally creep into sex life and its very common for a person to have problem with sex if there are problem in relationship. You can plan to spend some good time with your partner and do some exotic things which can further increase your interest in having sex. Or else even antidepressant may act if your sexual desire is less cause of depression. The good antidepressants for this purpose is venlafaxine or fluoxetine or bupropion etc.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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What Could Cause Depressed Sex Drive?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. The most common reason for such a phenomenon is problematic relationship with your partner. Normally relationship issues with your partner generally creep into sex life and its very common for a person to have problem with sex if there are problem in relationship. You can plan to spend some good time with your partner and do some exotic things which can further increase your interest in having sex. Or else even antidepressant may act if your sexual desire is less cause of depression. The good antidepressants for this purpose is venlafaxine or fluoxetine or bupropion etc. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.