#14: Sex and Antidepressants: How To NOT Lose Your Sex Life Taking SSRIs

This episode has been a long time coming, and it's for you if you or your boo is on antidepressants and they have zapped your libido. Here's the why, what, and how so that antidepressants do NOT have to be the end of your sex life, including my own personal experience of being on antidepressants since I was 16. In this episode I cover: Why all is NOT lost Why antidepressants are not bad and can be the thing you need to get stable DON'T stop taking your meds without medical supervision Being proactive about your libido Why great sex is a skill Don't hate on your doctor for not telling you about the sexual side effects My own experience on antidepressants and trying to come off them Mental health doesn't exist in isolation Your health foundations Moving for pleasure Why waiting for your libido to have great sex is not the answer The impact of diet culture on our relationship with our bodies Read the blog post here: https://lucyrowett.com/my-libido-dropped-on-antidepressants-what-can-i-do/⁠ Book your EmpowerEros sessions here: https://lucyrowett.com/empowereros-sessions/ Some studies around the impact of antideprssants on sex: https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(16)30302-0/fulltexthttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/10/1640 https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/medicines-and-psychiatry/antidepressants/side-effects/ https://lucyrowett.com/my-libido-dropped-on-antidepressants-what-can-i-do/ Episode #4 when you have responsive desire: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3nKje0PrevzUrmRHeiN87m?si=a7fa69da2de94e60 The Lowdown: https://thelowdown.com/ Books I mentioned: Ecstasy is Necessary, by Barbara Carellas Call of The Wild, by Kimberly Ann Johnson Sex When You Don't Feel Like It, by Cyndi Darnell Follow this podcast on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-unashamed-life/id1682478750 Want to connect more? For the shameless sexual confidence, pleasure and deep satisfaction you’ve been craving, head here: ⁠https://lucyrowett.com/⁠ Free PDF on how to confidently ask for what you want in bed: https://bit.ly/askforwhatyoureallywant Learn more about working together 1:1 here: http://lucyrowett.com/sex-intimacy-relationship-coaching/ Unlock your sexual happiness with Beducated. Get access to 100+ raw and honest courses on sex, led by the world’s top experts. You’ll find fresh new content every month. Get 25% off your annual subscription here, use the code LUCYROWETT25 at the checkout to get it: ⁠https://bit.ly/BeducatedLR25⁠ Social media links: IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lucylurowett⁠ TT: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/⁠ FB: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/lucyrowettcsc⁠ LI: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-rowett-csc-cs-acs-9a301351/ Credits: Produced and Hosted by: Lucy Rowett (aka, moi!) Cover Art by: Lucy Rowett (moi again) Music by: Tom M at Filmstro (not me, I'm not that talented)