I want my libido back! Are there any alternative remedies?
I was thinking there has to be a root, mineral, herb that will help us PCOS'ers get our groove back. Has anyone tried anything that has worked for them? I love my DH and used to have the most amazing sex drive. Now I can take it or leave it. Most times I leave it. HELP!!!!!
I have this same problem! Over the last year my sex drive has become nonexistent. I had a thread on this topic under symptoms and someone mentioned a few herbs (Clavo Huasca, saw palmetto, damiana and nettle) but I haven't found much info on the internet about these herbals. Does anyone have any more information?
Oh please, someone answer this thread! lol I'd love nothing more than to want to hop into bed with my hubby every night and not have to have him plead and throw a tantrum for sex!
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bumpity-bump! I want some answers. I am supposed to be ovulating and still have no desire! I say supposed to as last cycle was 60 days and anovulatory. I have the "o" pains and no will to DTD. It kind of sucks when trying to make a baby and you don't wanna DTD! HELP, I NEED HELP!
Though my husband doesn't throw a tantrum, I know he is tired of the excuse I am too tired or we will tomorrow night I promise. We used to do it like bunnies and my sex drive was higher than his! Where are you libido? Come back!
(I have lost my ever-lovin mind!!!)
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2000mg Glumetza each evening-less side effects
150mcg Synthroid-each evening
Phentermine 37.5mg-starting 02/02/08 and taking for 5-6 months
Minocycline (antibiotic) for acne-starting 02/02/08 and taking for 3 months
OrthoNovum 1/150 BCP-starting after AF, taking until June 2008
Verapamil 120mg each evening (for prevention of migraines)
Zomig-for migraines as needed
I've never used these things personally, but I've heard very good things about damiana.
It is supposed to up your sex drive, but I'm not sure about how it works... You can totally google it.
Um, I think the messed up sex drive has more to do with the hormonal imbalance that we have though...
So, if you can get that under control, hopefully your sex drive will come back.
I think there is a thread about hypnoid, which the studies indicate will bring your hormones back in balance just as well as metformin and it's cheaper and safer too.
Another thing to consider is the DCI supplements, which work to regulate your glucose and insulin secretion, which will bring down your androgen production significantly.
I can personally attest to hormones making or breaking my sex drive. While on the pill NOTHING... and I started when I was 15 so I always just assumed I was asexual.... Lol, then when I came off them, I was like checking out every man!!!
Now I'm on saw palmetto for acne which prevents conversion to DHT, and lo and behold nothing again...
Thanks! I am taking the Inositol part of DCI. I have heard of hypnoid, but not of damiana. I will def. google it. Thanks.
Besides the weight issue and acne I think the sex drive thing bothers me the most. Its like I am less of a woman or something (silly I know). The endo changed BCP because of the sex drive and androgen issues 6 months ago and it helped the first month then nothing. I am off them now (since 9/23) and can't tell a difference yet (I should by now right???)
We will see.....
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2000mg Glumetza each evening-less side effects
150mcg Synthroid-each evening
Phentermine 37.5mg-starting 02/02/08 and taking for 5-6 months
Minocycline (antibiotic) for acne-starting 02/02/08 and taking for 3 months
OrthoNovum 1/150 BCP-starting after AF, taking until June 2008
Verapamil 120mg each evening (for prevention of migraines)
Zomig-for migraines as needed
I can't say anything in particular is working for me, but my sex drive is in overdrive (as you can see by my chart) I am choosing the all natural route which has fewer side effects than the Rx stuff. B4 DH "got it" about 2-3 times a month unless he just aggravated me until I caved. Now he has "got it" 7 out of the last 8 days.
I really hope you can find something that works for you!
What I am taking:
Cinnamon(750 mg), Fish oil(25,000mg=25g), & B6(100mg) and C(1000 mg) vites. Milk thistle (350 mg). Dong quai(550 mg) for the first half of my cycle and Progon-B(840 mg) for the last half.
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Ladies I can hold my hand up high and say Ginseng defo helped me - within 1 week of taking it I was ready for action :L:L there are different types you can buy Siberian/Korean/Panax, I choose the Korean Ginseng for no particular reason only that it was the only one in store at the time but its sure helped, I honestly couldnt believe it. Try it girls, cant do any harm and I'd love to see it working for others as well. Let me know wont ya..
__________________ Meds:
2000mg Glumetza each evening-less side effects
150mcg Synthroid-each evening
Phentermine 37.5mg-starting 02/02/08 and taking for 5-6 months
Minocycline (antibiotic) for acne-starting 02/02/08 and taking for 3 months
OrthoNovum 1/150 BCP-starting after AF, taking until June 2008
Verapamil 120mg each evening (for prevention of migraines)
Zomig-for migraines as needed
I have also used a couple of libido boosters that I picked up from a health food store. Unfortunately I can't remember the names of them now. The first one I used was really good and (in my opinion anyway) worked really well. When I went back to pick up more, they didn't have the same kind so I ended up getting another one. It kind of smelled like pee everytime you opened the bottle so I didn't take that one for very long. I never went back to get any more.
My point is, they do have libido boosters in health food stores. They are usually in the same aisle as the hormone replacement therapy stuff.
I was also going to say Maca. I read about it first on another TTC site. I've been taking it for one week, with no results yet. But I also just started MET so maybe that's why I haven't seen any results.
Baby4us04, how much maca do you take? Are you taking the pills or raw powder?
I want my libido back! Are there any alternative remedies? 
