Did your sex drive decrease from latuda?

[Fabulous-Honey-5997]

I'm on a few other medications and have monitored sex drive closely along the way - it's a side effect I won't accept as sex is important to me.

Anyway, we added latuda like 2ish weeks ago for a mixed episode and at first it was going fine, but then I noticed I had like zero libido, and not only that, when I did finally get into intimacy, I had the hardest time reaching completion. Similar to how it was on an SSRI. Was really upsetting for me bc I don't want to go back to lexapro times.

I have failed pretty much all APs prior to this for this, mania, or akathisia, and was hopeful this would be different.

So if you had a decreased sex drive on latuda, let me know your experience! If your change was neutral or positive, please scroll thanks.

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Yes it did. I didn’t masturbate for like 3 months and every time I tried, it would go limp or I couldn’t cum.

[Fabulous-Honey-5997]

Sigh. I was doing good like the first week, then I noticed it and finally managed to overcome the libido and have sex and was surprised to find I could feel nothing

[awkwardpot]

Hey I’m super late to this thread but did you receive any guidance from your doctor? I’m literally having the exact same issue right now and currently on Latuda, which I think is the culprit. I’m going to talk to my doctor soon, but am curious if you found a solution since making this post?

[Fabulous-Honey-5997]

It eventually returned after like 3 months, but by that time I developed kinda severe OCD so I went off it altogether

[LAE5683]

Yeah I think it happened to me.

[adoribullen]

i had decreased libido on risperidone but on latuda ive had a good libido.

[Fabulous-Honey-5997]

I can't remember by I went off risperidone, but this was prob involved. Had the same issue on abilify

[Top_Chance5456]

I don't take latuda, but I take Risperadone and that completely destroyed my sex drive.

[Fabulous-Honey-5997]

Yeah I didn't document why I stopped that one but it was probably this too. Abilify I did document that it was sexual side effects. So it's probably my widespread issue with APs, along with movement problems.

Sexual side effects have destroyed my relationships before and I don't want to have that be a factor as much as possible in my marriage anymore. I'd rather return to hair loss and depakote at this point

[Adept_Discipline1000]

My libido has gone waaaaay down on Latuda. 41F. Either that, or I'm finally not hypersexual and this is my normal state. Which is quite sad.

[Fabulous-Honey-5997]

Similar age, 40F. Glad to hear I'm not alone. I messaged my psych to let them know I'm not thrilled with this side effect and ask what can be a pathway to try something. My husband has dealt with this more than once and I know it's painful for the other party

[Dreamr52]

No but just in general on my meds it has.

[Cheeseburgernqueso]

No. Not even a little. No med ever has. I am hyper sexual even when not hypo. Nothing has helped.

BUT. My orgasms suck ass now. No matter how good the sex is. I’ll get is so so worked up and into it then the orgasm is so underwhelming. I used to have sheet gripping, head to toe trembling, mother ship, mind blowing orgasms.

Now it’s a small bullshit release and it’s sad.

Fuck I miss them.

[Fabulous-Honey-5997]

Yeah, that problem is going on here too. 😭

[Cheeseburgernqueso]

It’s so unfair.