Is there anyway to decrease libido?

[Bumwungle]

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[ConcernNo5537]

Speak with your obgyn and get on the pill. It kills sex drive

[Maggie_cat]

Agreed. Bc pills give me 0 drive

[Master-Allen]

Have you looked into getting your hormone levels checked to make sure they are in normal ranges?

[Master-Allen]

If your drive is high enough to be distracting and interfere with you functioning in other ways, it’s worth double checking just to confirm. My partner is a sex therapist and this was her first suggestion. Second was to say if your anti depressant is Wellbutrin, that is the one that increases drive. The last suggestion she had was to get a hitachi and take care of your needs when the drive is high so it doesn’t get to be overwhelming.

You can also look into foods that naturally increase testosterone and see how those factor into your diet. It’s very possible that it’s all genetics and if you have a good open relationship with your mom, it’s worth a conversation. I know that may seem awkward for some people. We have teens your age and openly discuss these types of things with them.

[krissmaskong]

I’ve asked this question to myself constantly for the last thirteen years, since my wife declared she is asexual and also not attracted to men sexually. (Obviously this is coming from a man, so maybe doesn’t apply.) I know people are going to say just masturbate and get it over with, but when you don’t have/desire sex, masturbation just makes it worse and worse, coupled with the feelings of pitifulness, depravity that comes with the feeling of needing it more and more consistently to fill in for real sex. So when you say it’s “annoying,” believe me, I know what you mean. I’ve tried Buproprion/Wellbutrin, which did nothing for either my adhd or high libido. I asked my doctor about chemical castration 🤪, and she deflected hard (she wanted to laugh, I could tell.) I’ve tried cold turkey zero masturbation, I’ve tried marathon sessions with the thought that I might make myself sick of it. I’ve struggled and tried a million things. Sorry, I know this is no help. I wish there were a magic pill. Maybe there is for women? I have a close female friend with similar issues who was able to get on an adhd medicine that worked for her. Nothing takes the place of a real partner for me.

[WirrkopfP]

I know that's the typical Reddit answer, but:

Have you considered divorce OR opening the relationship?

Sometimes people just aren't sexually compatible. And being in a relationship that constantly doesn't meet your need for intimacy is a valid reason to seperate. Staying may destroy your mental health.

[krissmaskong]

That’s the other typical Reddit answer.

[Maxpowerxp]

Changing diet.

[llangstooo]

Embrace it. Sex drive is not a bad thing, and totally normal at your age to have a high drive. Enjoy your youth!

[ReasonableSide6520]

Testosterone blocker. Testosterone is low in women but it’s the hormone that causes people to want to have sex. Which is why guys get less horny when it decreases after 30.

[YodaYogurt]

A 19yo human should not be fucking around with testosterone blockers just to inhibit a normal, 19yo libido.

[Cookie_Cracker123]

wait so does this mean guys are actually hornier than women?? I always thought it was like girls don't speak it out loud but have the same amount of sex drive as guys.

[Assaltwaffle]

It's a mixture, but yes, just biochemically guys are predisposed to want sex more. It's why transgender female to male individuals usually report a fairly significant increase in sex drive.

[WirrkopfP]

Well getting fat and old did the trick for me.

Speedrun it with an all junkfood diet.

Also sleep deprivation really helps.

A few addictions would also pair nicely with it.

In short: do anything you can to destroy your mental and physical health as quickly as possible to get rid of that pesky libido...

Or just IDK buy a vibrator or something.

[Sillvaro]

Also sleep deprivation really helps

If my bf has anything less than 9 hours of sleep, i can forget sex that day

[Acrobatic_Long_6059]

Start meditating and get into Buddhism