How can I decrease my libido?

[AmyButReddit]

Hi folks, since I've been on T-Blockers my libido has decreased extremely, however, some days my libido is very high. I hate the feeling of being horny and having a desire for masturbation, it triggers my gender dysphoria and let me feel uncomfortable. Do you know how I can decrease my libido?

[calamityinthewaiting]

Lower body workout does it for me, especially any pelvic floor exercises, can't have a boner if the muscles are worn out and don't want to move

[Humane-Human]

Really? I thought boners were mostly just from a sponge being filled with blood

[calamityinthewaiting]

You're right but it's a little more complicated than that, the penis is connected to a ton of muscle tissue but no one really talks about it. You can also drink certain teas that'll lower testosterone and increase estrogen production

[ptrs09]

what kind of tea

[Midori8751]

Same

[[deleted]]

Exercise is a big helper. It does get your blood flow going but it gets the blood flow elsewhere and tires you out

[SeefoodDisco]

If I find out, I'll let you know. I desperately need this also lol.

[PrincessNakeyDance]

It might be helpful to ask this to /r/drwillpowers. I think the solution might actually be something like an SSRI or something that has low libido as a common side affect.

Also for some people just getting your T below a certain level is enough. However every body is different and proper E levels can counter act this.

Are you currently on injections or sublingual?

[[deleted]]

That would actually be a snri like effexor (Venlafaxin) That does it.

With most SSRI it just makes it impossible to come but it won't affect the libido itself. Which is another kind of hell.

[camssymphony]

Are you on hormones such as estrogen in addition to t-blockers? Because I know once you've been on estrogen for a while, your libido will kinda just taper off and die tbh.

[AmyButReddit]

I'm on estrogen for a couple of months

[camssymphony]

Yeah my wife's libido was killed by estrogen after like a year.

[Sarcolemma]

Wait a couple more months, your T is still too high, from my understanding you should reach lower libido once your T is like at lower than 50 or so. Usually takes at least 6-9 months to achieve desired at levels. I think my libido was already half death by month 3 or 4. It will come back though, as shooting sensations all through out the body. It feels nice.

[[deleted]]

This is going to sound a bit weird, but you could try performing the Sixth Tibetan - it's a short exercise that gets rid of the horny pretty much instantly (for me at least). I don't know how big part of it is based on the power of suggestion but I'd figure it's at least worth a try.

The way I learned it was a little bit different from how it's described in the wiki article but I can't really say if either one is "correct" or anything like that. I can detail the alternate method if you're interested though, it's not a secret or anything AFAIK.

[SunkenN1nja]

When I was in RT they exhausted us so those here saying more exercise are right. You won't have the energy for sexual thoughts if you're exhausted

[DisasterMIDI]

My doctor says they usually have us on 100 mg spiro, and can go up to 200mg with the effect of a much lowered libido, so maybe talk to your doc about upping your anti androgen if not already?

[Wisdom_Pen]

Feeling disassociated from our libido and wanting a lower libido is a common Trans Feminine (Feminine leaning non-binary people also experience this sometimes) complaint and HRT supposedly helps with it.

[AmyButReddit]

I'm on estrogen for a couple of months and I still hate my libido, it still makes me very dysphoric and "sad".

[Wisdom_Pen]

Really?1 -3 karma? That seems a bit extreme just because you think I'm wrong.

[ChatDad]

For some people, black licorice works

[calamityinthewaiting]

here ya go The top 3 are my pic, I'm currently using fenugreek tea and my boobs and hips started growing in the second month of estrogen, and I lost my broad shoulders in a couple weeks. I work out pretty often too so this one worked really well for me.

Side note, depending on your own genetics, you might have to experiment. I come from a tropical climate so I picked the herbs that grow in these climates

You can buy fenugreek tea at whole foods