My boyfriend is taking xanax he takes half a pill in the morning and half a pill at night. Since he has been taking them his sex drive has been well gone. It has been over 3 months since we have even had sex, and the last time we did he couldn't keep it up. I am worried about him and our sex life. Any suggestions on how he can keep it alive and still get the help he needs for his anxiety?
Preventing loss of sex drive while taking xanax?
Question posted by sczapkay on 22 Sep 2013
Last updated on 24 August 2017 by Hardtruth1
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I think I know what the problem may be. Please provide a picture of yourself. Perhaps one of yourself when you first met and another current pic as well.
It is said by many men, "The perfect remedy for any type of Erectile Dysfunction is a sexy lady".
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Trust me its normal, I have the same problem with my boyfriend. He's been taking xanax 2mg once a day (higher does than yours) but that doesn't matter. The drug itself from first hand experience and is a proven fact that xanax in itself causes low t or low labido in a male's sex drive. Not sure about ladies but I know this has this same effect on my man. To help with his anxiety without this problem would be maybe to taper off from the one at night and see if once a day works for him. He can't stop abruptly or it could cause possible seizure. Just slowly taper, maybe he will have more energy, and watch his sex drive come back. Or option 2 would be to switch to another anti anxiety medication that is non narcotic that will not effect his mood or sex drive. Good luck!
You said that your husband takes one-half pill twice a day. Xanax comes in several strengths. How many milligrams are his pills?
Annie
This is a very low amount of Xanax to cause this problem, altho it can't be ruled out. Is there any other problem going on? Has he had a good check up lately?? How young is he? This happens to a lot of men at some point in their lives. His anxiety is probably due to stress, and stress is a huge sex blocker. Just the point that it has been over 3 months since any sexual activity makes me think there is something else going on here. Be patient with him, urge him to see doctor if this continues. Best of luck...
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