Low libido on GLP-1s?

[LeanAF]

Mine went the other way - libido actually picked up a few months in. Could be the weight, the blood sugar, just feeling better. Everyone reacts differently. Is the dose timing something you've adjusted?

 

[peanut_shaker]

the libido moving in the wrong direction for both partners simultaneously is the worst case version of the GLP-1 relationship dynamic - the reward circuit suppression that quiets food drive can extend to sexual drive for some people, and if both people in the relationship are on the medication, that effect compounds. it's worth raising with a prescribing doctor explicitly, since there are dose adjustments and supplemental approaches that can help

 

[sunny_simmering42]

Yes, definitely affected, drive fades progressively until it's essentially gone. Another side effect involves increased irritability and anger most of the time, which in turn kills the partner's interest too, so both people end up affected by reduced intimacy.

 

[lanky_finder]

Noticed a drop in drive myself too. Started taking a root supplement and it's genuinely helped bring things back up.

 

[freshstart_maybe40]

Same here. Used to only smoke socially, now up to two or three cigarettes daily. Strange shift. Meanwhile barely think about alcohol, sugar, or carbs at all, and my libido's definitely taken a hit. Only three weeks in on the .25 dose.

 

[wittyjoggeraf]

On ozempic myself and haven't noticed any shift in libido. Only real change has been some extra irritation with loose skin.

 

[slim_cruising]

Started the single-pathway medication back in September. By February I'd reached 1.5mg weekly and my sex drive vanished completely. Still hasn't returned even after cutting back to a smaller amount. Went from wanting it every day to maybe once weekly. Still physically capable, just no real interest anymore.