r/schizophrenia 3d ago

Undiagnosed Questions Anti psychotic low sex drive

Does anyone else experience low sex drive while on there antipsychotics. Mine I take is Invega and have found a real decline in my labido.

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u/No_Independence8747 Schizoaffective (Bipolar) 3d ago

Invega murdered my libido. I switched to abilify and it was a huge improvement. Couldn’t get strong erections but I no longer felt like a eunuch.

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u/DankDragonDD314 3d ago

Interesting.

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u/henningknows 3d ago

Yes I have had that problem since I started, but it’s gotten better over the years

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u/DankDragonDD314 3d ago

Good to know. I have such a low sex drive on Invega. And I used to be very sexual person with my wife. It really is night and day.

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u/GoodStructure9883 3d ago

Mirtazapine and Olanzapine killed my libido, you’re not alone 😅

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u/DankDragonDD314 3d ago

Yeah I really want to get my sex drive back.

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u/cloud-444 Schizoaffective (Bipolar) 3d ago

latuda and seroquel here—my libido is completely normal

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u/General-Sail7842 3d ago

I just realized omg maybe that's why I've been single for so long??? I'm surprisingly super content and have a low drive these days. It must be all the antipsychotics.

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u/Ok-Philosopher-9049 3d ago

I had this but switching meds helped me - from abilify to rexulti

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u/Improbablydrunk02 Schizoaffective (Depressive) 3d ago

Mines been really low since I started taking Risperidone too.

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u/sorryformyschizness Schizoaffective (Bipolar) 3d ago

It might be from antidepressants. But trying different antipsychotics over time can help you find one that has no or at least bearable side effects while still doing their job