The Pill and Sex Drive - Birth Control Message Board

outrageous07 · 04-03-2008, 09:40 PM

I'm currently on Yaz, for about a year now, and for the last 6 months I've noticed that my sex drive has been very low and I have a hard time having an orgasm when we do have sex. I was also skipping periods on Yaz which made me nervous. I talked to my doctor for about 2 min because she had other patients waiting. She wrote me a new prescription for Desogen because that is what I was on before Yaz. I initially went off Desogen because I wanted to try something new for my mood swings, but I didn't notice much of a difference with Yaz.

Now, I'm reading all this stuff about Desogen giving people a low sex drive, but I never really had a problem with it before. I am just conflicted about this, especially because I didn't have a lot of time to talk with my doctor. What kind of problems have people had with Desogen?

kittywitty · 04-04-2008, 12:05 AM

Low sex drive was the only problem I had on Desogen. I quit it after only a month because of this. You may have a different reaction to it, though, because every woman's chemistry is different. As for the mood swings, birth control pills deplete many of the B vitamins. You could try taking a B complex vitamin every day and see if it helps you. It should help put back what's being lost and help you feel better. It worked great for me when I was on the pill.