does methadone affect your sex drive?

Guest over a year ago

My partner is 43 been on meth for almost 2 yrs and is down to 18mg a day. He has no drive at all, we've been together 17 months and have only had sex 5 times. Even with 200mg of viagra he still isn't interested. The worst thing about it is that when we do actually have sex it's amazing. But he does everything he can to avoid it, falls asleep, has a drink, goes out he's even given me a back massage so I fall asleep on loads of occasions . I'm at my wits end, I feel bad but I'm thinking of ending things with him, cos it feels like I'm being rejected all the time, I've cried about it way to many times wondering if it's me and not the meth. I need some advice

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Guest over a year ago

I jumped off 3 mg and it was the hardest thing i ever did i still couldnt sleep properly about 4 months afta i jumped off.but i take my hat off to u to get where u have its an amazing acheivement so congratulations.As for my sex drive it was better than ever before once i was off the done i was like a new person when my mum got off the done she joked aftawards it was like shed woken up afta 10 years of sleeping.she was feeling all the different things again and emotions.it was amazing.!

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Guest over a year ago

0mg? No such thing.

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Guest over a year ago

I took my last 10mg of methadone last Monday , so it's been a week how much longer will I go thru this... I have Vicodin 10mg I'm really taking to help with withdrawal but still no sleep, leg restless and cold and hot

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Guest over a year ago

I was on 80 mg of methadone for 5 years.. there are times when I was somewhat impotent couldn't get it up or couldn't function.. but I could always get that desire.. methadone destroys functionality and desire.. it lowers testosterone production.. which in turn takes away any sexual desire... here's the good news...there's a fix for it... injectable testosterone.. this brought back my sex drive savagely within 3 days... if you're seeing a pain doc he will definitely prescribe it... ask him to get a high dose as possible, I recommend 200cc a week.. you'll be masturbating 2 to 3 times a day until your body gets used to it again and your girlfriend will love you again

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Guest over a year ago

methadone is a poor pain killer.I know 'Im on 160mg and still hurt like hell.It is long lasting I will say that but its not very effective.

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Guest over a year ago

I'm on methadone to I'm only on 25mg and I have no sex drive at all...and my boyfriend doesn't believe me??

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Guest over a year ago

I'm on 80mls and my sex drive is gone i can't get a hard on at all and my misses keeps on saying that i don't love her anymore I'm thinking of trying to come of it I'm on it the last 2 1/2 yrs does any1 no what the withdrawal are like and how long does it go on for before your back to normal

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Guest over a year ago

You'll have to ask the doctor for a needle to able to have sex with your common law cause, my sex drive also died. i get a shot every 2 weeks for my sex drive to be normal.

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ChInAwHiTe over a year ago

Does methadone mess-up your sex drive? Will it make you not want to have sex? Yes or No?

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Guest over a year ago

It's worse than death! Cold Sweats/Hot sweats, terrible anxiety! No sleep regardless of how much sleeping medicine you may be using to combat it - not even benzos (Temazepam, Diazepam, Clonazepam) will kill the anxiety and then there's the pain - every joint aches constantly and your body gets (I don't know how to refer to it really...) it's like your body is reacting to getting electrocuted!! You get these tremors in your body that come out of no where! Especially when your laying in bed, awake in pain and desperate to sleep.
I gave up. I'll be on methadone for life and I'll never taper again. It's just not worth it to me. Like blood pressure medication - I figure I'll need it forever and I've made my peace with it.

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Guest over a year ago

Yup. Same here. Been on methadone for 12 years now. 75 mls. Sex drive never recovered. I can still get a boner, but it takes some serious work!

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