low libido

[happy_face]

Does anyone know of a herbal/natural supplement women can take to help with low/non existant libido?

Have no libido due to being on the pill and have tried changing several times. Would love to come off it completely but as I also have Endometriosis the pill is the only thing that keeps my pain abay

[irilys]

Hi,

Stay on the pill if you dont plan for a family, that will avoid you a lot of trouble I am in now...

Instead of looking for supplements, have you thought of the causes for this, i.e. tiredness, have u been with your partner for a long time etc? Get a copy of Top Sante (the one with Davina on the cover) there are a few pages about this problem and some tips to overcome it.

Good luck!
irilys

[happy_face]

Hi Irilys. thanks for your answer but there's nothing wrong with my relationship. Have spoken to GP about low libido and she confirms that it's most probably because of the pill.

[Cymbeline]

Hi happy_face, I also suffered with low libido when I was on the pill for two years. at the time I didn't know that the pill was the problem and it caused a lot of problems with my then boyfriend. Since coming off the pill my libido has returned to normal (my normal is quite high, I think!) and aside from the obvious merits of the pill I am much more contented. I'm afraid I cannot offer any advice other than to come off the pill which, in your case, might not be practical but I just wanted to let you know that I have been there too and don't let anyone tell you it's you because it's not.

[happy_face]

Thanks Cymbeline, that's very sweet of you and I'm very happy that you're back to your normal self.

I know it's down to being on the pill and find it quite condescending when people say 'are you sure there isn't something wrong with your relationship' - Yes I have been with my partner for over 10 years but there's nothing wrong with that or our relationship. Before going on the pill we were both very active in bed

[JoCannon]

My mum is a medical herbalist and is always taking about the benefits of herbal products rather than their chemical alternatives, I know there is a product called Horny Goat Weed that you can take and my mum has heard from her patients that is does the trick.

Just had a look on the web for it:

Horny Goat Weed is a small, pungent herb native to the Mediterranean and Asia. In China (where it is known as Yin Yang Huo), it has been used for over 2,000 years as a traditional remedy for kidney, liver and joint disorders, although it is most commonly used as an aphrodisiac and vitalising tonic for men and women, supporting or improving any of the following:

� Libido/Sexual Desire
� Energy & Stamina
� Erectile Dysfunction
� Sperm Production
� Sensory Stimulation

Hope that helps.

[happy_face]

Ha ha ha ha JoCannon - Yes I should've known it would have a name like that.

Do you know if I should be taking it (is it safe) everyday or should it be used a bit like Viagra so you have to time when you want to be in the mood?

If taken everyday do I need to take it for some time before getting the desired effect or does it work pretty quick?

Sorry I know it's not you but you mum who's the expert in this field, but I'm so excited to hear that there might be something to help

[JoCannon]

I really don't know too much more about it, apart from my mum sells loads and loads of it, even the postman at her shop started buying it after spotting the poster in her door and comes in daily with a spring in his step now.

By all means you could call her clinic and she would be more than happy to help you. She owns "Caversham Herbs" in Reading, Berkshire. I would put the number up but I think the post might get stopped, you can yellow pages it.

She will hold all the answers, after qualifying as a doctor and then going on to change to curing/helping people with herbs, she knows much more than I do, I've just seen a happy postman.

Good luck with it x

[JoCannon]

Damn, hope the postman isn't reading this, i've just revealed all.

[happy_face]

lol

[Steve_Luts]

Hey Jo, I live right by your mum's shop, just off Gosbrook Road. I can independently verify that we do indeed have a spritely postman....I just thought he was an all round cheerful bloke - now I know why!!!!

Blimey - amazing what you learn on the AB! Don't worry, his secret is safe with me!

[JoCannon]

I felt a bit guilty about exposing the posties secret yesterday and confided in a friend, he safely reassured me no one would ever possibly know him so I thought no more of it ... once again reiteration of what a small world it really is!!