Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 ha-ha.....I think we are all probably in that boat - of course if your metabolism, which is regulated by the thyroid is chronically low then sex drive (which takes energy) will be low as well. It is probably the body's wisdom to get us to rest more so that we can heal - best not to be too worried about it - as I have been getting gradually better so is that part of my life. although I have to say when I am really tired I really could not care less about sex anyway! Kerry Sex and Hypothydoism I am 32, Male - Hypothyroid. Taking Syhthroid 137 mcg once a day. Does Hypothyroidism have anything to do with less Sex ? I feel tired all the time and I am not that excited anymore about Sex is there anyone else experiencing the same thank you - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Read the book Hormone Solutions by Thierry Hertoghe MD. Gracia >I am 32, Male - Hypothyroid. Taking Syhthroid 137 mcg once a day. > > Does Hypothyroidism have anything to do with less Sex ? > I feel tired all the time and I am not that excited anymore about Sex > is there anyone else experiencing the same > thank you > - > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'm 32 and female and I have problems with my sex drive also. I've been on Synthroid for a couple of years already and it seems like its not doing anything at all! I'm new here and want to learn about the natural cure. > > I am 32, Male - Hypothyroid. Taking Syhthroid 137 mcg once a day. > > Does Hypothyroidism have anything to do with less Sex ? > I feel tired all the time and I am not that excited anymore about Sex > is there anyone else experiencing the same > thank you > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Yes: definitely one of the classic symptoms of Hypo. Diminished sexual drive. Now does medication correct that is the question. I have not exp an increase in drive since I was diagnosed. " L. on " <res075oh@...> wrote: I don't know of a direct affect on libido from hypothyroidism, but IMHO anything that knocks you on your kiester quite probably may have a negative impact. Have you had your testosterone checked? >Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:27:08 -0000 > From: " hypoxchange " <hypoxchange@...> >Subject: Sex and Hypothydoism > >I am 32, Male - Hypothyroid. Taking Syhthroid 137 mcg once a day. > >Does Hypothyroidism have anything to do with less Sex ? >I feel tired all the time and I am not that excited anymore about Sex >is there anyone else experiencing the same >thank you >- > > > > > ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/242 - Release Date: 1/26/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 My son says the greatest cause of low libido in women is wedding cake! [ggg] Message: 9 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:46:53 -0500 From: " Gracia " <circe@...> Subject: Re: Sex and Hypothydoism low libido is a hypo symptom. I can testify to that. When I hear a younger person say s/he could care less about sex, I think hypo. Gracia >>I don't know of a direct affect on libido from hypothyroidism, but IMHO >> anything that knocks you on your kiester quite probably may have a >> negative impact. Have you had your testosterone checked? >> >> > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/242 - Release Date: 1/26/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 All of this stuff about reduced libido...don't you think there is a natural point at which there has to be a decline? I mean, we should not be reproducing at certain ages, and that decline keeps us from doing so.... I'm 41 this year, and I make no appologies for my reduced drive...I'm sure there is a good reason for it. I suppose if I were in my teens or twenties there could be some concern if I had no drive...but really after the childbearing years, why would one be so worried about it? There is so much more to life, and relationships....and why we have so much focus on sex is just beyond me... We must be one of the few animals on the planet that use it for recreation. (maybe the only ones) Not that we don't all experience the need for affection, I certainly do, and women I think give into the sex act in order to get affection, and men give affection in order to get sex....(and we use it as a " power " tool) Men are wired differently, and I think they can become a slave to their sex drive if they don't learn to focus their energy elsewhere at an early age. I have three boys, and two are smack in the middle of all of this...so I am very interested in how it is that young men become so fixated on it, that they care about little else. Part of it is natural I know, we have to ensure the survival of the species.... but we live on a planet that has too many people on it already....how much more " reproducing " do we need to do? I would think if you are 40 or 50 plus, and you have reduced libido...big deal. take advantage of what you have when you have it...but I would not look at it as a " problem " to be fixed. One thing I have noticed with age...however...my libido " perks " up if you will when the situation calls for it...but it isnt running all the time, and I find that much more comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 Aprilcupcake, You are very brave to make these statements, and I agree with you whole-heartedly. I've been thinking the same for a long time. I'm 68, and I have to admit, the sex drive, or libido, was way up there until my late 50's, early 60's, actually better than during the childbearing years. I think it depends a lot on one's partner. And a lot of other psychological mumbo-jumbo. But it definitely has to, or should, decline as we get older. There are other equally important things in life to enjoy, and focus one's energy on. The reason I want to have all the benefits of a fully functioning thyroid is to get rid of constant tiredness, low energy levels compared to just a few years ago, brittle nails, dry skin, constipation, weight gain I can't beat, heart palpitations (from wrong thyroid medication), and a slew of other " minor " but bothersome conditions on the symptom list. With the right medication, or dosage, if my sex drive perks up too, hey, that's a fringe benefit, but I'm not counting on it. I would also like to explain that I'm otherwise a very healthy person in general, lifestyle-wise. I exercise a lot, I am very health-conscious when it comes to my diet, no junk food, no artificial anything. I've done this since I was very young. So there's no reason why I shouldn't be feeling well now, to reap the benefit of a lifetime of healthy living. What do you think? koplyn@... Re: Sex and Hypothydoism All of this stuff about reduced libido...don't you think there is a natural point at which there has to be a decline? I mean, we should not be reproducing at certain ages, and that decline keeps us from doing so.... I'm 41 this year, and I make no appologies for my reduced drive...I'm sure there is a good reason for it. I suppose if I were in my teens or twenties there could be some concern if I had no drive...but really after the childbearing years, why would one be so worried about it? There is so much more to life, and relationships....and why we have so much focus on sex is just beyond me... We must be one of the few animals on the planet that use it for recreation. (maybe the only ones) Not that we don't all experience the need for affection, I certainly do, and women I think give into the sex act in order to get affection, and men give affection in order to get sex....(and we use it as a " power " tool) Men are wired differently, and I think they can become a slave to their sex drive if they don't learn to focus their energy elsewhere at an early age. I have three boys, and two are smack in the middle of all of this...so I am very interested in how it is that young men become so fixated on it, that they care about little else. Part of it is natural I know, we have to ensure the survival of the species.... but we live on a planet that has too many people on it already....how much more " reproducing " do we need to do? I would think if you are 40 or 50 plus, and you have reduced libido...big deal. take advantage of what you have when you have it...but I would not look at it as a " problem " to be fixed. One thing I have noticed with age...however...my libido " perks " up if you will when the situation calls for it...but it isnt running all the time, and I find that much more comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 Couldn't agree more April...I think at nearly 50 there is so much more to life - but then I'm a girl too and we are certainly wired differently. Relaxing one's interest in sex is not the equivalent of getting old - it is a sign of growing wisdom - as long as one isn't sex-negative. Re: Sex and Hypothydoism All of this stuff about reduced libido...don't you think there is a natural point at which there has to be a decline? I mean, we should not be reproducing at certain ages, and that decline keeps us from doing so.... I'm 41 this year, and I make no appologies for my reduced drive...I'm sure there is a good reason for it. I suppose if I were in my teens or twenties there could be some concern if I had no drive...but really after the childbearing years, why would one be so worried about it? There is so much more to life, and relationships....and why we have so much focus on sex is just beyond me... We must be one of the few animals on the planet that use it for recreation. (maybe the only ones) Not that we don't all experience the need for affection, I certainly do, and women I think give into the sex act in order to get affection, and men give affection in order to get sex....(and we use it as a " power " tool) Men are wired differently, and I think they can become a slave to their sex drive if they don't learn to focus their energy elsewhere at an early age. I have three boys, and two are smack in the middle of all of this...so I am very interested in how it is that young men become so fixated on it, that they care about little else. Part of it is natural I know, we have to ensure the survival of the species.... but we live on a planet that has too many people on it already....how much more " reproducing " do we need to do? I would think if you are 40 or 50 plus, and you have reduced libido...big deal. take advantage of what you have when you have it...but I would not look at it as a " problem " to be fixed. One thing I have noticed with age...however...my libido " perks " up if you will when the situation calls for it...but it isnt running all the time, and I find that much more comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 well I will be 58 on 3/1 !! and I have a much better sex life than I ever had in my life. I'm having fun and I am single I do take a bunch of hormones b/c I feel better on them but the " side effects " are wild. I really see an improvement with HGH and as of today I am out of it, trying to get some more. Gracia > Couldn't agree more April...I think at nearly 50 there is so much more > to life - but then I'm a girl too and we are certainly wired > differently. > Relaxing one's interest in sex is not the equivalent of getting old - it > is a sign of growing wisdom - as long as one isn't sex-negative. > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.0/269 - Release Date: 2/24/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 Good for you Gracia...........doesn't the HGH cost a bomb? Re: Sex and Hypothydoism well I will be 58 on 3/1 !! and I have a much better sex life than I ever had in my life. I'm having fun and I am single I do take a bunch of hormones b/c I feel better on them but the " side effects " are wild. I really see an improvement with HGH and as of today I am out of it, trying to get some more. Gracia > Couldn't agree more April...I think at nearly 50 there is so much more > to life - but then I'm a girl too and we are certainly wired > differently. > Relaxing one's interest in sex is not the equivalent of getting old - it > is a sign of growing wisdom - as long as one isn't sex-negative. > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.0/269 - Release Date: 2/24/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 yes it does cost a bomb LOL. I went to doc and asked her to Rx it and she said sure no prob. ( the first stuff I got was off the internet charged to credit card). Then she was supposed to fax insurance company for pre approval. If it is approved for me then it would cost $20/month!!!! It has taken her forever to fax the Rx and I can't imagine they will approve it-- then I don't know what I will do. I am really missing it after one day. I am telling insurance company I have secondary hypothyroidism anbd adrenal hyperplasia which I think I have but who knows I had to tell doc what needed to be on Rx and dose etc but she was excited about it! Gracia > Good for you Gracia...........doesn't the HGH cost a bomb? > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.0/269 - Release Date: 2/24/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 Where do you buy it and what does it cost? I have a new hormone doc as of next week - and you never know he might be open to it.......... Re: Sex and Hypothydoism yes it does cost a bomb LOL. I went to doc and asked her to Rx it and she said sure no prob. ( the first stuff I got was off the internet charged to credit card). Then she was supposed to fax insurance company for pre approval. If it is approved for me then it would cost $20/month!!!! It has taken her forever to fax the Rx and I can't imagine they will approve it-- then I don't know what I will do. I am really missing it after one day. I am telling insurance company I have secondary hypothyroidism anbd adrenal hyperplasia which I think I have but who knows I had to tell doc what needed to be on Rx and dose etc but she was excited about it! Gracia > Good for you Gracia...........doesn't the HGH cost a bomb? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Hello, I will agree too about sex not being a must,lol. I'll be 39 in March and have had hypothyroidism since I was 11 mos. old. I was in bad car crash 2 years ago that involved traumatic brain injury, well, thinking GOD was there to save me. My thyroid dose has been changed 11 times since. Before crash was on .150 mcg Synthroid, now I'm at .112, docs have had me up and down, ended getting ovarian cysts cuz when they put me on a TOO LOW dose, I had menstration for a month strait. The symptoms of high thyroid is insomnia,headaches,shortness of breath. I've had more symptoms from thyroid being out of whack, then the actual head injury, blood tests are proving that thyroid is result of symptoms, not the head injury. See an endroconolgist now who took tests for pituitary gland since side of my head was laid open, thinking that may be responsible for drastic changes. I have another test due in couple weeks. I feel better now, insomnia is gone, shortness of breath and screaming headaches(I never had even after crash) It's amazing what thyroid can cause and doctors aren't really sure what symptoms are. I'm hoping injury shook thyroid disease right out of my body. I'll have to keep weening myself down off them. I'm hoping I'm finally adjusted. It usually takes 10-14 weeks then I get symptoms again. Hopefully I can go right off them for good someday. I can honestly say that the only outcome from head injury was little speech problem, but the rest was from thyroid getting imbalanced. As far as sex, my bf died 19 months ago, my dad passed 17 months ago, just haven't had desire to date, but when I am ready, they best watch out. Before bf passed The thyroid did not interfere with sex drive. Since thyroid has been whacked out, do believe too that libido is a result of that. Same as the ovarian cysyts. Hoping doctor can keep me on the right track. If you have any questions regarding symtoms, ask me. Just wondering if others feel same as I. Have a good day Kerry Ann Faithfull <kerry@...> wrote: Couldn't agree more April...I think at nearly 50 there is so much more to life - but then I'm a girl too and we are certainly wired differently. Relaxing one's interest in sex is not the equivalent of getting old - it is a sign of growing wisdom - as long as one isn't sex-negative. Re: Sex and Hypothydoism All of this stuff about reduced libido...don't you think there is a natural point at which there has to be a decline? I mean, we should not be reproducing at certain ages, and that decline keeps us from doing so.... I'm 41 this year, and I make no appologies for my reduced drive...I'm sure there is a good reason for it. I suppose if I were in my teens or twenties there could be some concern if I had no drive...but really after the childbearing years, why would one be so worried about it? There is so much more to life, and relationships....and why we have so much focus on sex is just beyond me... We must be one of the few animals on the planet that use it for recreation. (maybe the only ones) Not that we don't all experience the need for affection, I certainly do, and women I think give into the sex act in order to get affection, and men give affection in order to get sex....(and we use it as a " power " tool) Men are wired differently, and I think they can become a slave to their sex drive if they don't learn to focus their energy elsewhere at an early age. I have three boys, and two are smack in the middle of all of this...so I am very interested in how it is that young men become so fixated on it, that they care about little else. Part of it is natural I know, we have to ensure the survival of the species.... but we live on a planet that has too many people on it already....how much more " reproducing " do we need to do? I would think if you are 40 or 50 plus, and you have reduced libido...big deal. take advantage of what you have when you have it...but I would not look at it as a " problem " to be fixed. One thing I have noticed with age...however...my libido " perks " up if you will when the situation calls for it...but it isnt running all the time, and I find that much more comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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