Posted by ramsea on May 14, 2004, at 3:42:43
In reply to Interesting T_R_D and ramsea, posted by griswald on May 13, 2004, at 13:43:18
Since alcohol dampens sexual function it makes sense that giving it up (and doing just that can be the best anti-depressant for some folks!) could possibly reawaken sex drive.
Everyone is unique and not all reformed (or still active) alcoholics end up with a sexual dysfunction, of course. But it is just one more possible side effect of long-term alcoholism, though how many years the reformed person drank, how much, and other unique psychological and physiological factors have to be weighed up too.
Have you checked your medicines for SEs like changed mental states, hypersexuality, agitation, etc? It may not say obessessions directly but maybe something close. That's another possibility.
If you have OCD, and reawakened sex drive that is pestering you, as well as other obsessions, it sounds worth a trip to your GP or pdoc. Maybe you just need more time for your CNS to settle and rebalance after years of using alcohol. But it still sounds worth talking over with the medics. How long have you been sober? How long with OCD?
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