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Old 07-20-2011, 10:36 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Herbal Supplements / Natural Remedies for Low Sex Drive

I wish it could be so easy to just take a supplement and have your sex drive increase. I think the pharmaceutical companies would have a hey-day!

I think that drive, especially in women, is complex and has as many emotional factors involved as physical ones. If you are in a relationship where your needs don't get met, it's unlikely taking a supplement will help that out.

Most of the herbal supplements have not been tested or approved for use or efficacy by the federal government (US). So, please only take with caution, especially if you already have other health conditions or take other medications.

Some of the supplements do mess around with certain hormones in your body or act as stimulants. For instance, I am peri-menopausal and have more dryness than I had in the past. My SIL told me about maca and gave me some to try. I had a lot of weird problems on it - found out later that it contains a lot of iodine and I have severe hypothyroidism, so it was messing with my thyroid med and levels. When my doctor found out he read me the riot act. After that experience, I have been afraid to try anything else.
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