Could be a complete fluke with no connection whatsoever, but I have been taking Alli for two weeks and have noticed a big decline in sexual desire. Normally my drive is normal to high and for the past two weeks....I haven't wanted to at all! My husband is the one who suggested this might have an influence, but I was just curious if anyone else has had any decline in desire?

 

 

no I haven't had that problem

 

I understand that my Alli doesn't enter your blood stream and therefore, won' t mess with anything other than your digestion.  I've been having mild headaches - while it's easy to blame it on My Alli, the literature says it stays in the digestive tract and causes no other side effects. True?

actully mine has gone uppp

It could be, being that our minds are at this weight loss thingy... I feel the same way.. Luckyly I have my monthly... I would not know how to explain that to my hubby!!  I have no desire what so ever cause my determination is to loose weight .... I'll probably bring that up with him when I am over my monthly but.. I guess we need to relax and enjoy ourselves loosing weight!!  After all it is a good thing were trying to do with our bodies... Hay, don't we burn a lot of calories having sex!!  oh boy...... a daily exercise!!  hahaha... I rarely get to exercise!!  I guess that could be a motivation!!  hehehe..

I just started Alli yesterday so I can't answer that yet but I'll let you know.  My drive is normal to high as well and I know in the past I took myself off a particular antidepressant because the side effect of being anorgasmic was too much to give up! :)  My doc and I took a while to find one that didn't interfere with that one part of my life that does go well! :)  After I've been on it a while, I'll try to answer that to see if I notice any effects in this area.  I sure hope not but I don't think I'll go off it anyway.

Finally an exercise I could get into. LOL

 

I have, but it's probably not from the drug but rather simply a fact that I don't feel really "turned on" when I'm slightly constipated and gassy. Once that goes away, I hope everything else "evens out". After all, I want to enjoy this slimmer body, right?

Same here, mine has gone up!

you know...i love your sense of humor!  lol

  

mind me asking what medication and then what you changed to that didn't cause problems?

I take Lexapro.

hey shiny...i have been having slight headaches and usually around 230 or 3pm.  i do believe its because i'm eating differently and more likely because i've become dehydrated since using this pill.  its more often while at work but i think that's because i get involved at the office i forget to drink. 

how long have you been using alli?  i began sat, 30 jun, and my first headache was actually on sunday.  i just take one advil, up my water bigtime by the time i leave work and then i'm fine.

i HAVE NOT HAD ANY DECREASE IN SEXUAL DESIRE AT ALL, I HAVE HAD A MAJOR INCREASE IN SEXUAL DESIRE. I AM ABOUT TO DRIVE MY HUBBY NUTS... LOL!!! 

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I have, but it's probably not from the drug but rather simply a fact that I don't feel really "turned on" when I'm slightly constipated and gassy. Once that goes away, I hope everything else "evens out". After all, I want to enjoy this slimmer body, right?

I am with you, this is what's affecting my sex life.    I always seem to be either constipated and bloated or having slight TE's.  As a result, I don't seem to be up for sex.    I too, am hoping it evens out.    Good luck.

 

Hi there, what I have noticed is that I might be pre-occupied with what I ate.  I had a high fat meal the other night and my stomach hurt and was making a lot of noise.  I was really worried that I would have a TE while having sex.  Though I didn't, I found my mind wasn't as involved as normal.  I did not a TE the next morning; which was my first since starting 3 weeks ago.

I have noticed in past dieting attempts that if I am thinking a lot about my weight I am not into it much.  It can sometimes be a self esteem issue.  Though my husband loves me dearly, I look in the mirror and say "sex, with this?  who is he kidding?"  Normally my self esteem is good, but I have those days like many other women do.

Might I suggest setting the mood for romance, or whatever works for you.  Best of luck.