Apologies if this topic has appeared before and I’ve missed it
I used to have an extremely high sex drive however since going on the combined pill about a year ago my sex drive has lowered.
It hasn’t gotten so low that it is a big problem but I know that this is quite a common experience and I was just wondering if anyone would be able to share any tips for increasing my drive
Thank you
Hey,
Unfortunately this happened to me when I first went on cerazette years ago. Right at the beginning it affected me massively, had no sex drive/desire at all.
I won’t lie, I don’t have any advice for you to make it come back magically. Mine came back after a few years, I w*nk regularly, I maybe don’t have as much sexual desire as I did before but it’s still there. I think the biggest problem I have with it, is the dryness. It’s god damn awful.
It’s maybe worth speaking to your doctor/health care specialist to see if they’ve got any advice, but I think it’s probably one of those annoying side effects 
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I never had a huge sex drive, I’d say a 5-6/10 when I was about 18/19. I then went on the pill and within about 6 months my sex drive plummeted to about -20. I was on the pill for over 10 years. I went off it to conceive and 3 years after giving birth I’ve only just got my libido back.
I don’t have have helpful advice for you sorry but from my experience, if there is another option available, take it instead of the pill. I originally went on it for extremely bad period pain (a bandaid for what turned out to be endometriosis) and acne. Cleared up the acne and made periods bearable but at what cost? I lost almost 13 years of my sex life. I’m lucky I still have my marriage. I look back at the pill with nothing but regret and resentment.
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My wife took it for a year or 2, it was horrible. Id be lucky to have sex once a month.
She was like she was in PMS all the time too.
In the end, we moved to condoms.
Better have sex wrapped than no sex at all and a constantly moody wife.
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I was on cerazette for a long time and it f@&ked me up big time. I had every symptom going with that pill. It was absolutely horrendous.
2 years ago I went on to having the coil fitted. It was the best thing I did.
My sex drive went through the roof, and still is 
I’ve been the opposite since being on the pill my hornyness and sex drive has gone up so much.
There are lots of different brands of the combined pill, some of them use different ratios of hormones and different types of progesterone and oestrogen so the side effects vary. It might be worth speaking to your GP or nurse to see if there’s another brand that has less effect on libido. When I complained about the side effects of the pill that I was started on, the nurse asked me what my priorities were - avoiding skin problems, irregular periods, loss of sex drive etc and she suggested a different brand that met my needs.
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Speak to the gp as I had the opposite effect as soon as I was on the pill I was as randy as a street cat
My experience of the pill was similar to @batjamboree i was super horny all the time. I would definitely recommend taking to your doctor about it.
If it’s something that’s really bothering you then I think it would be good to have a chat with your doctor and see if there’s a better option for you and your body. Maybe it’s a different pill, maybe it’s an IUD or implant. There are so many forms of contraception out there these days, you have options and should find the one that makes you feel good!
My sex drive ebbs and flows, when it’s on the lower side I put more intention into turning myself on. I’ve spent some time thinking through what gets me going via experimentation and then journaling lol, I know it sounds a bit silly but sometimes writing these things down can help a fair bit. When my sex drive is low I pick some of my big turn ons, I’ll get dressed up in new lingerie for example or plan an elaborate scene/date with a partner that involves some of my favorite things. The suspense leading up to a big planned night can be a big upper for my sex drive! You just have to find what works for you 
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I was on the pill until I broke up with my boyfriend and my sex drive has gone through the roof. I find myself constantly needing to masturbate when before I never really would.
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Did you finish the relationship? Just wondering if the stopping of pill was the the ignition of drive or if combination or end of relationship was what’s given you the fresh ignition. Stress or poor / unhappy relationship can have effect on the body without us really realising. Only when it ends you almost feel less stress , happier as was not really right…. And then get whole new wild appetite for fun 
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It ended on good terms, we just weren’t a match anymore and wanted new things. I came off the pill about a week after and that’s when I started getting better: