Ok so basically, I’m a 22 year old young man with a high libido. However, for moral, religious, and practical reasons, I refuse to ever engage in premarital sex. And it’s also going to be awhile before I’m established, so marriage isn’t realistic any time soon.

I’ve heard that anti depressants can lower your libido. Would it be crazy to take anti depressants even though I don’t have depression, so that I don’t think about s***all the time? It drives me crazy. Is this a bad idea?

Everything about this sounds like a bad idea

Wouldn’t recommend it. Big part of your faith walk is denying your flesh daily. Anti depressants are just the easy way out

Aside from that, the side effects might f*** you up severely

Just spend some time in G&G like the rest of us

you’re not thinking about the long run, are you?

try therapy

What are the downsides?

How would it be a problem long term? Millions take anti depressants already, don’t they?

Masturbation is far from a cure, would only make everything worse

No?

you're probably addicted to dopamine

I couldn’t tell you, I have no experience with that. I’m sure a couple people here who take them could tell you tho.

Whatever side effects there are would prolly be 10x worse for someone who isn’t even depressed.

I just don’t think it’s worth it to mess with your brain chemistry. The mind is too powerful and important

No way

Must be nice

side effects aren't worth it

What’s a practical reason

What must be nice!?!?

Still live at home

Just hold out a couple more years and get married at 25 that’s not even that young

I been off and on them but rn I’m a few days in on Prozac and don’t notice a difference. Hypersexual so I tend to naturally get h**** a lot

Bro just go have s**

Or just get married now

In the mean time transmute your sexual energy into your work/school/creative enterprises

how does that work

side effects not worth it
just nut like 10 times a day

Beyond the obvious stupid reasons, from my experience antidepressants never necessarily impacted my libido, they just made it really difficult for me to finish.