Was on Risperidone for 1 month & it KILLED my sex drive

New here,

Firstly, I want to say I am not diagnosed with any type of mental health illnesses. I was having some trouble in my relationships and felt I was getting angry to easily and had some anger issues. Trying to help myself I went to my doctor and he suggested I try risperidone, he said it has been used off label for aggression issues.

I was on it for 1 month, and he was right, it did help ALOT with anger. HOWEVER, I started lactating from my breasts, I have never been pregnant. I told my doctor and he told me to stop taking risperidone. Well my desire to have sex completely vanished at the same time i started risperidone. It has been 6 MONTHS!! Since i stopped risperidone. The lactating was still occuring and ive been taking dostinex for that and it has stopped in the last month.

But oh my god. 6 months and my sex drive never returned, and my marriage is on the rocks. I have told my husband he can cheat on me, its that bad. I am recently married so I feel really bad for him. I dont even want to be touched, before the risperidone my life was fine, i feel so angry at my doctor and myself for getting on it.

On top of all this, my doctor doesnt believe the risperidone caused my sex drive to be gone. He said ive been off it for 6 months, the side effects would have been gone by now.
Anyone please any suggestions?

Have you tried getting a second opinion?

You could look into things increase your libido, medically and non-medically. I know there is a lot of herbal and natural things you could try.

What did your husband say when you told him he could cheat on you?

i was on it for 3 weeks and it killed my sex drive too. prolactin went up. did the dostinex help at all?

I wonder if you should try prescription Oxytocin. I will say that it did nothing for me, but I have had a stroke, so severe brain damage, I have not been able to orgasm since I had the stroke.
I don't know where you live; if you live in Melbourne, Australia then visit Dr Susan Davis at Cabrini Hospital in Malvern, she was doing a bit of a clinical trial on using Oxytocin to help women with sexual dysfunction, else you may have to find some doctor who is amenable to trying it for you. I hope you find something that can help you. My sexual inadequacies have killed my self esteem and relationship.