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Does graves disease affect your sexual libido?


I was diagnosed with graves disease last year and have noticed a complete drop in my libedo. Has this happened to anyone else?

It isn't one of the usual effects of Graves disease although I guess some of the other effects it has such as tiredness, anxiety, insomnia etc could have the 'knock on' effect of reducing libido. I would see your doctor to discuss this as there may be another reason for the loss of libido. The link below offers some good information on your condition.
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/4000242...
Hope you get sorted.

Ask your doctor. I did see something online about changes in libido. But I did find this online link that is interesting...it talks about people who eat meat that is directly purchased from private farms (the thyroid gland of the animal can get thyroid hormone from the animal's thyroid gland into the meat sometimes, I have heard).
http://www.thyroid-info.com/graves/check...

Yes, it can cause changes in your sex drive. Check out the site below for more info:

it made me so tired that that was te last thing on my mind anyway but I do think that it had some kind of effect....

My mom has suffered from it for years. It affects EVERYTHING! Somedays she can't even get out of bed and then somedays she's super hyper and cleans the whole house. When you feel your body changing you may need a blood test to get your meds adjusted, that's what my mom does when she notices a change in how she feels.

visit the wikpidia site it lists all the side effects of this disease. the trouble being when you view medical sites is that you think you have all conditions, from yellow fever to typhoyd, your doctor is the best person.

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