# How can you reduce your sex drive? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 20, 2002, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678 "2002-04-20T15:47:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/1 "2002-04-20T15:47:11Z")
I see lots of medications and techniques for increasing your sex-drive, but none the other way around. Lets say you have a big project that requires your full concentration. Is there something you can do to reduce these distractions safely and non-permanently (other than frequent manual techniques šŸ˜‰ )? Any pills you can take? ---
**Author:** ![scotth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@scotth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotth)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/2 "2002-04-20T15:57:17Z")
Some/many anti-depressants have that as a side effect. Probably not your best bet though. ---
**Author:** ![ski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/3 "2002-04-20T16:07:34Z")
You know, sometimes I WISH I had no sex drive, but I donā€™t know that I would really want to do anythhing about it. You see, with my luck, just after I took the drug or whatever, all my fantasies would suddenly come true all at the same time - such as: Iā€™d get pulled over by a hot female cop who said that they only way to get out of a ticket would be to have sex with her and her swedish bikini team/airline stewardess/college cheerleader friends. But of course since I had no sex drive, well, it wouldnā€™t be happening! Argh! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/4 "2002-04-20T16:17:50Z")
Join the ā€œSons of Onanā€ Society or, failing that, look under google for ā€œchemical castrationā€ [The chemical knife](http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/01/castration/) > [@](#): > > Tennessee is currently debating whether to adopt a bill that would make it the ninth state with a law governing the use of the drug medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), which acts as a sexual suppressant. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/5 "2002-04-20T19:01:32Z")
Anti depressants dont decrease sex drive, they just make getting an erection a bit more difficult. You still want to do it! ---
**Author:** ![Cap\_n\_Crude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Cap\_n\_Crude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap_n_Crude)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/6 "2002-04-20T19:16:29Z")
Saltpeter is famous (or infamous) for reducing the libido, as well as preventing erections in males. Allegedly, itā€™s used in some prisons, as well as in military basic training camps. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/7 "2002-04-20T19:26:07Z")
Do you think that your Mom would be willing to help you out? [http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/waiwai/0201/020106moms.html](http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/waiwai/0201/020106moms.html) ---
**Author:** ![sward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@sward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sward)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/8 "2002-04-20T19:27:53Z")
Get a ugly girlfriend/boyfriend (whichever applies). ---
**Author:** ![heptapod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@heptapod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heptapod)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/9 "2002-04-20T19:37:18Z")
try beating off every waking moment use soap as a lubricant once it starts hurting, youā€™re not going to feel very sexy afterwards ---
**Author:** ![Lure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@Lure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lure)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/10 "2002-04-20T19:38:24Z")
Saltpeter is one of the oldest lies still bandied about. GO to [www.snopes2.com](http://www.snopes2.com) type saltpeter in the search engine.Numerous articles about it. Iā€™d personally go with the think what she looks like in the morning thing. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/11 "2002-04-20T20:04:42Z")
Decreased estrogen/testosterone levels means a decreased sex drive, but as these hormones are useful to your body for other reasons it is unwise to mess with them. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/12 "2002-04-20T21:46:53Z")
Chop your genitals off. That might have some effect. ---
**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/13 "2002-04-20T22:37:08Z")
get married, have kids, get a stressful job, come home tired. Believe me, you will not worry about sex every again. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/14 "2002-04-20T22:44:52Z")
Saltpeter, is in Sensodyne toothpaste, or least thats what I saw on the label, I think. Doesnā€™t have that sexual side effect though. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/15 "2002-04-20T22:51:59Z")
Get old. ā˜¹ Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/16 "2002-04-20T23:21:24Z")
Didnā€™t they used to put BROMIDE in the bully-beef during WW1, so that the Diggers would keep their eyes on the enemy and their hands off the local girls? ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/17 "2002-04-21T00:21:44Z")
Trainspotting said Heroin takes away your sex drive. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Mephisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@Mephisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mephisto)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/18 "2002-04-21T00:58:13Z")
Epididymitis worked for a little while with me, but I donā€™t recommend it. Various drugs, the names of which I donā€™t know. ---
**Author:** ![Minor\_Irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Minor\_Irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minor_Irritant)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/19 "2002-04-21T01:17:21Z")
Well, to quote Austin Powers: ā€œMargaret Thatcher naked on a cold day! Margaret Thatcher naked on a cold day!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678/20 "2002-04-21T05:34:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Minor Irritant \* > \*\*Well, to quote Austin Powers: > > ā€œMargaret Thatcher naked on a cold day! Margaret Thatcher naked on a cold day!ā€ \*\* I donā€™t think he meant permanently. :eek: Peace, mangeorge [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-reduce-your-sex-drive/104678.md?page=2)