Let's talk about the thing nobody warns you about
Your doctor told you antidepressants would even out your moods. They didn't mention that they'd also flatten your orgasms. Your birth control prescription promised period relief and pregnancy prevention. It didn't say "your libido might vanish too." And honestly, that's a gap in the conversation that needs closing.
The truth is millions of people are on SSRIs or hormonal birth control right now, and a large portion of them have noticed their sexual response has gotten quieter, slower, or harder to access. It's not imaginary. It's not that you've stopped wanting pleasure. Your brain chemistry has shifted in ways that make reaching that pleasure measurably harder.
Here's what you need to know to work with your body instead of against it.