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Honeydew Me

225. Honey Archive: When Antidepressants Kill the Mood (and How to Get It Back)

Honeydew Me

Cassandra Anderson

Self-improvement, Education, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.8533 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

If your sex drive tanked after starting antidepressants, you’re not alone and you’re definitely not broken. This week we’re dipping into the Honey Aerchive and revisiting our episode with Dr. Jordan Rullo, a Clinical Health Psychologist and Sex Therapist who specializes in sexual function. Dr. Rullo explains how antidepressants impact desire, arousal, and orgasm, and what you can actually do to bring the spark (and your confidence) back. What We Cover in This Episode: The science behind antidepressants and sexual function. We break down how these medications affect brain chemistry and why they often lower desire. Why your libido isn’t “broken.” Dr. Rullo explains how changes in sex drive are a common side effect, not a personal failing. The difference between desire and arousal (and why it matters). Understanding these two states can help you better navigate sexual changes on medication. How to talk to your partner when your sex drive shifts. Real scripts and strategies to keep communication open and shame-free. Tips for getting in the mood (without forcing it). From sensory play to scheduling intimacy, we share tools that actually work. What to ask your doctor about antidepressant side effects. Learn how to advocate for yourself if your medication is impacting your sexual wellness. The emotional side of sexual changes. We explore how antidepressants can affect confidence, connection, and self-image, and what to do about it. Simple ways to reconnect with your body and pleasure. Dr. Rullo shares techniques to help you stay present and rebuild sexual confidence. Connect with Dr. Jordan Rullo HERE! ⁠Subscribe to our Patreon for downloadables, extended episodes, video episodes + more!⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

One in a million. You're a jam shine when the light grows dim. See one, two, three, four, three, two, one. Because no one can do it like we do it, like who we do it, like we do it, like we do it. Because no one can do it like we do it, like we do it. Like we do it. Like we do it. Hello. And welcome to Honeydumie Podcast. I'm Emma. And I'm Cass and this is our podcast where we talk about sex,

0:25.9

relationships, mental health, all of the things that feel a little bit tricky, that can feel

0:30.5

really shameful and embarrassing because it feels like we're the only ones going through them.

0:34.4

But as we have found over the years of doing this podcast, that could not

0:38.1

be farther from the truth. We are truly all going through the exact same things. And that's what we

0:43.3

like to talk about to remind you that you aren't alone. You're not special. And we just love you to

0:48.7

damn pieces. Pieces. We sure do. Also look at my nails. Also look at them. They're so bright in summary. I thought they were going to be red, but then she painted them, and she's like, does this look good? And of course, your instinct is like, yes, I fucking love them. I am obsessed. I would die for these nails. But I was like immediately like, oh my God, these are orange. But that's okay. But it's okay. It looks good. You're tan, so it works. I know. I got a little bit tan.

1:11.0

So I've been on a couple vacations.

1:12.7

Yes.

1:13.2

Lay it on us.

1:13.9

Lay it on us. So the one I want to dive into is a story I need to tell Cass. And I went to Montana for a country music festival. It's literally, I was so excited to be there. it was time of my life.

1:26.0

But we found this bar

1:28.9

that was like very locals bar

1:30.4

like literally taxed. so excited to be there. It was time of my life. But we found this bar that was like very

1:29.6

locals bar, like literally taxidermy bears and goats in the corner, like live music from like

1:36.0

the guy who just always stops in on a Thursday. The guy who lives down the street. Yep, yep, yep.

1:41.4

And we happened to walk in on two step night. So So, of course, like you're two-step.

1:46.0

Of course you did. Yeah. I danced with this very old man with socks up to his knees and he smelled

1:51.7

really bad. Um, really bad. But he's a great dancer. So that was really fun. Yeah.

1:58.2

Swung me around that dance floor. And then later, this guy walked up to my friend and was like, hey, do you want to dance?

2:04.0

And she's like, oh, not right now.

2:05.0

And I was like, I will.

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