5 Ways to Improve Libido

1. Go off Your Medication

The pills you're taking to feel better may be dampening your libido. Antidepressant medications that are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as Prozac or Paxil, have known side effects that include a low sex drive and occasionally impotence. Drugs that combat high blood pressure, such as antihypertensive medication, can also have this effect. Talk with your doctor about reducing the amount of medicine you are on, or--if appropriate--even going off it altogether in order to improve your libido.

2. Make Time for Regular Workouts

Scientists know all about the rush of endorphins that exercising produces. However, recent studies suggest that when the body produces a high level of endorphins, a side effect is that the body also produces libido-strengthening hormones. Exercise at least four times a week in order to start feeling your sex drive improve.

3. Indulge Your Partner

Even if your libido is low, let your partner seduce you into having sex. You don't have to perform the actual act with them, though. Foreplay and oral sex in order to bring your partner to orgasm will be fine, and the chances are that your partner's enjoyment will stimulate your sex drive as well.

4. Feel Better About Yourself and Your Partner

Solving any psychological issues you have can also result in an improvement to your sex drive. Anger at sexual partners and stress can sap your libido, so schedule some time to really communicate with your partner about any issues you have. Channeling some aggression into sex may also help improve your performance in the bedroom.

Conversely, relaxation techniques and exercises such as yoga or meditation can help reduce your stress levels, leaving your body and mind free to direct its energy into another area, such as the direction of the bedroom.

5. Investigate Medications

If your libido is too low naturally, you may want to turn to medications like sildenafil citrate (Viagra) or tadalafil (Cialis), both designed to counteract erectile dysfunction. This will work and is undoubtedly a quick fix for the male half of the population, but it's better used as a last resort after the other methods have been exhausted. Medications may have unknown side effects and conflict with other medications you are taking. If nothing else, erectile dysfunction drugs are rarely covered by insurance and can become quite expensive.