Hmmmm.... not sure exactly what your question is for me?

As for your wife's teen diagnosis of bipolar - it's a pretty popular diagnosis these days, there are plenty of legitimate cases, but also plenty of hormone-swinging teens just trying to find their place in the world who are given the label inappropriately. Hard to know if it fits your wife or not from the little bit here.

As for how there might be a libido connection? Certainly depression depresses libido. Also many medical conditions that CAUSE depression can also cause lowered libido. For instance, hypothyroidism can cause both depression and lowered libido. (And, interestingly, there appears to be a statistical connection between bipolar disorder and autoimmune thyroid diseases.)

Not really questions, just concerns. I understand when you say that depression depresses libido, it just seems the opposite for my wife. When we first met, she showed signs of depression but her libido was very high. Over time, her signs of depression have pretty much disappeared and so had her libido. Recently her libido has kicked into overdrive and maybe there is no connection what so ever, but if there is, it raises my concerns as to what I should be on the look out for from an outside point of view.

Also, hormonal fluctuations - in estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone - can be connected to changes in libido in women, and 2 pregnancies might have altered that.

Different methods of birth control can also affect mood and libido - has she changed birth control methods? Is she on birth control now? What was she using when her libido was good?

When we first met, she was getting the Depo-Provera shot (spelling ?). Shortly after we got together, she went off of that and it was pretty much hit or miss. (Apparently more hit than miss, as D5 was quickly on her way ) Her libido was good while on it and for quite some time after she went off. We planned D2, but her libido had already started dropping before the plan got underway ;\) Both pregnancies were very hard on my wife, so while in hospital for delivery of D2, wife went ahead and got the tubal ligation procedure done. Just as a good faith show of commitment to her and our marriage, I went ahead and got snipped as well.

Don't ignore the simple fact that being a mother of two is a tiring job too and sometimes there's just nothing left to give at the end of the day. How is her libido when you take her away for a romantic weekend for two?
Ellie

A romantic weekend for two......never heard of such a thing \:\) Not patting myself on the back, but with our work schedules, I end up watching the girls more than she does.

Thanks for coming over Ellie. Not much to go off of, just trying to familiarize myself with as much information as I can. No matter what happens with the wife, HD, LD, depression etc.. I'm ALWAYS going to be there for her. Just concerns at this point.

"If you can't lick em, lick em" - Ted Nugent