At a loss for ideas...

[MissCookiesan]

Well, where to start?
I met a guy through friends and immediately felt an intense physical attraction towards him. As time moved on, we got closer and ended up having casual sex. It was amazing, so incredibly intense and beyond anything I'd experienced before. As time moved on, we got a lot closer, and eventually it wasn't just about the sex, I really began to like him for who he is and the things he does for me.
We started dating officially 3 months ago and he is an amazing boyfriend, but I've been recently searching for a new job after coming out of school and finding next to no luck. The stress of it was depressing me and so my doctor put me on anti-depressants. Ever since then, my libido has been nearly completely 0 and we barely have sex anymore.
I'm the kind of person who craves excitement in a relationship physically (since my previous relationship of 15 months had almost none of that for me) and I'm afraid this new relationship will take a turn for the worst. We keep trying to have sex, but I can never orgasm and I'm left feeling disappointed, frustrated and extremely discouraged. We communicate with each other about the situation and I always reassure him that I love him and I do many things for him to show my appreciation for having such a great guy in my life, but It's getting to the point that when he tries to touch me, I get irritable or moody.
We've been in a relationship for such a short period of time, so our sex life should still be as amazing as what it was when we first got together. I keep trying to tell myself and my boyfriend that it's just a side effect from my medication and I'll be back to normal soon, but I am worried deep down that our relationship will become monotonous. I really want things to pick up again and become intense, passionate and exciting like they were not all that long ago. We've tried many different things in the bedroom but to little or no success. Is there absolutely anything we can do to keep our love fiery?

[VincenzoG91]

Having trouble finding a job is a disappointing situation, but taking anti-depressants isn't going to help you find a job. However, anti-depressants are notorious for interfering with the libido. I don't know about you, but I find the idea of a really low libido to be depressing. Also, anti-depressants have been linked with other side-effects, like weight gain and decreasing creativity. Maybe you could drop the anti-depressants and try exercise and eating right.

[sehvral]

Yeah, I'd definitely start by looking for a more "natural" alternative to anti-depressants. Eating certain foods can boost endorphin levels, and exercise can have a similar effect. It may not cure depression, but it would make it manageable without trashing your sex drive.

[MissCookiesan]

Thanks for the replies! Sorry, I should have clarified in my first post - the main reason I was put on anti-depressants was because the stress from not getting a job was increasing stomach acid (as I normally create too much anyway) and was risking a stomach ulcer, so he gave me some anti-acid medication and anti-depressants to decrease my depression and stress levels so that my stomach would stop creating so much acid, so it's kind of essential unfortunately. I don't think he has any plans to take me off them any time soon either.

[Jas_mine]

The more you focus on the issue, the more grander and impossible it becomes. Before you even get physical it seems like you are already pessimistic and expecting it to be a disaster, this adds to the end result. Try to relax a little, make an evening of it - go for dinner first followed by a bit of dancing (dancing is actually a great form of foreplay I must add), you need to make it more fun and a lot less like a chore, when you eventually head home stay in the moment instead of adding so much pressure in the build up, enjoy the company of each other and take things slowly - you say his touch repels you so focus on getting affectionate minus the sex - it seems like you have put so much emphasis on the actual act of sex that it has just become another task on your 'to-do list'.