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    All,

    I've been going to a tanning salon for the past month or so--my first time doing this. I go once a week, for about 10-12 minutes. Anyhow, I've noticed my libido is on the up-tick. Placebo? Has this happened to others? (Let me also note I've been more diligent about working out lately, which may also be having an impact.)

    Your tan & randy correspondent,
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    I'd bet it's a combo of both. Exercise is shown to directly affect libido. I'm guessing the tanning thing may be a matter of a sort of seasonal lack of light thing that's been corrected by the exposure to the UV of the tanning bed/booth.



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    My libido has ALWAYS increased with suntanning. Seriously, I'm one horny chick after sunning...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirona
    lack of light thing
    Yup. I was thinking the same thing. I've definitely got seasonal depression, which I usually confront with a wee bit of medication in the dark winter months. But over the years I've toyed with the idea of a getting one of those full spectrum light panels (insurance might even pay for this). This tanning experience is pointing me in that direction.

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    hahaha...i get so horny in the tanning booth. seriously, i'd like to baptise one of those things before i die.

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    they just did a study on this very thing!
    http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/der...cle_3827.shtml





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    I skimmed the article but didn't see anything about SAD. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a form of depression that many people experience over the winter months while they stay inside and don't get as much sun. A tanning bed is one treatment for people who suffer from this form of depression. Loss of libido is one common side effect of depression, so if tanning is improving your mood, it's only natural that your sex drive and energy would come back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vyanka
    hahaha...i get so horny in the tanning booth. seriously, i'd like to baptise one of those things before i die.

    haha girl.. been there.

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    Some homeopaths recommend at least 1 hour of exposure to the sun a day. In addition to the extra hormonal releases, it is the biggest source of Vitamin D and helps the lower intestine absorb minerals.

    Another trick is to not wear sunglasses. Unobstructed sunlight on the back of your retina stimulates hormone generation.


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    the sun affects my whole aura. i got back from the west coast after being there for 5 1/2 weeks and i now notice how depressed i am. i miss the sun bad. why did i come back to nyc? (i ask myself)

    i have been back for 12 days and i hate the weather. i like LA weather and even dry ass LV weather over this. i'm happier where the sun shines and warmer climates. i was in LV dancing for a month then vacationed in LA 4 a week. got some lipo and now i'm back. and this lack of sun is affecting me so bad.

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    For me, I think I feel a little randy because I'm a.) basically naked in a public place (if the walls don't go all the way up it's like being in the same room as other people) and b.)just rubbed lotion all over my nakedness...ha ha ha you would think that those things would be commonplace by now but there's still something about stripping down and pampering myself like that is taboo or special or something. THAT and at Pacific SUn they hire HOT HOT HOT non-gay attendents to give me naughty notions.

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    Facinating but I hadn't been to the LA Tan place in weeks and I noted my mood was on a downspin. So last night I went in for a 10-minute zap. Slept like a baby and today feel calm, positive, a little randy. Placebo? Maybe. Anyhow, I can use the extra boost of energy--it's in the '90s here, I'm devoted to working out at least twice this weekend.
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    Chicagoeditor:

    Are you sure it's not a confidence boost? You go to the salon to look better, you feel better cause you went, you do look better, you're more confident as a result, and probably got a little natural high going on. Perhaps THAT is the labido increase.

    Vyanka, I have such a nasty mental image of being able to tell you sexed in the booth because of "tanning irregularities"
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    Maybe you just feel sexy because you think you look more attractive. *shrug* Tanning is seen to be an attractive thing right?
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    I know I've heard of UV-Free light therapy booths. The light probably effects seratonin and norepinephrine levels in the brain which would directly have an effect on your libido.




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    I don't know if vitamin D comes into play here or not but I do know the sunlight increases your vitamin D levels.

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    My experimental protocol is nearly complete. A day ago I exposed the subject (that'd be me) to 11 minutes of tanning booth light. Today, like clockwork, I'm crazy horny. The only downside of the experiment: I'm all dressed up with no place to go. Worse, I don't believe any of my dancers pals are working the holiday days--good for them, rotten for me.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lola Lee
    I know I've heard of UV-Free light therapy booths. The light probably effects seratonin and norepinephrine levels in the brain which would directly have an effect on your libido.

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    I think vitamin D is my happy drug.



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