. >> reporter: sherry mike is a happy mother of two. after going on birth control in her late teens. she noticed a change in her sex drive. >> the lack of desire, lack of sexual thoughts, no libido is kind of holding us back from being truly happy. >> reporter: the drug addyi is designed to treat women. she's working to see if it works for her. >> i've tried vitamin, me and my husband tried counseling, hip know therapy, but none of those have worked. >> reporter: side effects include sleepiness, nauseousness and when used with alcohol, fainting. there is a warning not to use alcohol with the drug which must be taken daily. before today the drug was rejected twice because of the concerns about its side effects and level of effectiveness. campaign called even the score lobbied congress and the fda for approval. >> you have countless. they made this spoof ad. dr. adriane berman asked the fda to reject the drug. >> it will signal to them they can launch a well funded campaign and pressure the fda to approve a drug that it wouldn't approve b

>> reporter: sherry mike is happily married with children. but the 34-year-old says she has no desire to be sexually intimate with her husband. >> i have no libido and it's been like that since i was 17. >> reporter: sherry is eager to try a drug called flibanserin. the little pink pill originally tested as an antidepressant is meant to treat low libido in women. the fda is expected to decide whether to approve the medication. unlike viagra this doesn't treat physical symptoms of sexual dysfunction. instead, it ailfects the mind. a-- affects the mind. critics say the benefits don't outweigh the potential side effects. >> this drug can cause sudden unconsciousness. it can cause nausea and sedation and excessive sleepiness. >> reporter: sherry has tried sex counseling, hip no therapy and supplements but says the sex drive remains stagnant. >> it's kind of like eating your favorite food and not having any taste buds. you can't taste it. and you can eat it. but it's not enjoyable. there's just no satisfaction to it. >> reporter: she says people w

sherry mike is one of them. >> it's caused a lot of husband, a lot of disappointment. >> the pill's approval didn't come easily. the fda rejected it twice, once in 2010 and again in 2013 for safety concerns. most common side effects include dizziness, nausea and fatigue. the manufacturer warns that when combined with alcohol it can cause fainting. >> dr. berman said the drug's risks are greater than the benefits. >> it's barely effective at all. it increases the number of sexually satisfying events by less than one event a month. >> this little pink pill is re -- referred to as the blue pill. comparisons company addiy and viagra are inaccurate. >> viagra increases blood flow. la bee toe is tough ibido is -- libido is tougher to treat. in october. today, john. >> we're out of the 90s but it it's a there. sticky out there. high dew points and that is one of the components to the possibility of some heavier rain late thursday into friday. let's check out the island. john has 85. you said it, mary, temperatures may only be 85 but the high humidity makes it feel like 90 plus there. now, this is i

>> sherrie mike is happily married with children. but the 34 year old says she has no desire to be sexually intimate with her husband. >> i have no low beat owe, and it has been like that since i was 17. >> kerry is eager to try a drug called probansirin. originally tested as anti-depressant, to treat lobiondo bete, expected to decide whether to approve the medication. >> unlike viagra there is drug does not treat physical symptoms of sexual dysfunction. instead it affect the minds. critics say the benefits do not outweigh potential side effects. >> this drug can cause sudden unconsciousness. it can cause nausea, and sedation, and excessive sleepiness. >> cherry has tried sex counselling, hip mow therapy, and supplement, says her sex drive remains stagnant. >> it is kind of like eating your favorite food and not having any taste buds. you can't taste it. and you can eat it, but it is not enjoyable. there is just no satisfaction to it. >> she says people who think it is all in her head, just don't understand. cbs-3, "eyewitness news".

. >> reporter: sherry mike is happily married with children, but the 34-year-old says she has no desire to be sexually intimate with her husband. >> i have no libido and it's been like that since i was 17. >> reporter: sherry is eager to try a drug called flibanserin. the little pink pill originally texed as an ant -- tested as an antidepressant is meant to treat low libido in women. the fda just approved the medication. this drug does not treat physical symptoms of sexual dysfunction. instead it affects the mind. critics say the benefits do not outweigh the potential side effects. >> this drug can cause sudden unconsciousness. it can cause nausea and sedation and excessive sleepiness. >> reporter: sherry has tried sex counseling, hypnotherapy and supplements, but she says her sex drive remains stagnant. >> it's kind of like eating your favorite food and not having any taste buds. you can't taste it and you can eat it, but it's not enjoyable. there's just no satisfaction to it. >> reporter: every. >> the drug will calorie a boxed warning to highlight the potential side effects. -- carry

. >> reporter: sherry mike is happily married with children, but the 34-year-old said she has no desire to be sexually intimate with her husband. >> i have no libido and it's been like that since i was 17. >> reporter: sherry is eager to try a drug called the little pink pill which originally tested assistant antidepressant is meant to treat low libido in women. the food and drug administration is expected to decide whether to approve the medication. it affects the mind rather than treat sexual dysfunction. critics say benefits do not outweigh potential side effects about. >> this drug can cause sudden unconsciousness, nausea and sedation and excessive sleepiness. >> reporter: sherry has tried sex counseling, hypnotherapy and supplements but says her sex drive remains stagnant. >> it's kind of like eating your favorite food and not having any taste buds and you can't taste it and you can eat it, but it's not enjoyable. there's no satisfaction to it. >> reporter: she says people who think it's all in her head just don't understand. weigia jiang, cbs news, washington. >> in june an fda ad

. >> reporter: sherry mike is happily married with children but 34 year-old says she has no desire to be intimate with her husband. >> i have nola bead owe, and it has been like that, since is i was 17. >> reporter: sherry is eager to try a drug called flibanserin little pink pill tested asante depressant is meant to tree low low bead owe in women. f.d.a. is, expected to deciding whether to approve the medications. >> unlike viagra this drug cost not treat physical symptoms of sexual dysfunction. instead, it effects the mind, critics say benefits do not out weigh the potential side effects. >> this drug can cause sudden unconsciousness, and, it can cause nausea, and, sedation, and excessive sleepiness. >> reporter: sherry has tried sex counseling, hipnosis, and self romance but says her sex drive remains stagnant. >> it is kind of like eating your favorite food and not having any taste buds you cannot taste it, and you can eat it, but it is not enjoyable. there is just no satisfaction to it. >> reporter: she said people who think it is all in her head just don't understand. weijia che

mike. >> sherri was very upset with you. she wrote. quincy, you don't deserve your wife. wow.old her you were kidding she wrote. whether the man is kidding or not he doesn't speak favorably of women or his kids. well, quipsy what say you. >> okay, shiri you are connect i don't deserve any wife she's a wonderful woman, married six years, two kids, they're 4, 1 year old and it's tough. because i'm juggling a lot right? and my wife, you know the reason i didn't like the push present thing is because every time my wife has a kid, she wants a bigger car. we give her a bigger car because she needs bigger room. it's a lot of my personal frustration i'm a pushover for my wife and for my kids. i'm more of a family man. i'm sorry shiri. >> she had the kids and it's about you and your vehicle. >> no it's not that. i think push present, they have a thing called mother's day. that's what push presents are for. shiri i love you thank for watching. >> big shawn bell the weekend sports anchor joins me. >> what's up cole di offend somebody. >> awe apparently did and her name is emma listen to