The Hidden Epidemic of Sexual Dysfunction Which Experts Blame on SSRI Antidepressants
(Link): The Hidden Epidemic of Sexual Dysfunction Which Experts Blame on SSRI Antidepressants
Oct 3, 2022
by Jo MacFarlane
Patients on antidepressants are not being warned of the risk that the pills could permanently ruin their sex lives, experts say.
The Mail on Sunday has been contacted by a number of patients who claim to have been left with ‘life-changing’ sexual problems after taking a class of the drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to ease symptoms of depression and anxiety.
In the past year, about one in eight people in the UK were prescribed antidepressants, which includes SSRIs, according to the latest official figures – a number that has soared since the pandemic.
They can prove transformative for many people, but are linked with side effects. It has long been known, for example, that those taking them, both men and women, can experience a drop in libido. Continue reading “The Hidden Epidemic of Sexual Dysfunction Which Experts Blame on SSRI Antidepressants”
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