Antidepressants Do Cause Permanent Sexual Dysfunction

For some people The sexual side effects of Antidepressants continue after they quit the drug.

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• ssri
• sex
• Prozac
• Antidepressants
• Paxil
• Sexual
• Dysfunction
• Impotence
• libido
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• effects
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• effexor
• Celexa
• Zoloft
• Lexapro

[m0dernchemistry]

Great on you for posting this. Is there any chance your condition will improve in time?

Take care

[ManFromUk2007]

Hi and thanks.Well I only wish I knew and I try to stay positive about recovering one day but too little is understood about PSSD and we need extensive follow-up studies done for ex-SSRI users.

[mark200457]

Want to commend you on your courage to post this testimonial---you opened my eyes to this whole subject which I didn't pay attention to whatsoever. Thank you for this!

[nikkifromsaco]

Doctor's only know side effects that the drug companies want them to know about. Either they down play them or they completely omit them in their drug information sheets.

It amazes me that a med would be prescribed for depression, and would cause a depression far more serious than was originally there. Your condition is enough to drive anyone over the edge. Thanks for the info and help

[MultiLeroy22]

is citalopram on this list?

[OddityDK]

Was on anti depressants for about 4 months in 2003. Almost 10 years later my sexlife is still ruined. My libido is fine and I have no problems performing, but my genitals feel numbed and my orgasms, although I have them, are reduced to almost nothing. I never feel "released" or "satisfied" after sex. I'm frustrated about this, since I vividly remember how it felt to have a real orgasm and all I have now is like a slight tingle in my body. It also goes beyond sexuality, I feel numb in general.

[survivingads]

Absolutely agree -- a strong warning about sexual dysfunction should be on these drugs. Prescription of these hormonal disrupters to children (or anyone) should be a crime.

I am lucky. I took Paxil for about 3 years, when I was in my 50s. After quitting 7 years ago (tapering much too fast), much of my sexual functioning came back in about 3 years, but it's still not normal. Menopause may be a factor.

I still have other prolonged withdrawal symptoms, though.

[CatGirl12311]

I was on prozac 20mg & 40mg for about 10 years until it stopped working. Then I went on zoloft for a year before I realized what these drugs were doing to my sex drive, among other things. I thought it was just my traumatic sexual past that was doing it, but it turns out it's actually the drugs. No doctor will ever admit it though. I'm married now and this loss of sex drive is becoming a real problem...wishing I never got put on prozac as a 14 year old child.

[Tenken89]

that needle is scary

[Classyandsuperb]

I've taken anti-depressants on and off for nearly 15 years and I have PSSD. I'm hoping it's not permanent. I'm devasted. I'm so angry at the bogus psychiatrist industry. I feel really betrayed by the medical profession and the government. I have a whole other host of seemingly permanent side effects.

[llVIU]

Thank you sir, very much for telling me this, I appreciate it and I support you

[monty565]

As this is a 'post' disorder, what happens if you go back on meds?

[ballesteroes]

I wonder if this happened to me. I always had a gut feeling that medications were bad, but, at age 13, I wound up in a psych hospital and took them for a month or 2. Ever since then, I have had no sexual drive whatsoever. I think I remember having it when I was 11 or 12.

[m10690d]

not you by the way man Peure genius for this video! respect bro!!!!