Doctors I speak to go like this. You want antidepressants? They'll solve XYZ problem. They're good, but they don't always work. Do they clash with any medication or health problems.. no. Anything else? Take these ones with food, here's your script/referral/whatever.
Then I take it and it sucks. Literally the government puts up ads saying smoking is going to kill me, but chemical castration (tiny bit exaggeration!!) from SSRIs is A-Okay!
Better article:
In a 2003 survey, approximately 41.7% of men and 15.4% of women discontinued psychiatric medications due to perceived sexual side effects.4 Given that SSRIs may cause sexual dysfunction in 40% to 65% of individuals, these side effects may exacerbate depression and create a barrier to medication adherence.5,6
Here's a HARVARD website [0] that lists sexual side effects to common antidepressants, including anorgasmia (inability to experience orgasms).
I have experienced both (colloquially known as blue balls) anorgasmia and lower libido from depression..
How cruel is that irony! Can't get it up from depression, can't seal the deal from SSRI induced anorgasmia!
There is no act or blame here, only science, observation and lived experience.
[0] https://www.health.harvard.edu/womens-health/when-an-ssri-me....
Doctors I speak to go like this. You want antidepressants? They'll solve XYZ problem. They're good, but they don't always work. Do they clash with any medication or health problems.. no. Anything else? Take these ones with food, here's your script/referral/whatever.
Then I take it and it sucks. Literally the government puts up ads saying smoking is going to kill me, but chemical castration (tiny bit exaggeration!!) from SSRIs is A-Okay!
Better article:
In a 2003 survey, approximately 41.7% of men and 15.4% of women discontinued psychiatric medications due to perceived sexual side effects.4 Given that SSRIs may cause sexual dysfunction in 40% to 65% of individuals, these side effects may exacerbate depression and create a barrier to medication adherence.5,6
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6007725/#:~:tex....