Warning to millions who have been prescribed popular antidepressants with potential side-effect that sparks long-term sexual dysfunction - leaving some patients' sex lives permanently ruined READ MORE: Side effect warning about antidepressants taken by millions Has your sex drive been hampered by SSRIs? Email [email protected].
uk By Cassidy Morrison and Jon Brady Published: 09:42, 23 May 2024 | Updated: 10:14, 23 May 2024 e-mail 28 shares 3 View comments Patients taking antidepressants are being warned to beware of side-effects that could leave them 'asexual' even after they stop using them - a problem that could affect millions of Brits . Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), the most common class of antidepressant drug in the UK, are relied upon by one in eight Brits - 8.6million in all - who are dealing with mental health issues like anxiety and depression .
Common SSRIs prescribed in the UK include citalopram, fluoxetine and sertraline, sometimes known by brand names Cipramil, Prozac and Lustral - but their use has been linked to long-term and even permanent sexual dysfunction by researchers. The NHS has warned that side effects such as a loss of libido and achieving orgasm, lower sperm count and erectile dysfunction 'can persist' after taking them - and patients have described feeling 'carved out', relationships wrecked, from their use. Men and women say SSRI side-effects have hampered their sex lives, even after coming off of the medications - a conditi.
