post-SSRI sexual dysfunction
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post-SSRI sexual dysfunction
noun PSSD
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A permanent condition of physical and psychological sexual anhedonia, among other symptoms, that occurs in around 1 in 200 people who have consumed SRI drugs (SSRIs, SNRIs, etcetera), which is caused by the permanent desensitization of some serotonin receptors.
I've since discovered this side-effect isn't uncommon and has a name: PSSD (post-SSRI sexual dysfunction). I know men who also suffer with PSSD and struggle with the same genital numbness and anorgasmia, coupled with erectile dysfunction.
Similar: PSSD, post-SSRI syndrome
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