Side Effects of SSRI & Antidepressants
Billions of dollars are spent each year on anti-depressant drugs. Patients experience different side effects and various degrees of sexual dysfunctions due to SSRIs. Anti-depressants reduce the production of nitric oxide, which reduces blood flow that leads to a flaccid penis and other side effects such as: nausea, agitation, sleep problems, weight gain, suicidal thoughts, and GI problems. [1][2] (Learn: Natural Ways To Restore Serotonin & Nitric Oxide)
Three most common antidepressant-induced sexual side effects include:
- Weak erection or unable to initiate an erection
- Decreased sexual drive (low libido) or blocked orgasm
- Decreased physiological arousal and lubrication in women
Other sexual dysfunctions side effects varies from person to person due to hormonal irregularities included: painful ejaculation, persistent erection, penile anesthesia, clitoral priapism, and spontaneous orgasm with yawning.
Dr. Cipriani published a list of popular anti-depressant drugs based on his 117 case studies. Two types of measurements were applied: efficacy and acceptability. Efficacy based on the responded effectiveness of the drugs; acceptability, on the patients’ tolerance to the undesirable side effects. A higher acceptability rate suggests patients stopped taking the drugs. Due to the limited number of case studies and wide range of side effects from the anti-depressants, the chart below does not indicate the true potency among the general population. [1]
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1 | Mirtazapine | Sertraline |
2 | Escitalopram | Escitalopram |
3 | Venlafaxine | Buproprion |
4 | Sertraline | Citalopram |
5 | Citalopram | Fluoxetine |
6 | Buproprion | Milnacipran |
7 | Paroxetine | Mirtazapine |
8 | Milnacipran | Venlafaxine |
9 | Fluoxetine | Paroxetine |
10 | Duloxetine | Duloxetine |
11 | Fluvoxamine | Fluvoxamine |
12 | Reboxetine | Reboxetine |
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