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Unfortunately sexual dysfunction is often a side-effect of antidepressant use. These links explore what you can do minimize this side-effect and what medications cause it.
Tips for Reducing Sexual Dysfunction
Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect from many antidepressants, in particular SSRIs. These are the top doctor recommended tips for coping with antidepressant induced sexual dysfunction.
How Can Men on Antidepressants Overcome Retrograde Ejaculation?
Q. How can men on antidepressants overcome retrograde ejaculation?
Got the Bedroom Blues?
If you're singing the bedroom blues because of antidepressant side-effects, Wellbutrin (bupropion) may be the answer you've been looking for.
Sexual Dysfunction - Tips for Reducing Antidepressant Related Sexual Dysfunction
Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect from many antidepressants, in particular SSRIs. These are the top doctor recommended tips for coping with antidepressant induced sexual dysfunction.
Venlafaxine Associated Sexual Dysfunction Treated with Sildenafil
A case report on a male patient treated with sildenafil (Viagra) for sexual dysfunction caused by venlafaxine (Effexor). By Timothy R. Berigan, MD, DDS, & Jeffrey Harazin, MD, in Psychiatry On-Line.
Antidepressants Rob Sexuality
Offers some solutions to the problem of sexual dysfunction.
Personal Health: Antidepressants and Libido
Discusses libido loss with antidepressant use and various options for dealing with this problem.
Prozac: Side Effects for Women
How Prozac may lower sex drive for women and one option for dealing with it. From The Estronaut Site.
Skirmish or Siege?
Psychology Today article about the problem of SSRI side effects, including sexual dysfunction. Also discusses the problems of long-term therapy such as unknown risks, the "kindling effect", poop out and others.
SSRI Sexual Dysfunction
Doctors share their tips on how to treat the sexual dysfunction associated with SSRIs.
The Hypericum Homepage - Side-Effects
Patient's taking St. John's Wort have not reported sexual dysfunction as a side-effect, according to this review of the literature.
Treating the Side Effects of Antidepressants
Psychiatrist Robert Hedaya says that you don't have to learn to live with the side-effects of SSRIs.
Venlafaxine Associated Sexual Dysfunction Treated with Sildenafil
A case report on a male patient treated with sildenafil (Viagra) for sexual dysfunction caused by venlafaxine (Effexor). By Timothy R. Berigan, MD, DDS, & Jeffrey Harazin, MD, in Psychiatry On-Line.
Viagra (sildenafil)
Information on Viagra (package insert) from Pfizer
Viagra Appears to Help Antidepressant Sexual Dysfunction
Initial data from a study found that 75% of men participating were "much improved" or "very much improved". This Feb. 2000 news release gives contact information regarding planned studies.
Wellbutrin vs. Zoloft in Causing Sexual Dysfunction
Abstract of a study which compares these two antidepressants as far as how often they cause problems of sexual dysfunction.

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