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.
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.
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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 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.
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.
Offers some solutions to the problem of sexual dysfunction.
Discusses libido loss with antidepressant use and various options for dealing with this problem.
How Prozac may lower sex drive for women and one option for dealing with it. From The Estronaut Site.
Doctors share their tips on how to treat the sexual dysfunction associated with SSRIs.
Patient's taking St. John's Wort have not reported sexual dysfunction as a side-effect, according to this review of the literature.
Psychiatrist Robert Hedaya says that you don't have to learn to live with the side-effects of SSRIs.
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.
Information on Viagra (package insert) from Pfizer
Administration of sildenafil (Viagra, Pfizer, Inc.) appears to diminish the sexual dysfunction which sometimes results from use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in both men and women, according to this 2001 report.
Abstract of a study which compares these two antidepressants as far as how often they cause problems of sexual dysfunction.
