Sexual Dysfunction Antidepressants Symptoms, Treatment & Information

...it can be much worse, causing not only low libido, but also erectile dysfunction and difficulties with orgasm...lower your dose enough to reduce sexual side effects while still obtaining depression relief...individual patient they may be a viable treatment alternative to reduce sexual side effects...

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...People can have difficulty with one or more of the phases of sexual functioning: desire, arousal and orgasm...... As always, talk with your doctor about options if you have sexual dysfunction...antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil, Effexor, Cymbalta, Zoloft or Celexa, and some do not...

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...to 70 percent of men and women treated for major depression with first- or second-generation agents, a principal reason for a 3-fold increased risk of nonadherence that approaches 70 percent in the first months of treatment and leads to increased relapse, recurrence, disability, and resource utilization by affected patients," they write...

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Here's how to determine if the sexual dysfunction is from the antidepressant medication rather than from depression...dysfunction happens too often but is rarely asked or discussed in the doctor's office. Some physicians and patients feel embarrassed about this...

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