(Ayeshah Haque/ Healing) — Anti-depression medications are known to cause upset stomach and weight gain, but what has scientists alarmed is the lesser-known side effect of sexual dysfunction that persists long after the patient stops taking the medication .
“Any pleasurable sensation that we typically get from our lips being touched, or other sensitive parts of our body, were completely gone,” Emily Grey, Director of the Canadian Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) Society , said of the sexual symptoms
“My emotions dulled. And, specifically, romantic love? I don’t feel that anymore,” said Grey, who began to experience symptoms five years ago after she stopped taking an SSRI. Since then, she has connected with others experiencing similar symptoms. (…)