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Drugs and sexual desire is about sexual desire being manipulated through drugs from various approaches. Sexual desire is generated under the effects from sex hormones and microcircuits from brain regions. [1] Neurotransmitters play essential roles in stimulating and inhibiting the processes that lead to libido production in
Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD) [63] [64] refers to a set of symptoms reported by some people who have taken SSRIs or other serotonin reuptake-inhibiting (SRI) drugs, in which sexual dysfunction symptoms persist for at least three months [65] [66] [67] after ceasing to take the drug. The status of PSSD as a legitimate and distinct pathology ...
Some forms of sexual dysfunction such as erectile dysfunction can be treated with drugs. Because of their effects, erectile dysfunction drugs are sometimes used for recreational purposes. Many drugs, both legal and illegal, some sold online, have side effects that affect the user's sexual function. Many drugs can cause loss of libido as a side ...
Some antidepressants, including commonly prescribed ones from the class known as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), can cause sexual side effects such as erectile dysfunction ...
Some prescription antidepressants, such as bupropion (Wellbutrin), are less likely to cause intimate side effects than others in the SSRI class of medications. Taking a temporary “drug holiday.”
Unlike other SSRIs used to treat depression, which have been associated with high incidences of sexual dysfunction, [19] dapoxetine is associated with low rates of sexual dysfunction. Taken as needed, dapoxetine has very mild adverse effects of decreased libido (<1%) and erectile dysfunction (<4%). [7]
In clinical trials, the pills eased depression without the sexual side effects that can push some people to quit SSRIs. And there were no adverse effects on weight, blood pressure, heart rate, or ...
Sexual dysfunction, such as decreased libido, abnormal orgasm, delayed ejaculation, and erectile dysfunction, are well-known side effects of SSRIs and serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). [18] In clinical trials, sexual dysfunction occurred more often with vortioxetine than with placebo and appeared to be dose-dependent.