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Acta Med 2012; 10 (1)

Sexual dysfunction associated with antidepressant drugs

Vázquez USP, Secín DR

Language: Spanish
References: 71
Page: 20-29
PDF size: 305.72 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Antidepressant treatment, although effective in treating the manifestations of major depression, may also be able to induce or exacerbate some symptoms of sexual dysfunction, these symptoms negatively affect quality of life of the person who suffers, his self-esteem and can lead to lack of adherence to treatment and subsequent relapse of depressive symptoms. The objectives of this review are to assess the frequency of sexual dysfunction associated with antidepressant treatment, an update on the range of adverse effects on sexuality associated with different antidepressants, analyze which ones are most associated with this problem and which are relatively “noble” in this regard, also provide some recommendations for treatment, both pharmacological and nonpharmacological to counter this adverse effect of antidepressant drugs.


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