Characterizing post-SSRI sexual dysfunction and its impact on quality of life through an international online survey
Alaina Studt; Margaret K. Gannon; Joanna A. Orzel; Ashley Vaughan; Amy Marcia Pearlman
International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine2021
Summary (paraphrased)
The authors surveyed members of an online PSSD support group about the drugs implicated, symptoms experienced on and off treatment, the course of the condition, treatments tried, and effects on quality of life. Among 239 responses, most implicated SSRIs rather than SNRIs or atypical agents. After stopping the drug, symptoms improved in 45% and worsened or stayed the same in 37%. Only 12% recalled being counseled about sexual side effects before starting the antidepressant. Respondents rated the impact on quality of life as severe, underscoring the gap between patient experience and clinical recognition.
Why it’s in the corpus
Largest published PSSD patient survey characterizing symptom course and quality-of-life impact. Direct patient-voice evidence for the corpus.
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