
BACKGROUND: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) is characterized by sexual and emotional symptoms associated to the exposure to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) or Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI). OBJECTIVE: The present study provides a comprehensive picture on demographic and clinical characteristics associated to PSSD. METHODS: An online survey was run on subjects self-declaring as affected by PSSD. The survey collected socio-demographic and clinical data via questions created ad hoc and three standardized scales (Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, World Health Organization Wellbeing Index). RESULTS: A total of 135 subjects (115 males; mean age 31.9 ± 8.9 years) was analysed. The syndrome was more represented among young, heterosexual males after the exposure to SSRI/SNRI at relatively high doses. The major findings involved the temporal sequence of symptoms: 118 subjects had symptoms both during and after SSRI/SNRI administration, and 17 only after, thus deposing for a iatrogenic action of SSRI/SNRI. Different variables, represented by both emotional and sexual symptoms, accounted for the variability of the severity of the sexual dysfunction as well as of wellbeing. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the present results, PSSD is a complex iatrogenic syndrome in need of being further studied and understood.
Adult, Male, Serotonin, SNRI, PSSD; SNRI; SSRI; Sexual dysfunction; discontinuation, Sexual Behavior, DISCONTINUATION, Sexual dysfunction, PSSD, HOSPITAL ANXIETY, EXPERIENCES SCALE, ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS, Norepinephrine, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological, Young Adult, RELIABILITY, SSRI, Humans, VALIDITY, ASEX, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, discontinuation
Adult, Male, Serotonin, SNRI, PSSD; SNRI; SSRI; Sexual dysfunction; discontinuation, Sexual Behavior, DISCONTINUATION, Sexual dysfunction, PSSD, HOSPITAL ANXIETY, EXPERIENCES SCALE, ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS, Norepinephrine, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological, Young Adult, RELIABILITY, SSRI, Humans, VALIDITY, ASEX, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, discontinuation
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