Health
Can Antidepressants Make You Permanently Asexual?
TikTok is filled with videos of young people proudly proclaiming their asexuality. However, is this rise due to wider acceptance in society, or is there a medical explanation for its new prevalence? It seems that antidepressants may be a cause of permanent changes to a person’s sexuality.
By Olivia Flint4 min read
It’s been long understood that antidepressants can have a negative effect on a person’s libido while taking them. However, it has recently emerged that antidepressant use could cause potentially permanent changes to a person’s sexuality, even long after taking the medication. This condition is called PSSD (Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction).