“I’m 23 years old… and my clitoris is completely numb, like the back of my elbow. I can’t orgasm. I can’t feel love for my own mother. I can’t even enjoy music anymore.”
That was Laureen Friedman’s raw testimony at a recent Safety Advocates on Mental Health Care panel.
She lives with PSSD — Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction. After taking Zoloft, she woke up one day with total genital numbness, zero libido, permanent inability to orgasm, and a sudden emotional numbness she describes as “chemical castration” and an “emotional lobotomy.” What used to be a deeply emotional, empathetic, songwriting young woman now feels disconnected from the core human experiences of love and pleasure.
She says she was never warned this could happen even after stopping the drug.
Millions are prescribed SSRIs every year, often without being told about rare but potentially permanent side effects like PSSD. People deserve full informed consent about what they’re risking.
Have you or anyone you know experienced lasting sexual or emotional side effects from antidepressants?
@GoldenergyPt Nem sequer seria possível porque se tratava de uma obra. Tinham de ter um contrato com a empresa de construção ou algo do género.
Estou a pagar esta morada há meio ano, antes de vir para cá
@GoldenergyPt Tenho conflitos com a Gold Energy há cerca de meio ano. A faturação incorrecta de um endereço foi colocada em baixa energia, enquanto o departamento de débitos ia corrigi-la a 15 de agosto, agora colocaram-me em baixa energia
@GoldenergyPt having conflicts with Gold energy about half year incorrectly invoiced for adress they put me on low energy while the debit department would correct it august 15th, they put me on low energy now
@Goldenergy tendo conflitos com a Gold Energy há cerca de meio ano, facturaram-me incorretamente a FAIA e colocaram-me em baixa energia enquanto o departamento de débitos corrigia a situação, mas agora colocaram-me em baixa energia
So that wasn't quite like the picture, but this is more fun to look at, the fresh herbs are still being made in the garden... Oh no I found a little more mint that was already done growing...
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