PSSD-UK

Working to raise awareness of PSSD (Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction)

[PSSD-UK @PssdUk]

https://t.co/Feb96fRVkQ #antidepressants #PSSD #prescribedharm

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"I have a brain injury from antidepressants. At just 7 years old, I was prescribed psychiatric drugs."

[PSSD-UK @PssdUk]

@joeroganhq I have had PSSD for 13 years. I have lost my sexuality, my emotions are numb and I have cognitive problems.
It is human rights abuse.

[PSSD-UK @PssdUk]

@newstart_2024 @lololizzle I have had PSSD for 13 years.
Immense suffering. I've lost my sexuality, my emotions are numb, I have cognitive problems.
It is human rights abuse.

[Camus @newstart_2024]

“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?

[PSSD Network | Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction @PSSDNetwork]

Antidepressants can lead to physical changes in the genitals.

Dr. Ahad Waraich, through the use of ultrasounds, has detected penile scarring (fibrosis) in young men experiencing #PSSD.

The penile tissue of young PSSD patients usually resembles that of an 80-year-old person.

[PSSD Network | Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction @PSSDNetwork]

"We are taught as doctors—we’re not very good at this. Let’s be honest, okay? […] When it comes to medical mistakes, the way to sustain trust and reduce anger and reduce blame is to admit the mistake."

@DrAseemMalhotra on last week’s @MAHA_Action Media Hub."

[Dr Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff]

More evidence that prenatal maternal use of SSRIs may be associated with 'autism' traits (reduced social responsiveness and theory of mind) in children, especially boys https://t.co/Mg3pSwqm4V

[PSSD Network | Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction @PSSDNetwork]

@Glinner Prescribing SSRIs to children is the biggest scandal in the entire NHS. SSRIs can permanently destroy a child’s sexual function (PSSD) and the vast majority of doctors fail to even warn patients. They also increased suicidal ideation in clinical trials.
https://t.co/yZEPIxjhgs

[PSSD-UK @PssdUk]

@TudorDixon 12 years suffering this nightmare here. Thsnk you so much for covering PSSD.

[Tudor Dixon @TudorDixon]

We will have a podcast addressing PSSD this week. Sadly, I have had so many desperate people asking us to expose the lack of transparency regarding sexual dysfunction and SSRIs.

Still, there are doctors fighting to hide this devastating and sometimes lifelong side effect. Why?

[PSSD Network | Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction @PSSDNetwork]

"limiting emotional range is taking someone's soul emotional range is your soul"

At the @allinsummit, @TuckerCarlson answers a question from Jason Calacanis (@Jason) about SSRIs. Tucker also discusses the lack of scientific underpinning for mental health diagnoses.

[PSSD-UK @PssdUk]

@PSSDNetwork RIP Kata.
PSSD is a nightmare that never ends.

[PSSD Network | Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction @PSSDNetwork]

(1/2) Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay.

After taking the antidepressant mirtazapine for one month, Kata from Hungary developed PSSD, memory problems and other severe persistent symptoms. She posted this video on November 24, 2017 and took her own life on October 1, 2018.

[PSSD Network | Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction @PSSDNetwork]

"The professionalism just isn't there—the willingness to stand up on behalf of the people we're treating, the people we're making money out of. You know, we're not doing it; we're not showing backbone."

For international informed consent day, here's a message from @DrDavidHealy.

[PSSD-UK @PssdUk]

@Drug_Researcher @PSSDNetwork @kevinnbass I've had PSSD for 12 years after coming off citalopram. It came on overnight.

[Emily Grey @EmilyGreyPSSD]

The projects resulting from these grants could pave the way for further medical understanding and institutional recognition of PSSD.
Please repost this thread to spread the news and encourage students to apply!

[Emily Grey @EmilyGreyPSSD]

Act fast- application deadline is June 30th 2025!

[Emily Grey @EmilyGreyPSSD]

Thrilled to be able to report that there are now grant opportunities available for students at Canadian post-secondary institutions looking to investigate Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction!
https://t.co/xMLFNuHPQH

[PSSD-UK @PssdUk]

@rcpsych Some people have tried to get approval for assisted suicide because they have irreversible sexual dysfunction caused by antidepressants. What are the ethical and legal aspects of that?

[PSSD Network | Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction @PSSDNetwork]

"Unfortunately, this is something that most people only discover after it's happened to them. And it is a persistent and potentially permanent side effect. We aren't talking about the temporary loss of libido that most people experience."

@taperclinic explains the risk of PSSD.