Unconventional Side Effects of Antidepressants: Focus on Emotional Blunting

April 2017 in “ European Psychiatry ”

Valentina Falaschi, Stefano Baroni, Federico Mucci … Donatella Marazziti

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Studysummary This study found that antidepressants may affect loving relationships differently by gender, with women on TCAs experiencing more sexual side effects and men on SSRIs reporting reduced feelings of love and attachment.

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