Anyone who has dabbled with antidepressants is likely familiar with one of its more common side effects: a lowered sex drive. Many antidepressants are part of a drug family known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which raise levels of serotonin in a person’s brain. At the same time, SSRIs can prevent the hormones that create sex drive from properly transmitting messages to the brain.
Mental health and libido
Mental health and libido
Mental health and libido
Anyone who has dabbled with antidepressants is likely familiar with one of its more common side effects: a lowered sex drive. Many antidepressants are part of a drug family known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which raise levels of serotonin in a person’s brain. At the same time, SSRIs can prevent the hormones that create sex drive from properly transmitting messages to the brain.