why and how do anti-depressants fuck with libido and sexual drive?
In: Biology
Ok this is a very very basic explanation, and a lot of nuance is missing from this, simply because we don’t know it yet.
Essentially, serotonin is thought to be important for the inhibition of sexual function, because serotonin acts on the receptors for getting and maintaining an erection in the brain. When you take SSRI’s, your body keeps serotonin in the synapse longer, increasing the effects of it.
Again, we don’t know. This is a very understudied area of medicine. We know that it does, we think we know why and how, but there is nothing concrete.
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