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Beware: Antidepressants Could Kill Your Sex Life

New studies show surprising libido effects in antidepressants

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 15, 2008 12:23 PM CST

(Newser) – An impaired sex drive has long been recognized as an occasional side effect of some antidepressants, but recent research suggests the drugs' libido-stifling powers might be far more widespread than doctors and patients thought. The prevalence of users experiencing numbness or fleeting arousal may be... Read full story »

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