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What Can Cause Sexual Dysfunction?

i suffer from from cfs,and since last october have been on 20mg citalapram nocte,and 300mg tds .this seems to be good as a combination,helping the cfs and joint pain,but after aprox three weeks i found that i was suffering from sexual disfunction.i have been back to my GP a couple of times and he just said that he could put me on viagra with a private script.could my med s be the cause of my sd.
Tue, 13 Jan 2015
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Hello and welcome.

Yes, your medication (especially seen with all psychiatric medication) is undoubtedly the cause for loss or lowered libido or sexual dysfunction.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes.
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What Can Cause Sexual Dysfunction?

Hello and welcome. Yes, your medication (especially seen with all psychiatric medication) is undoubtedly the cause for loss or lowered libido or sexual dysfunction. Hope this helps. Best wishes.