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I Am Suffering From The Side Effects Of Cipralex.
hi! I was on anti depressant past 2 years. It has already been three months that i quit them. The last drug that i took was cipralex and took it for complete one year before tapering it. It is known to have bad withdrawal effect. I am done with all my side effects EXCEPT that i still have very low libido..it is almost nil...i am scared. it is already three months and i still have this sie effect..is it hi! I was on anti depressant past 2 years. It has already been three months that i quit them. The last drug that i took was cipralex and took it for complete one year before tapering it. It is known to have bad withdrawal effect. I am done with all my side effects EXCEPT that i still have very low libido..it is almost nil...i am scared. it is already three months and i still have this sie effect..is it normal?
Sun, 19 Dec 2010
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The Low sexual libido could be due to both depression as well as the side effect of medicine, after any physical causes have been ruled out. Have you discussed this with your psychiatrist? If not, please do so, since it needs to be clarified which is the cause.
If this has been diagnosed as the side effect by the psychiatrist, then its persistence after discontinuation of Cipralex is rare but reported. Please consult a psychiatrist for this can be helped.
The Low sexual libido could be due to both depression as well as the side effect of medicine, after any physical causes have been ruled out. Have you discussed this with your psychiatrist? If not, please do so, since it needs to be clarified which is the cause.
If this has been diagnosed as the side effect by the psychiatrist, then its persistence after discontinuation of Cipralex is rare but reported. Please consult a psychiatrist for this can be helped.
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