Below is a list of media articles which either feature or mention enduring sexual dysfunction after stopping antidepressants, finasteride (Propecia) or isotretinoin (Accutane).
If you can find others, please let us know.
Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD)
2023
Independent.ie: An expert view on PSSD: ‘I have a hunch as to what might be causing it’
Independent.ie: Post SSRI sexual dysfunction: ‘I had no libido – my partner and I haven’t had sex in over two years’
BBC Panorama: The Antidepressant Story
The Telegraph: Antidepressants permanently destroyed my sex life
Indigo Buzz: Qu’est-ce que la dysfonction sexuelle post-ISRS (PSSD) et que dois-je savoir à ce sujet?
Enquête de santé: Antidépresseurs: utiles ou dangereux? [The segment that discusses PSSD can be found here with English subtitles.]
Zeit Online: Antidepressiva und Sexualität: Leider keinen Bock mehr
2022
Oh! My Mag: Commonly prescribed drug linked to sexual dysfunction, experts claim [Based on Daily Mail article.]
Daily Mail: REVEALED: The hidden epidemic of sexual dysfunction which experts blame on SSRI antidepressants
The Spokesman-Review: Sexual side effects persist despite tapering dose
Mel Magazine: For Some People, the Sexual Side Effects of SSRIs Never Go Away
2021
Toronto Star: ‘Something So Sacred Has Been Taken Away from Me’ [Reprinted]
The Tyee: ‘Something So Sacred Has Been Taken Away from Me’
Causette Magazine: Antidépresseurs le long sommeil sexuel
VD News: Quando gli antidepressivi ti portano alla depressione
L’Altra Medicina: Disfunzione sessuale da psicofarmaci
FOCUS Magazine: A new libido-destroying epidemic?
Gli Stati Generali: Disfunzione Sessuale post-SSRI, un esempio di quello che la scienza non dice
Business Insider Italia: Alcuni antidepressivi possono portare a disfunzioni sessuali permanenti e la Pssd è una sindrome di cui si sa ancora poco
2020
Zougla.gr: Αντικαταθλιπτικά και σεξουαλική δυσλειτουργία
Libero: Così gli antidepressivi rendono impotenti
Corriere della Sera: È vero che molti antidepressivi hanno effetti negativi sulla vita sessuale?
Psiconline: Disfunzioni sessuali dopo la sospensione di antidepressivi SSRI
Notizie scientifiche.it: Disfunzione sessuale post terapia antidepressiva, scienziato chiede maggiore riconoscimento della condizione [No longer available at https://notiziescientifiche.it/disfunzione-sessuale-post-antidepressiva-scienziato-chiede-maggiore-riconoscimento-della-condizione/]
2019
Gli Stati Generali: Quando, con gli antidepressivi, sparisce la sessualità
Poradnikzdrowie.pl: Zespół dysfunkcji seksualnych po SSRI – przyczyny, objawy, leczenie
Osservatorio Malattie Rare: Disfunzione sessuale post-SSRI: quando gli antidepressivi lasciano il segno
Quotidiano Sanità: Disfunzione sessuale persistente dopo terapia anti-depressiva
ZDF: Libidoverlust durch Antidepressiva?
ZDF: Nebenwirkungen von Antidepressiva – Nie wieder Sex?
Tages-Anzeiger: Zwanzigjährige sagen mir: Die Lust ist weg
Le Lanceur: Prozac, Zoloft, Deroxat… Des troubles sexuels après l’arrêt du traitement
Il Salvagente: Antidepressivi sotto accusa: “Così ho perso il piacere della mia intimità”
Daily Mail: How depression pills can wreck your sex life
2018
Metro: Antidepressants were supposed to help me but they ended up making me impotent
Lyon Capitale: Un antidépresseur peut-il détruire votre vie sexuelle?
U.S. News: Do You Have Sexual Side Effects From Antidepressants You Stopped Taking?
The Guardian: My life in sex: ‘After taking antidepressants, my genitals felt numb’
2017
The Guardian: ‘I don’t know who I am without it’: the truth about long-term antidepressant use
Daily Mail: Depression pills sabotaged my love life [The published article was heavily edited from the original version which can be found here: The Pills That Steal Sex]
2016
insalutenews: Antidepressivi ed effetti collaterali. La testimonianza di Leonardo
Narratively: I Started Taking Zoloft Five Years Ago. I Haven’t Felt Sexual Sensation Since
2015
Broadly: The Post-SSRI Orgasmic High
Progress in Mind: Some drugs, not much rock and roll
2014
SexSmartFilms: Libido Lost
La Stampa: Gli antidepressivi possono causare disfunzioni sessuali in donne e uomini. Il parere del sessuologo
Men’s Health: The Pill That Kills Your Sex Drive
Volkskrant: Blijvende seksuele stoornis door antidepressivum
2013
xoJane: I Went off Antidepressants, But My Sex Drive Never Came Back
2012
The McGill Daily: Killing your sex life?
2010
Streetvibes: Despair Takes a Young Man’s Life
Gesundheitstipp: Erst Depression, dann tote Hose
2008
The Boston Globe: Antidepressants may damage more sex lives
2006
The New York Times: Expecting Too Much From a Mind Drug [We have been informed that Dr Bahrick’s letter originally included reference to PSSD, but this was edited out of the published version.]
Persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD)
The following articles describe PGAD after stopping antidepressants.
Women’s Healthcare: Persistent genital arousal disorder: The uninvited guest (Part 2) (2017)
Women’s Healthcare: Two additional PGAD accounts (2017)
The Guardian: Women with persistent genital arousal disorder: ‘People hear orgasm and they think it’s a good thing’ (2014)
Post-retinoid sexual dysfunction (PRSD)
Isotretinoin is a retinoid used in the treatment of acne.
Channel 4 News: Acne drug ‘linked to at least 14 deaths’ this year (2019)
BBC: NHS ‘should not prescribe acne drug’ (2019)
Mail Online: The acne drug that can steal young men’s virility (2018)
Cosmopolitan: “Miracle” pill thousands of women are prescribed for acne is having devastating effects on their sex lives… (2015)
Mail Online: Doctor ‘killed by’ patient who believed acne drug had made him impotent (2007)
Post-finasteride syndrome (PFS)
The PFS Foundation has a list of articles on its PFS Media Awareness page.