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Daryl's story: 13 years, and little support

Moral Medicine says Daryl has lived with PSSD for 13 years. In this interview he talks about what it has done to his life.

By Morten SkovPublished

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Thirteen years

Moral Medicine says Daryl has lived with Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) for the past 13 years.

What Daryl talks about

  • What he says PSSD has done to his life.
  • Doctors who, he says, did not take him seriously.
  • How little support he says he has had from the medical system as a whole.

Thank you to Daryl for telling this story. This interview was recorded by Moral Medicine, who have filmed more than ninety of these conversations.

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