Jorge's story: restarting SSRIs
Jorge restarted SSRIs such as sertraline and escitalopram several times. He describes brain fog, sexual dysfunction and numbness.
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Several attempts to go back on SSRIs
Jorge tried several times to restart SSRIs, including sertraline and escitalopram, in the hope that they would ease his symptoms.
Moral Medicine says he still lives with symptoms that began after these attempts.
What Jorge describes
- Brain fog, which he describes as debilitating.
- Sexual dysfunction.
- Numbness in his body.
Moral Medicine files his story under Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD).
Thank you to Jorge for telling this story. This interview was recorded by Moral Medicine, who have filmed more than ninety of these conversations.
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