Sex and SSRIs: why your libido is lower, and how to fix it
Over the last year, prescriptions to antidepressants in the UK have soared. One of their most exasperating side effects? A decreased sex drive and inability to reach orgasm.
Antidepressants
“I felt like antidepressants were the only option”: inside the pandemic’s mental health crisis
A record six million UK adults were prescribed antidepressants last year for circumstances that one psychotherapist believes “drugs were never meant to treat”. But after a decade of government cuts to mental health services and three national lockdowns, what's the alternative?
Inside the anti anti-depressant movement
A record 70 million antidepressants were prescribed in England last year. Arguably an easy remedy for doctors and psychiatrists, are SSRIs still fit for purpose?