It is estimated that at least 4% of the world’s population suffers from depression . However, the figure could be higher, up to 12%, since, according to specialists, there are many undiagnosed cases.

Sexual Appetite in Depressed People: New Findings

One of the effects of depression is reduced sexual appetite, and this is aggravated by some antidepressant drugs that lead to alterations in one’s sexual desire.

Ángel Luis Montejo, research coordinator of the Psychiatry Service of the Hospital de Salamanca, warns that studies show that the most widely used antidepressants, tricyclics and SSRIs, cause alterations in the sexual response in approximately 50% of the patients treated.

This phenomenon is observed in patients regardless of their sex, and is often underestimated by doctors, but it can further damage the patient’s mental state, also disturbing their marital relationship.

According to Montejo, the solution is found in treatment with dual antidepressants, stimulating noradrenaline and serotonin.