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Beneficial Sexual Side-effects from Fluoxetine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Parsley Power-Smith
Parsley Power-Smith*
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The Yews Community Mental Health Centre, Worral Road, Sheffield
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Abstract

We report cases of several side-effects from the antidepressant fluoxetine. We suggest that, at therapeutic doses, fluoxetine may have a beneficial effect on sexual function in some men with erectile failure and premature ejaculation.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 164 , Issue 2 , February 1994 , pp. 249 - 250
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Copyright © 1994 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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