Letters to the Editor Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction Treated with Vardenafil
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Dear Editor: The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are used to treat a wide array of psychiatric conditions (1). Patients experience fewer side effects, compared with the older antidepressants (2). However, sexual dysfunction may occur in up to 75% of patients taking antidepressants (3). I report a case in which a patient taking sertraline experienced decreased to almost nonexistent erections, with a return to his baseline functioning following treatment with vardenafil. To my knowledge, this is the first reported case of vardenafil used to treat antidepressantinduced sexual dysfunction.
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