Paroxetine-associated spontaneous sexual stimulation.
The sexual side-effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have been widely accepted and clinicians should only prescribe these agents for the treatment of premature ejaculation in the real clinical practice. We recently experienced three cases of paroxetine-associated sexual stimulation in the outpatient clinic. Because there is little information in the existing literature on this issue, we report three female cases who developed frequent spontaneous orgasm and increased libido during paroxetine treatment.
Pae
Chi-Un
CU
Department of Psychiatry, Kangnam St Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea. pae@catholic.ac.kr
Kim
Tae-Suk
TS
Lee
Kyoung-Uk
KU
Kim
Jung-Jin
JJ
Lee
Chang-Uk
CU
Lee
Soo-Jung
SJ
Lee
Chul
C
Paik
In-Ho
IH
D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm / Q000187:drug effects; D017374:Paroxetine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*
D017374:Paroxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors