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I was on fluoxetine for 1.5 years due to anxiety but then I stopped it as I was back to normal but after 6 months anxiety is back my doctor again started fluoxetine but this time it is giving me sexual side effects. Why it is causing sexual side effects this time Please suggest?
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Hi Lybrate user, fluoxetine (or other drugs of the same class) have a propensity to cause sexual side effects upto the tune of about 70%. However these often go unnoticed or unreported. But these are transiewnt and often go when the meds are stopped.
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