Max was prescribed sertraline in 2018 and took it for approximately one month. What followed was a profound and life-altering change. He began experiencing emotional numbness, loss of pleasure, insomnia, chronic fatigue, sexual dysfunction, and a deep sense that his personality had vanished. Even years later, after multiple medications and repeated attempts to recover, his symptoms have persisted.

Today, Max lives with Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) — a devastating and often unrecognized condition marked not only by sexual dysfunction, but by emotional blunting, anhedonia, cognitive changes, and loss of identity. His experience reflects the reality many patients describe: symptoms that continue long after stopping the medication, and a lack of clear warning about the possibility of permanence.

This is his story.

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🎙️ Interview conducted by Grant Slowik

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PSSD can have a catastrophic impact on patients, families, and communities.It often leads to disability, isolation, and profound psychological suffering. Every person is valuable, and everyone deserves the right to make a fully informed decision about their health.

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