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Snapshot · Modern Wisdom
Something Strange Is Happening To Gen Z - Isabel Brown - #1106
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Jun 4, 2026
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The Hidden Costs of Antidepressants
At 10:52 · chapter starts 10:42
17% of 18–24-year-olds are on antidepressants. Isabel shares a story of a woman prescribed SSRIs at age 7. A PSSD testimony reveals permanent genital numbness affects 50–70% of SSRI patients. [1] — Isabel Brown "Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction causes permanent nervous system injury: genital numbness, loss of orgasm, and sudden-onset chemical asexuality…" 12:36
The SSRI Epidemic: Permanent Sexual Damage in Young Women
Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction causes permanent nervous system injury: genital numbness, loss of orgasm, and sudden-onset chemical asexuality in women who stop taking antidepressants. 50–70% of patients on SSRIs experience sexual side effects, and for some it never reverses.
50–70% SSRI sexual side effects
50 to 70% of all patients taking SSRIs will experience sexual side effects, and for some these effects become permanent after stopping the drug.
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