Antidepressants Affect Feelings Of Love For Partner

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Taking antidepressants may affect people's feelings of love and attachment, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that men's feelings of love tended to be affected more than women's by taking antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which work mainly through the serotonin system. In contrast, drugs called tricyclic antidepressants, which affect the serotonin system less, seem to affect women's feelings of love more than men's, the researchers said.

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