A reader who takes the antidepressant Wellbutrin (bupropion) asks pharmacists Joe and Teresa Graedon about the drug's troubling sexual side effects. The Graedons discuss the sexual problems associated with some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors like Wellbutrin. They also offer an alternative antidepressant that may not have the same adverse effects.
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