[PaulHoule]

Different people may experience it differently, but for me SSRIs improve my ability to "keep it together" under stress, particularly in terms of irritability. If not getting angry because somebody cuts in front of me while driving means my emotions are blunted, I am happy to have my emotions blunted. I certainly do feel pleasure, joys and pain, but I find negative emotions have less command over me.

What is a consistent observation is that SSRI drugs retard (delay) the sexual response so that in general you are less interested and take more time and more stimulation for the experience to progress.

This can vary from "I took a Lexapro and did not think about sex for a whole week but I've been so busy thinking about other things I just noticed now" to "My partner likes it that I last longer in bed" to "My partner is furious that I'm not as interested as they are" to "I feel like I am not myself".