These are documented risks of SSRIs. Most people never hear about them before their first prescription. Can last after stopping: - Post-SSRI Syndrome: general numbness. Emotional numbness, anhedonia, chronic fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, aphantasia, memory issues. - Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD): genital numbness, loss of libido, erectile problems, weak or pleasureless orgasm. Rubber like genitals. - Visual snow: constant static across your vision. - Withdrawal syndrome (antidepressant discontinuation syndrome): affects a significant share of people who stop, can be severe, and can last months or more than a year - Akathisia: intense inner restlessness, an inability to sit still. While taking it: - Emotional blunting: feeling flat, less able to cry, laugh or care - Suicidal thoughts and behavior: FDA boxed warning for children, teens and young adults under 25 - Serotonin syndrome: potentially life-threatening, higher risk when combined with other serotonergic drugs - Bleeding: higher risk, especially with aspirin, ibuprofen or blood thinners - Hyponatremia (low sodium): confusion, falls, seizures, higher risk in older people - Bone fractures: higher fracture risk, rising with longer use - Mania: can trigger manic episodes in people with bipolar disorder - Angle-closure glaucoma: can set off an attack in people with narrow eye angles - Weight gain I wasn't told about any of them.