Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to P Power-Smith.
We report cases of several side-effects from the anti-depressant fluoxetine. We suggest that, at therapeutic doses, fluoxetine may have a beneficial effect on sexual function in some men with erectile failure and premature ejaculation.
Complete recovery of phantom limb pain of five years' duration occurred in a 71-year-old man following treatment with fluoxetine. There was no coexisting affective disorder. Further research is indicated in view of the postulated role of lowered central 5-hydroxytryptamine activity in the genesis and maintenance of chronic pain.