SSRIs like Lexapro can dampen sexual activity by reducing limbic system activity and may blunt overall enjoyment of life.

“the reason lexapro and other ssris dampen down sexual activity is because they dampen down the limbic system which is the part of the brain which drives those behaviors and also people on these drugs often say yes i don't feel depressed anymore i don't i don't i don't cry i i don't have the distress that comes from seeing sad things on the tv but they also say but also i don't enjoy life as much because i'm kind of my my pleasures are blunt today right up in the bottom exactly exactly”