The effect of depression on potency

Mental health disorders in the form of depression are characterized by a decrease in mood and self-esteem, a pessimistic outlook on life. A patient suffering from a depressive disorder tends to make attempts to normalize his state of health with the help of alcoholic beverages and drugs that aggravate his condition.

Among the common causes of the onset of a pathological state of the psyche, doctors call:

• asthenic neuroses
• neurotic conflicts
• stressful situations
• emotional upheavals

Depression significantly reduces a man's libido and erectile capabilities. To restore sexual potency, the help of a urologist and a psychotherapist is required.

Signs of onset of a depressive disorder

A diagnosis confirming the development of depression can be made only if the depression continues for more than 2 weeks and is accompanied by the onset of the following characteristic symptoms:

• decreased depressive mood that does not leave the patient for most of the day
• disinterest in the surrounding reality, loss of the ability to enjoy
• suicidal tendencies
• increased fatigue, weakness and lethargy, slow reaction
• decreased concentration of attention
• obsessions with self-deprecation and guilt
• insomnia
• decreased appetite and a sharp decrease in body weight

A patient in a state of depression feels constant psychological stress, there is an unfocused motor restlessness. Patients tend to demonstrate aggressive behavior or fall into apathy, experience inner emptiness, indifference and indifference to the events taking place, and lose any motivation for activity. The painful condition is often accompanied by nihilistic delusions, self-condemnation and fear of persecution. There is a persistent fixation on one's condition, which is aggravated by a pessimistic assessment of the present and future

Complications of depression

In the history of the disease, there are painful symptoms affecting the somatic sphere. The condition is significantly complicated by signs of various functional disorders (sleep disturbance, weakness and fatigue, increased anxiety and decreased sex drive, lack of appetite and weight loss). Severe depressive disorders cause the development of psychosomatic disorders such as:

• cardiovascular pathologies (pressing pain in the sternum, increased heart rate, arterial hypertension and angina attacks)
• lesions of the respiratory system (shortness of breath)
• endocrine diseases (testicular dysfunction and pituitary gland, adrenal glands and thyroid gland)
• pathological changes of a neurotic nature (parkinsonism, multiple sclerosis, excessive anxiety and excitability, emotional instability)
• gastrointestinal disorders (nausea and vomiting, pain in stomach, colitis and gastritis)

Effects of depression on sexual performance

Depression is a typical negative factor that causes a decrease in sexual desire and loss of the ability to have intercourse. There is a temporary or permanent inhibition of sexual excitability, the patient ceases to feel natural libido. The condition may worsen under the influence of congenital pathologies, characteristics of upbringing and chronic functional disorders of health. A significant role in the formation of psychogenic impotence is played by the intake of sedative medications and antidepressants, as well as potent psychotropic substances, alcoholic beverages and narcotic drugs. In sexual dysfunctions caused by mild depression, erectile function is not completely lost. So, the patient retains the ability to experience a spontaneous erection. The state of sexual arousal usually occurs in the evening or morning, when the inhibitory effect of the cerebral cortex on the reproductive centers is weakened.

Ways to Prevent Depression

To prevent the development of mental disorders and restore male consistency, patients should: