What medications affect potency

Doctors confirm the strong effect of certain medications on the intensity of male potency and erectile ability. If a man is taking drugs that can suppress sexual desire, he may see a doctor to find safe alternatives.

Before choosing alternative methods of treating somatic disorders, the doctor conducts a comprehensive examination of the patient to establish other reasons for the decrease in sexual desire. Often, patients have latent organic pathologies of the vascular walls, nerve endings or structural elements of the penis, causing a persistent decrease in potency, which has nothing to do with the drugs used.

The effect of medications on sexual strength

Mechanism of drug action

Drug-induced impotence is associated with the following sexual disorders:

• decrease in sexual desire for a partner
• acceleration, slowdown or weakening of the ejaculation process
• weakening or complete weakening of orgasm
• partial or complete erectile dysfunction< / li>

The normal level of libido depends on the sufficient production of sex hormones. The secretion of the hormonal substance is mediated by the activity of the testicles and pituitary gland. The prolactin secreted by the pituitary gland controls the level of testosterone produced in the testes. The hormone formed in the gonads circulates in the blood, combining with protein components. The emergence of a man's expressed sexual desire in relation to a sexual partner depends on the intensity of brain activity and the work of the peripheral nervous system. Medications, as a rule, cause an acceleration or deceleration of the transmission of nerve impulses, which has a certain effect on the functioning of the reproductive system, the level of libido and erectile ability. If a man regularly takes drugs that increase the production of prolactin, this provokes a reduced secretion of testosterone. The production of an insufficient amount of the male sex hormone entails such negative consequences as:

• female-type breast augmentation
• decrease and deformation of the testicles
• decrease in erection and libido
• infertility

Dangerous drugs for potency

Deterioration of sexual health is observed in men taking the following groups of drugs:

• antipsychotics (promazine and chlorpromazine, alimemazine and levomepromazine)
• non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (naprelan, indocin)
• antiepileptic drugs
• sedatives and tricyclic antidepressants (lorazepam and fluoxetine)
• female hormones (estrogens)
• antihypertensive drugs (octadine and reserpine, nifedipine and atenolol, triamterene and verapamil)
• muscle relaxants (cyclobenzaprine, orphenadrine and flexeril)
• antiarrhythmic medicines (disopyramide)
• medicines for Parkinson's disease (benztropine, akinetone and trihexyphenidyl)
• diuretic substances (spironolactone)< / li>
• antihistamines (diphenhydramine and benardryl, diphenhydramine and hydroxycine, fenergan and meclizine)
• histamine H2 receptor antagonists (ranitidine, nizatidine and simetidine)
• anti-cancer agents prostate gland (eulexin and leuprolide)
• drugs for chemotherapy (milleran and cyclophosphamide)< / li>

Peculiarities of drug treatment for men

Thus, the negative effect on potency is due to organic pathologies (depression and prostate cancer, hypertension and arrhythmia) and the treatment undertaken to eliminate them. If a man is concerned about maintaining sexual health during the treatment of certain functional pathologies, he should discuss it with his doctor in advance. If available, the healthcare provider may suggest alternative treatments or additional care measures to mitigate the negative effects of prescribed medications. If taking medications has caused a decrease in sexual desire, a man should remember that the end of the course of drug treatment usually leads to a full restoration of sexual potency. This means that, unlike organic lesions, drugs do not permanently harm the state of the reproductive system. Their inhibitory effect is temporary and completely disappears after the active components of medicines are removed from the body. Sometimes drugs that are harmful to potency cannot be replaced with other drugs. Since the health and life of a person may depend on the intake of these drugs, doctors do not advise to refuse the treatment recommended by a specialist. After elimination of certain somatic disorders and completion of drug therapy, a man will be able to restore his usual sexual behavior and return to the original level of libido.