Drugs That Can Affect Your Erection

Various medications can affect sexual desire and response of a man. Sometimes erection problems can be a side effect of some medication. If you think that erectile dysfunction can be caused by a particular drug you are taking, talk about it with your doctor because you might need to change the dose or substitute another drug. However, never change or stop your treatment without first talking to your doctor as it could jeopardize your health, especially if you suffer from any chronic health condition such as diabetes, heart disease or kidney.

Below is a list of medicines that commonly cause erectile dysfunction, as a side effect.

Antihistamines

Antihistamines are drugs to treat symptoms of allergies or infection, such as congestion, sneezing, rhinitis and itching. Certain types of antihistamines, as some of those listed below, are also used to treat heartburn.

·         Cimetidine (Tagamet)

·         Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)

·         Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)

·         Hydroxyzine (Vistaril)

·         Meclizine (Antivert)

·         Nizatidine (Axid)

·         Promethazine (Phenergan)

·         Ranitidine (Zantac)

Blood pressure medications and diuretics

The hypertension (high blood pressure) is a condition that usually has no symptoms, but can cause serious health problems such as stroke (stroke), heart failure, myocardial infarction and renal failure. When blood pressure drops as a result of not adopting a healthy lifestyle, your doctor will prescribe medications to control it. Some medications reduce the heart rate or relax and expand blood vessels.

Other medications such as diuretics, fluid extract and salt (sodium) in the body, which lowers blood pressure, also treat osteoporosis, some cases of diabetes, renal diseases and glaucoma. Glaucoma is a condition associated with the presence of high pressure in the eye fluids, if not treated in time, can cause blindness.

·         Atenolol (Tenormin)

·         Bethanidine

·         Bumetanide (Bumex)

·         Captopril (Capoten)

·         Chlorothiazide (Diuril)

·         Chlorthalidone (Hygroton)

·         Clonidine (Catapres)

·         Enalapril (Vasotec)

·         Furosemide (Lasix)

·         Guanabenz (Wytensin)

·         Guanethidine (Ismelin)

·         Guanfacine (Tenex)

·         Haloperidol (Haldol)

·         Hydralazine (Apresoline)

·         Hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix)

·         Labetalol (Normodyne)

·         Methyldopa (Aldomet)

·         Metoprolol (Lopressor)

·         Nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia)

·         Phenoxybenzamine (Dibenzyline)

·         Phentolamine (Regitine)

·         Prazosin (Minipress)

·         Propranolol (Inderal)

·         Reserpine (Serpasil)

·         Spironolactone (Aldactone)

·         Triamterene (Maxzide)

·         Verapamil (Calan)

Antidepressants and other psychiatric treatments

Antidepressants are medicines used to treat depression and seek to restore the balance of natural brain chemistry. Other drugs used in psychiatry, as anxiolytics aimed at reducing the symptoms of anxiety - and medicines to treat psychosis (antipsychotics) may also cause erection problems.

·         Amitriptyline (Elavil)

·         Amoxapine (Asendin)

·         Buspirone (Buspar)

·         Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)

·         Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)

·         Clomipramine (Anafranil)

·         Clorazepate (Tranxene)

·         Desipramine (Norpramin)

·         Diazepam (Valium)

·         Doxepin (Sinequan)

·         Fluoxetine (Prozac)

·         Fluphenazine (Prolixin)

·         Imipramine (Tofranil)

·         Isocarboxazid (Marplan)

·         Lorazepam (Ativan)

·         Meprobamate (Equanil)

·         Mesoridazine (Serentil)

·         Nortriptyline (Pamelor)

·         Oxazepam (Serax)

·         Phenelzine (Nardil)

·         Phenytoin (Dilantin)

·         Sertraline (Zoloft)

·         Thioridazine (Mellaril)

·         Thiothixene (Navane)

·         Tranylcypromine (Parnate)

·         Trifluoperazine (Stelazine)

Drugs for Parkinson's disease

The PD is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. It usually starts with a trembling, barely noticeable, in one hand. As time passes symptoms worsen, and may be experienced muscle stiffness, slow movements, tremor, rigid facial expression and alterations in posture, motor coordination and balance, among others. Although this disease has no cure, medications significantly help improve symptoms.

·         Benztropine (Cogentin)

·         Biperiden (Akineton)

·         Bromocriptine (Parlodel)

·         Levodopa (Sinemet)

·         Procyclidine (Kemadrin)

·         Trihexyphenidyl (Artane)

Narcotic analgesics

Narcotic analgesics - also called opioids are used to relieve intense pain unrealized by other medications. They are very effective in reducing pain in the short term and should be administered under close medical supervision for a period not exceeding four months.

·         Codeine

·         Fentanyl (Innovate)

·         Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)

·         Meperidine (Demerol)

·         Methadone

·         Morphine

·         Oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percodan)

Chemotherapy and hormonal medications

The chemotherapy refers to drugs that are used to cure cancer, prevent it from spreading and relieve your symptoms, when the disease cannot be eradicated. You can also use hormone therapy to treat certain types of cancer, such as prostate. All these drugs can cause erectile dysfunction.

·         Antiandrogens (Casodex, Flutamide, Nilutamide)

·         Busulfan (Myleran)

·         Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)

·         Ketoconazole

·         LHRH agonists (Lupron, Zoladex)

Other drugs

·         Aminocaproic acid (Amicar)

·         Atropine

·         Clofibrate (Atromid-S)

·         Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)

·         Cyproterone

·         Digoxin (Lanoxin)

·         Disopyramide (Norpace)

·         Estrogen

·         Finasteride (Propecia, Proscar, Avodart)

·         Furazolidone (Furoxone)

·         H2 blockers (Tagamet, Zantac, Pepcid)

·         Indomethacin (Indocin)

·         Lipid-lowering agents

·         Licorice

·         Metoclopramide (Reglan)

·         NSAIDs (ibuprofen, etc.)

·         Orphenadrine (Norflex)

·         Prochlorperazine (Compazine)

·         Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)