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Put Down The Viagra! Find Out The Root Cause Of Your Erectile Dysfunction Before Resorting To ED Medication
Nanja Bongers
https://www.aarp.org/health/drugs-supplements/info-04-2012/medications-that-can-cause-sexual-dysfunction.htmlErectile dysfunction only occurs in a small percentage of men. Most men with ED are actually young, virile men that seem to have this problem with no other known cause. ED does not actually occur in men over mid-age because this is the time of life when physical and hormonal changes occur, thus giving the problem in older men a known cause. Before you beg your doctor for an ED medication, consider searching for the root cause of why you cannot get an erection or maintain an erection. There are actually dozens of causes for this issue, and you should look at treating the cause rather than taking another pill. The following causes are the most common.
Cardiovascular Health Problems
Blood flow to the penis is necessary for an erection. When you have heart problems like low blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and circulatory problems, the blood flow to your genitalia is not always going to work the way you expect. Low blood pressure is curable with medication. Congestive heart failure may require a water pill, but that may inhibit erections. Circulatory problems, such as weak blood vessels, fewer blood vessels in the penis than normal, and/or blocked blood vessels may or may not be treatable.
Psychological Issues
Past sexual traumas and/or abuse can cause ED. Men have to realize that there is something emotionally blocking their physical responses to sexual arousal. When they understand and accept that, they can seek psychological treatment for it. The therapist can help you find ways to rediscover a healthy sexual appetite and normal physical responses to arousal without medication.
Other Medications
There are dozens of medications from seven different medication classes that cause problems with erections. If you are taking a blood pressure medication or water pill, it kills the blood flow to the penis, and taking a pill that increases blood flow to the penis can actually kill you if you are taking blood pressure medication. Antidepressants decrease your libido and interest in sex, which in turn affects your ability to get an erection. Medications for high cholesterol prevent the development of hormones that control libido and erections. Benzodiazepines calm, tranquilize, and sedate patients. As such, they remove almost all interest in sex as the person taking them spends more time sleeping. Antipsychotics decrease dopamine in the brain and block its production, which is a chemical directly produced by the body for the enjoyment of sex. No enjoyment, no sex.
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