Drugs side effects

Erectile dysfunction can also be induced by certain drugs such as drugs for high blood pressure, heart medication, antidepressants, tranquilizers or sedatives. All these sum up approximately 200 daily prescribed medications.
Clinical trials proved that 50% of men taking Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Luvox, Inderal, Elavil, Replan, Indocin reacted with lower intensity to sexual stimulation. Drugs like Prozac cause ED because of the serotonin in their componence. Serotonin acts as an inhibitor on sexuality and erectile process. Alternatives to Prozac, more indulgent with the erectile function are Serzone and Remeron.
Drugs causing ED can also be considered the betablockers (propanolol, atenolol etc.) which are also commonly prescribed by physicians. Medications associated with impotence are also glaucoma eye drops and cancer chemotherapy agents.
To drugs prescribed by doctors, there must be added the over-the-counter medications that can lead to impotence. Alone or in combination with long-term use of alcohol and illegal substances, such drugs may severely damage the vascular and nervous systems, consequently leading to erectile dysfunction.

If you are having erectile problems after starting a new treatment you can ask your physician about the possible side effects of the drug you are using. Drugs can cause about 25% of all erectile dysfunction physical problems.

Antihypertensives, Centrally Acting Drugs: Clonidine, Rauwolfia alkaloids
Diuretics: All thiazides, probably loop diuretics, spironolactone
Ganglionic blockers: Hexamethonium, Trimethaphan,
Adrenergic blockers: Guanethidine, Propranolol
False neurotransmitters: Methyldopa
Psychotropics: Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclics, phenothiazines, benzodiazepines,
CNS depressants: sedatives, narcotics, anxiolytics, alcohol, opiates, cocaine
Miscellaneous: High-dose cholinergic blockers, estrogens, cimetidine, anticancer drugs.