Although those who suffer from erectile dysfunction tend to blame poor physical condition or injuries for it psychological factors deserve as much attention as physiological ones do. Depression often co-exists with impotence, or erectile dysfunction, and may become the underlying cause of the inability to achieve erection and to have an orgasm.
Erectile dysfunction and depression may seem to have little in common but studies have proved that the state of your mood does actually affect your ability to perform sex.
The fact is that the brain is the centre where all the nervous impulses are delivered and analyzed. Signals are transmitted throughout the body and thus communication between brain cells and other parts of the body is organized. Special chemicals are present in the brain determining the successfulness of interaction between the brain and other organs. Signals sent from the brain regulate most processes in our body. If the work of the brain is disorganized that happens when you are depressed the functioning of the body goes in the wrong way.
The majority of depressed people find it difficult to lead normal sexual life.
Antidepressants that are used to cope with depression have both positive and negative effects. With the help of antidepressants you can reduce the level of anxiety and eliminate depression but some types of antidepressants cause erectile dysfunction. The level of side effects rises as you increase the dose of medications taken.
Erectile dysfunction is not the only side effect of antidepressants. The chemicals present in antidepressants influence the chemical balance of the brain and the amount of hormones released. Thereby along with impotence you can experience decreased sexual desire and inability to achieve orgasm.
However treatment of erectile dysfunction caused by the intake of antidepressants is not the problem today. Only certain types of antidepressants – for instance the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors – adversely affect your potency. Since the fact was noticed other types of antidepressants where introduced to reduce the side effects related to erectile dysfunction. Ask you doctor to switch to another type of antidepressants in case you are suffering from erectile dysfunction. But in any case your doctor should know that the prescribed antidepressants produce a side effect on you otherwise he/she won’t be able to identify the cause and treat impotence successfully.
