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Some of the most of the commonly prescibed drugs today can ruin your sex life.
(1) The information does not include dysfunctions caused by interactions between drugs,
(2) May cause prolonged, painful erections,
(3) Finasteride is also available as Propecia for treating hair loss.
| Medication |
Decreased Sexual Desire |
Erectile Dysfunction or Vaginal Dryness |
Difficulting Reaching Orgasm |
Ejaculation Problems |
| Antianxiety Drugs |
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| Alprazolam
(Xanax) |
YES |
|
YES |
YES |
| Diazepan
(Valium) |
YES |
|
YES |
YES |
| Anticonvulsants |
|
|
|
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| Carbamazepine (Tegretol) |
YES |
YES |
|
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| Phenytoin
(Dilantin) (2) |
YES |
YES |
|
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| Primidone
(Myidone, Mysoline) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Antidepressants |
|
|
|
|
| Amitriptyline (Elavil) |
YES |
YES |
|
YES |
| Amoxapine
(Asendin) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Clomipramine
(Anafranil) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Desipramine
(Norpramin) |
YES |
YES |
|
YES |
| Fluoxetine
(Prozac) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Imipramine
(Norfranil, Tofranil) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Paroxetine
(Paxil) |
|
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Phenelzine
(Nardil) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Sertraline
(Zoloft) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Trazodone
(Desyrel) (2) |
|
|
YES |
YES |
| Venlafaxine
(Effexor) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Antihypertensives |
|
|
|
|
| Atenolol
(Tenormin) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Chlorthalidone (Hygroton, Thalitone) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Clonidine
(Catapres) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix, HydroDIURIL) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Labetalol
(Normodyne, Trandate) (2) |
YES |
YES |
|
YES |
| Methyldopa
(Aldomet) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Metoprolol
(Lopressor) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Propranolol
(Inderal) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Spironolactone (Aldactone) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Enlarged-Prostate drugs |
|
|
|
|
| Finasteride
(Proscar) (3) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Heartburn
drugs |
|
|
|
|
| Cinetidine
(Tagamet, Tagamet HB |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Famotidine
(Pepcid, Pepcid AC) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Nizatidine
(Axid, Axid AR) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Ranitidine
(Zantac, Zantac 75) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
| Heart-failure drug |
|
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|
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| Amiodarone
(Cordarone) |
YES |
YES |
|
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| Muscle
relaxant |
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|
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| Baclofen
(Lioresal) |
|
YES |
YES |
YES |
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