ERECTILE PROBLEMS: USING YOUR ED DRUG CHART
Posted by admin on March 27, 2009 under Men's Health-Erectile Dysfunction | 
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Keep in mind that you must give a new drug a few weeks to work before you can determine if it is causing your problems. If you have begun a new course of medication and suspect that it might be giving you ED, continue with it—but be sure to discuss your concerns with your doctor. If the lines of communication between you and your doctor are kept open, it is usually possible to change or adjust medication. The goal is to maintain your general health while not adversely affecting your sexual performance.
The chart presented here is designed to help you pinpoint whether a specific drug you’re taking is causing ED. It includes:
Name of the Medication
Under this heading, list every drug you are taking by brand and generic name. Include any over-the-counter drug as well.
The Prescribing Physician, Diagnosis, and Date Medication Was Started
This becomes especially important as you develop more ailments and consult with different doctors.
Dose and Frequency
In order for a drug to work effectively, you have to know the correct dosage, how often it should be taken, and when.
Adverse Side Effects
Sexual Difficulties
If you develop ED, or if it has worsened since beginning the medication, note it on your chart. Include any performance problems like lessened libido or delayed orgasm. Your symptoms may be related to the new drug. Ask your doctor if a different drug can be substituted, or if a lower dose could be used to eliminate, or at least reduce, the sexual dysfunction.
Drug Efficacy
This is the place to write down if you feel the drug is working and fully achieving the projected goal.
The following chart is that of a patient who received a new drug to help reduce his hypertension. As you will see, it didn’t work for him. After a month, his medication was changed, the side effects were significantly reduced, and his sexual problems disappeared.
Name of medication
(generic and brand names)
Doctor, diagnosis, date started
Dose and frequency
Adverse side effects
Sexual difficulties
Drug
efficacy
Diuretic
Lamm,
50 mg
electrolyte
erection
No
Chlorthali-
hyperten-
once a day
imbalance,
problem:
done
sion:
fever, chills,
6/19/97
175/105,
low back
6/30/97
6/3/97
pain,
possible ED
Note: Keep track of how much alcohol and/or tobacco you use on a daily basis as they too can contribute to, or produce, ED.
*98\183\8*
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