Some Commonly Used Medications That Can Cause Erectile Dysfunction
Class | Drugs |
|---|---|
Medications to treat high blood pressure (antihypertensives) | Beta-blockers (such as atenolol, carvedilol, metoprolol, and propranolol) Clonidine Diuretics (such as furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, and chlorthalidone) Methyldopa Spironolactone |
Medications to treat prostate enlargement | Alpha-adrenergic blockers (such as terazosin, doxazosin, tamsulosin, and silodosin) 5-Alpha-reductase inhibitors (such as finasteride and dutasteride) |
Medications to treat prostate cancer | Hormonal medications (such as leuprolide, triptorelin, and goserelin) Abiraterone Bicalutamide Ketoconazole |
Drugs (prescription, recreational, and illicit) that affect the central nervous system | Alcohol Benzodiazepines (such as alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, and lorazepam) Cocaine or amphetamines, with chronic use Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (such as phenelzine, selegiline, and tranylcypromine) Opioids (such as codeine, heroin, hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, or oxycodone), if used chronically Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (such as citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, and sertraline) Tricyclic antidepressants (such as amitriptyline, desipramine, imipramine, and nortriptyline) |
Other | Androgen antagonists (such as megestrol) Anticancer medications (most cancer chemotherapy agents) Cimetidine Medications (prescription and over-the-counter) with anticholinergic effects (such as many antihistamines and some antidepressants) Estrogens |