
Suggest Treatment For Erectile Dysfunction Due To Anxiety

What's wrong with me? Is it performance anxiety? Where do I start to get it back to normal? Before we were having sex 2-3 times per week. I'm 39 yrs old 5'8" 175 lbs and I physically feel great.
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Thanks for your question.
Several things here point to this being a psychological issue. First, you are able to obtain and maintain an erection outside the bedroom, which means all the parts are in working order, so to speak. However, because of a few initial times where you had trouble obtaining an erection during sex, you have grown increasingly anxious about it, to the point where you now are having essentially an anxiety attack whenever trying to have sex because you are worried about your performance. I would agree that you should stop taking testosterone pills as these products often have other unregulated substances in them that might be interfering with your sex drive, but the larger problem is very likely psychological.
The cure to this problem is to sit down and have a talk with your wife about. In your mind, you're obsessing that she's judging you and is very disappointed with your performance. If you talk to her, I'd guess she is actually sympathetic and just wants you to be happy, rather than judging you. Have a conversation with her about your anxiety and think of ways to have sex again without this problem looking over both your heads and not talking about it. If this doesn't work, I recommend seeing a therapist who can talk with you both about it. There is the possibility of medication being helpful, Viagra and Cialis come to mind, but these will not really fix the problem, which is your anxiety about this situation and the unspoken tension between you and your wife.
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