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Suggest Treatment For Low Libido, Erection Problem And Mood Swings
My husband and I are in our late 60's. Up until two years ago we had a reasonably healthy sex life but even then my husband had difficulty keeping an erection. His depression mood swings have increased over the last two years, he's become disinterested in intimacy, he lacks drive and is always tired. He refuses to take any natural supplements to improve the situation. He was also diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes which he has managed to reverse with cutting sugar out of his diet altogether. We can't go on living like this.
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
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I am sorry to hear that you husband is having problems with depression and erectile dysfunction. These two problems go together. As long as he feels depressed he is not wanting to be engaged with any sexual intimacy. He needs to get control of his depression first before he can feel better.
I recommend that he be seen by his doctor and have him screened for low testosterone. A low testosterone level is very common in men with diabetes and this could also be at the root of his problem. If he is not having low testosterone I then recommend for him I recommend either celexa or wellbutrin.
Once these medication start working and he still has erectile dysfunction he should then try Viagra or Cialis
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I am sorry to hear that you husband is having problems with depression and erectile dysfunction. These two problems go together. As long as he feels depressed he is not wanting to be engaged with any sexual intimacy. He needs to get control of his depression first before he can feel better.
I recommend that he be seen by his doctor and have him screened for low testosterone. A low testosterone level is very common in men with diabetes and this could also be at the root of his problem. If he is not having low testosterone I then recommend for him I recommend either celexa or wellbutrin.
Once these medication start working and he still has erectile dysfunction he should then try Viagra or Cialis
Hope this answers your question. Please contact us again with your health care concerns and questions
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