Why do men’s doctors sometimes prescribe drugs for depression and anxiety?

  Many patients and friends who come to the clinic find (of course I will communicate well in advance) that there may be a class of drugs for anxiety and depression in the prescriptions issued, why is this?  First of all, in some patients with erectile dysfunction, there is often a combination of some psychiatric factors, such as anxiety and depression, which is often referred to as, psychological erectile dysfunction. Therefore, along with treatment with vasoactive drugs that correct erectile function, psychological interventions need to be attended to and given when appropriate. To obtain the maximum therapeutic benefit.  Secondly, some of the drugs for premature ejaculation, like drugs for depression or anxiety, are used to achieve therapeutic effects by regulating 5-hydroxytryptamine in the body and delaying the ejaculatory latency to achieve improved ejaculation.  Finally, the symptoms of some male diseases may be the manifestation of the somatic expression of mental symptoms, or the somatic symptoms and mental symptoms are “co-morbid” and interact with each other, so under the premise of excluding some male somatic organic diseases, we will also use some drugs to improve mental stress, so that the treatment can achieve better results.  In summary, I will prescribe relevant medication for specific reasons and fully communicate with you the reasons and precautions. I prescribe these medications with great care, firstly, I will make a professional judgment through the self-assessment scale, and communicate the dosage and precautions of the medication, as well as the possible adverse reactions before the medication is administered. There are more drugs of this type, and the characteristics and effects of the drugs are different, and they also involve more professional judgment, so it is not recommended that patients use or stop the drugs on their own judgment.