Can't get a proper erection

I am in my mid 40's and overweight. I have been married for 25 years with a good healthy sex life with no issueswhat do ever. But I went through a state of depression when I was 39 and was subscribed depression tablets I was on them for around 4 years and in those years our sex life suffered slightly. To be Frank I couldn't get a rock hard erection it was only semi erect but we managed with it. I never went down the viagra route as I was slightly embarrassed as I was only in my early 40's. The doctor said it was the medication I was on for my depression so he changed the pills and lowered the dosage but nothing altered. I've now been told off the medication for 3 years and everything still stayed the same. So my wife advised me to go the doctors which I did and I'm on 50mg of viagra I've only been on it a couple of months but it doesn't seem to be helping at all. Are there any other pills or anything I can take to sustain a hard erection or will I just have to live with it.

Sorry for going on but I would like to sort this again before it puts me back on the depression train again and I really don't want to ride that train again.

Any help and advice would be much appreciated.

 

you will get it figures out, there are a few threads here on this issue you will find you are not alone.

The pills are not so bad, there are some for immediate action (like in 30 min) and some that last about 3 days ask your doctor if he can give you some samples......
I'm just the wife of an older husband, I know you might want the guys perspective and i'm sure someone will come to be more helpful

 

So, there are stronger doses of Viagra. For me, the side effects were not pleasant and as I increased the dosage the side effects got worse. General bad feeling like I had a cold. Stuffy. Flushing. Headache. Back ache. It affects everyone in different ways and your doc will help sort it out. For me, it was also various meds that affected my erection. Age was a big factor. Health was a huge factor so you kind of have to dial it all in...not necessarly just compensate with one drug. My doc was kind enough to recommend me to a urologist. She kind of went through the list of the factors that caused my problem and what I could (or could not) do about it. Losing weight helped a bunch. It also gave me some more self confidence. She was a big supporter of getting me as close to normal as possible so I felt good that I had someone in my corner. It's really not something we all talk about comfortably. She also gave me my first Trimix shot in her office as well as the antidote to see if it would work. It did and I ended up getting a prescription for that. While I continued to lose weight and had some unrelated surgery, I used the shots and really loved them. I also found that I started to get a more normal erection without shots or pills. Not great ones but enough for masturbation or oral sex. I rarely use the shots now although sometimes it's just fun to know that you'll be popping up in a few minutes and your partner will be loving it. I recently tried PT-141 and had a great first experience with it. If that continues to work out and if I can also continue to get healthier I'll be good to go even at my oldish age.

I would ask your doc to see a urologist and let that specialist confirm or eliminate various problems that you may have to deal with. They do this all the time and you'll at least get more info than you may already have. Just my thoughts.

 

What You can try that will not do the slightest harm to you but instead will be good for you regardless from the fact that it's going to work or not for the main shaft issue is : return to ideal weight or at least reduce substantially your overweight. Exercise. Avoid or limit alcohol because it makes the blood vessels to dilate. Worth trying... nothing to lose, plenty to gain. Am I a bore or not eh ?