Medications that may contribute to sexual disorders: a guide to assessment and treatment in family practice

Journal of Family Practice, Jan, 1997 by William W. Finger, Margaret Lund, Mark A. Slagel

TABLE 3
Other Psychiatric Medications Associated with Sexual Disorders

Medication                         Sexual Disorder

alprazolam (Xanax)                 decreased desire,(**) delayed or
                                   no ejaculation,(**) inhibition
                                   of orgasm(***)
barbiturates                       decreased desire, erectile
                                   diosorder, inhibited ejaculation
                                   (***)
buspirone (BuSpar)                 decreased desire,(**) erectile
                                   disorder,(*) delayed ejaculation,
                                   (*) priapism(*)
chlordiazepoxide (Librium,
Mitran, Reposans-10)               erectile disorder, delayed
                                   ejaculation(*)
chlorpromazine (Thorazine)         decreased desire,(*) eractile
                                   disorder,(***) retrograde or
                                   delayed ejaculation,(*)
                                   proapism (**)
clomipramine (Anafranil)           decreased desire (men or
                                   women)(****); erectile disorder
                                   (****); delayed, retorgrade,
                                   painful, or no ejaculation(****);
                                   or no ejaculation(****);
                                   inhibition or orgasm(***);
                                   spontaneous orgasm associated
                                   with yawning(*)
clonazepam (Klonopin)              decreased desire, erectile
                                   disorder, inhibition of orgasm(*)
clozapine (Clozaril)               priapism(*)
diazepam (Valium, Zetran)          decreased desire, delayed
                                   ejaculation, retarded or no
                                   orgasm in women(*)
droperidol (Inapsine)              erectile disorder(*)
fluphenazine (Prolixin, Permitil)  decreased desire,(****) erectile
                                   disorder,(****) inhibition of
                                   ejaculation,(*) priapism(*)
haloperidol (Haldol)               erectile disorder,(*) ejaculatory
                                   failure,(*) painful ejaculation
                                   (*)
lithium (Eskalith, Lithonate)      decreased desire,(*) erectile
                                   disorder(***)
Iorazepam (Ativan)                 decreased desire(*)
meprobamate (Equanil, Miltown)     erectile disorder(*)
mesoridazine (Serentil)            retrograde or no ejaculation,(*)
                                   erectile disorder,(*) priapism(*)
molindone (Moban)                  priapism(*)
oxazepam (Serax)                   decreased desire(*)
perphenazine (Trilafon)            decreased or no ejaculation,
                                   (****) priapism(*)
pimozide (Orap)                    decreased desire,(*) erectile
                                   disorder,(***) no ejaculation(*)
prochlorperazine (Compazine)       erectile disorder, changes in
                                   desire, inhibited ejaculation,
                                   decreased responsiveness in
                                   women, priapism(*)
risperidone (Risperdal)            priapism(*)
sulpiride (Supril, Sulpitil)       erectile disorder(***)
thioridazine (Mellaril)            erectile disorder(****);
                                   priapism(*); delayed, decreased,
                                   painful, retrograde, or no
                                   ejaculation(****)
thiothixene (Navane)               erectile disorder(*), spontaneous
                                   ejaculation(*), priapism(*)
trifluoperazine (Stelazine)        decreased, painful or no
                                   ejaculation(*); spontaneous
                                   ejaculation(*); priapism(*)