Archive for August, 2008

Tips to help you sleep

Friday, August 29th, 2008

It is very good choice do use ambien for a short time relief. You should take some of the responsibility for getting your sleep pattern back under control. Insomnia is often caused by anxiety or stress. So, as a first step, look for ways in which to relieve those causes. Then, more generally, look at the following:

  • People sleep best in a room that is dark and quiet. That means looking at the curtains to keep out light. Thick material may also help to form a barrier against noise.
  • Always go to bed at the same time.
  • Never catch a nap in the afternoon - save all your tiredness to the night.
  • It is easier to sleep when it is cool even though this may mean using more bedding. If you live in a hot climate, use a fan. If it is cool, turn down the central heating.
  • Don’t drink coffee or other drinks with caffeine in them. It can take up to eight hours for the stimulant to clear your system.
  • Don’t drink a lot of liquid close to your normal time for bed. If you wake in the middle of the night, it can be difficult to return to normal life. Alcohol can also lead to disturbed sleep and a hangover the following morning.
  • Don’t eat much within three hours of your normal sleep time.
  • Avoid exercising, playing video games, watching television, reading or doing anything else that might grab your interest and keep you awake. Find activities that are relaxing and put you in the mood for sleep.
  • Take a warm bath or shower about 30 minutes before going to bed. It is easier to sleep as your body cools.

Re-establishing the habit of sleep is the best long-term remedy. If that fails, ambien will give you some relief.

A word to the partners

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Now i want to say several very important things to the partners of that experienced impotence.

How to begin

There is no right way to begin the discussion with your partner. You must be almost ready to make the first step. You should have a better understanding of how your partner feels. You now understand not only that impotence is physically and emotionally complicated, but also that it is usually treatable, often using a drug like Cialis.

To talk or not to talk? To talk!

You now need to bring your partner “up to the old condition”. How you do this will depend on your relationship. Whatever you do should appear non-threatening. He already has considerable worry and anxiety about his inability to perform consistently (or at all). If you come over as confrontational, he will retreat even further into his shell. So you need to think about him as a person.

  • Is there a good method to raise this issue with alarming him?
  • What strategies can you devise?
  • What can you offer to do to help him overcome the problem?

Whatever the approach you devise, should help to relieve the stress he is feeling and to build a spirit of co-operation between the two of you.

So many treatments for cancer and other serious conditions are effective because they are an early intervention. So many men find that more drastic measures are required because they delayed seeking diagnosis until it was almost or actually too late.

Talking positively

That means talking positively about the different options that may have to be explored. Rather than focusing on all the things that may be wrong, concentrate on taking early action to restore good health, which if everything else is all right, may just be the simple decision to buy Cialis. By giving him encouragement, you stand a better chance of being able to work together to solve the problems as they come along. If all you do is to hold up a mirror to his negative feelings, you will both lose out.

Support

Talking about the risks of not seeing a doctor may separate the emotional overtones from the physical issues. Hopefully, you still love him even though he is having sexual problems and you do not want to lose him to a disease. Even if the worst should be confirmed, the quality of your relationship during the difficult days of treatment will be far better. Ignoring the problem will only lead to you feeling guilty because you failed to take action and resentment from him that his problems were undiagnosed. Supporting each other openly and honestly is always the best foundation for a relationship.

This is an emotional minefield for both of you so approach it with care and a commitment to be patient even if his first response if very defensive and dismissive. By whatever means it takes, you need to manoeuvre him towards your family doctor and access to diagnostic services and treatment. This may be the usual case that can be treated with Cialis. You will both be reassured and can begin to restore your mutual confidence in sexual activity. If there are more serious problems of blood circulation or nerve damage, work can begin to address the problems. If the cause is more psychological than physical, counselling may be a useful first step for both of you to take.

Am i alone?

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

The incidence goes up substantially with age, increasing significantly above the age of sixty-five-which is rapidly approaching for the baby boomers. Although erectile dysfunction becomes more likely with advancing age, there is certainly no age cutoff for a sexually fulfilling life. Some men enjoy sexual activity into their eighties and nineties.Although impossible to document, almost every adult male experiences at least one occasion when he is not satisfied with the outcome. When surveyed, at least 50 percent will complain of difficulties at some point in life about some degree of erectile insufficiency. The definitive research quoted is the Massachusetts Male Aging Study, published in 1994.2 This survey was the first comprehensive look at sexual activity since the Kinsey survey forty years earlier.3 The researchers studied 1,290 men and found that over half of them complained of some degree of erectile dysfunction. This was broken down into those with minimal (17 percent), moderate (25 percent) or severe (10 percent) erectile dysfunction.

Strikingly, almost 40 percent of the men had some degree of erectile dysfunction by the age of forty. By the time their subjects reached seventy, two-thirds of them reported erectile dysfunction. These percentages represent huge numbers of men of a similar age in society. Moreover, if you add in cofactors like heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, ulcers, arthritis, and allergies, the percentage of men with erectile dysfunction went up even higher. The same thing was found among men taking medications in several categories. Psychological factors that increased risk or erectile dysfunction included depression, excessive alcohol use, and anger.

The greatest risk factor of all was found to be smoking. Smokers were almost three times as likely as nonsmokers to be completely unable to achieve an erection. Thus, the incidence of erectile dysfunction is huge, perhaps as high as 150 million men worldwide. Assuming two-thirds of men have at least some trouble by the age of seventy as shown in the Massachusetts Male Aging Study, most men will experience problems if they live long enough. That doesn’t have to be discouraging news, however. Instead, it should let you know that you’re not alone. Be sure to speak up to your physician if there is a problem. Help is readily available, so you are only alone if you choose to be.

When the cap fits.

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

I’ll keep wearing the physician’s hat for a little longer. There are a number of possible causes of erectile dysfunction (ED) to work our way through, giving us a fair chance to review all the most common.

I suppose I’m coming to Diabetes slightly later than I should. Erectile Dysfunction is quite a common early symptom of Type 2 Diabetes, cardiovascular disease or both. If you check through the literature, you’ll find that about 12% of patients who are later confirmed as diabetic first appear in the consulting rooms complaining of ED. Putting the cart before the horse, the evidence is that treating ED in cardiovascular patients who are also diabetic significantly reduces the mortality rate. So some good can come out of treating ED, usually with Viagra, Cialis or Levitra although, given that these drugs may not always be allowed as treatment, it is better to prevent the onset of the Diabetes if at all possible, say, by reducing excess weight.

A few years back, the Massachusetts Male Aging Study (MMAS) of men aged between forty and seventy years found that 28% of men with diabetes had ED - about three times the incidence in the general population. Averaging out the later surveys over the age range, ED develops between ten and fifteen years earlier in men with diabetes. Above the age of 50 years, between 50-60% of men with diabetes will have difficulties with an erection. Above 70 years, it is almost certain that diabetic men will have some difficulty with erectile function.

The cause of ED in diabetic men usually has both organic and psychological elements. Even if the first cause is not psychological, the onset of organic ED almost inevitably produces serious performance anxiety and, if not treated, depression. The combination inevitably affects the libido and this reinforces the disability.

Vascular disease with decreased flow of blood into the penis through arterial narrowing, hardening and closure, high blood pressure, peripheral nerve damage, hormonal problems, say, because of decreased gonadal function, and obesity are all more common in diabetic men and each one may be the cause of your ED. An increasing body of research indicates that half of all ED cases in diabetic men over 50 years are caused by arteriosclerotic disease resulting in a thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity in the arterial walls.

So that leaves us with the question of how we treat both the ED and the diabetes.

  • Good control over the level of blood sugar can prevent the nerve and blood vessel damage that leads to ED.
  • Many of the medications used to treat high blood pressure and depression may cause ED. Sometimes, a simple change can restore function.
  • Smoking and other uses of tobacco, (a) constrict and may block your blood vessels; and (b) can also reduce nitric oxide levels, both of which which may limit the flow of blood into your penis.
  • Drinking too much alcohol can damage your blood vessels and make ED more likely.
  • Performance anxiety and depression can cause ED. To keep your stress levels under control, you should review your current tasks, and set more reasonable goals and deadlines.
  • Regular physical exercise can keep your arteries clear and boost your stamina. If you lack motivation, do not stay solitary. Join a club or gym.
  • If you sleep well, you are less likely to suffer from ED.

As your physician, I can also consider Viagra, Cialis or Levitra, but these drugs are not safe if you are taking nitrates to treat heart disease or alpha blockers to treat high blood pressure or prostate enlargement This takes us into new territory for these articles. The vacuum constriction device works no matter what the cause of the ED. If you find the idea of using this piece of equipment off-putting, there is the possibility of intracavernosal injections to the penis to help stimulate an erection. Surgery and penile prostheses implantation are highly successful, but there are greater risks of infection when operating on diabetic men.

Thus, there are well-established systems for treating both diabetes and ED. There is no need to suffer in silence. Your sex life can be restored in most cases, albeit that sometimes, you cannot rely on a simple pill to solve the problems.