There are many different drugs that may cause sexual dysfunction. The most common among them are cimetidine, a drug sometimes used to treat peptic ulcers or gastroesophageal reflux; some diuretics, used to treat high blood pressure, leg swelling, and congestive heart failure; some antihypertensive drugs such as beta-blockers; medications used to treat depression, such as amitriptyline, fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, bupropion, moclobemide etc.; medications used to treat psychosis, such as risperidone or haloperidol; sedatives such as diazepam; finasteride which is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, to prevent baldness, or to treat prostate cancer. Sexual dysfunction due to drugs can be controlled by withdrawing or reducing the dosage of the particular drug.

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