Antidepressant drugs
In recent years, it has also proved possible to treat
PE with antidepressant drugs taken a few hours before intercourse. The group that are mainly used for this purpose are the
SSRIs (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors).
The use of these drugs may seem a little odd, but delaying male climax is a well-known side-effect of certain antidepressants. For most men, that side-effect is unwanted. But for guys with premature ejaculation, it's highly desirable.
Antidepressants that are commonly used for this purpose include
clomipramine (Anafranil),
fluoxetine (Prozac) and
sertraline (Lustral).
But please be warned: these are powerful drugs that can last a long time in the body, and have a considerable list of potential side-effects.
Before opting for one of them, talk it over carefully with your doctor.
In many countries antidepressants are now sold illegally in bars and on the street as 'last-longer pills'. We really do not recommend buying antidepressants in this casual fashion.
Antidepressants are prescription-only drugs, with a potential for causing you harm. If you want to try them for premature ejaculation, make an appointment to see your GP.
Drugs by nasal inhalation
At the end of 2008,
there was a good deal of controversy in Europe because a company started using large advertisement hoardings to promote its treatment for
PE: a nose spray.
In fact, the only point of the spray is to deliver a drug into the bloodstream more quickly than could be achieved through taking it by mouth.
The drug which is mainly being used in these new nose sprays is clomipramine – which, as we have mentioned above, is an antidepressant.
There have also been reports since 2009 of sex clinics suggesting the use of the major painkiller tramadol in a nose spray.
This does not strike us as a good idea, in view of the drug's side-effects which include mental confusion and abdominal pain.
Tramadol is related to morphine, and is widely misused by people with drug problems. It is habit-forming.
jz sharin,
