Getting patients to talk about priapism
Mr. Q, a college sophomore, stops taking his anxiolytic after experiencing a 4-hour erection. The problem: He’s too embarrassed to tell his psychiatrist about the episode, which could impair his sexual function.
Mr. Q’s priapism resolved spontaneously with no apparent erectile dysfunction. He was referred back to the university health service and has been in apparent good health since.
Related resources
- Sleepnet.com. Information on sleep disorders and sleep hygiene. https://www.sleepnet.com/
- National Center on Sleep Disorders Research https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/
Drug brand names
- Bupropion • Wellbutrin
- Chlorpromazine • Thorazine
- Clozapine • Clozaril
- Fluphenazine • Prolixin
- Haloperidol • Haldol
- Labetalol • Trandate
- Levomepromazine • Nozinan
- Mesoridazine • Serentil
- Metoclopramide • Reglan
- Molindone • Lidone
- Perphenazine • Trilafon
- Phenelzine • Nardil
- Prazosin • Minipress
- Promazine • Sparine
- Risperidone • Risperdal
- Sertraline • Zoloft
- Sildenafil citrate • Viagra
- Thioridazine • Mellaril
- Thiothixene • Navane
- Trazodone • Desyrel
Disclosure
Dr. Freed reports no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.
Dr. Muskin receives research/grant support from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., is a speaker for and consultant to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Forest Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Pharmaceutica, and Pfizer Inc.; and is a speaker for Cephalon Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co.
