There are natural ways of enhancing sexual health but sometimes we can’t avoid the need to prescribe to medication especially those who suffer from mild or severe depression. However there are tips in working with this situation to your advantage.

These are the 6 Tips:

Reduce your dosage

It is possible to lessen your dosage. It been said by a physician that a 20 mg dose could be reduced to 5-10 mg and still be as effective as a 20 mg dose. This will help you lessen the side effect of the pill while at the same time give you relief from depression.

Have your medication after sexual activity

Set up a schedule where you can have your medication after having sex. It is possible to obtain daily dosage scheduled on an estimated time when you think you would have had sexual intercourse already. An example would be, if you normally have sex in the morning, have your dosage right after it so that the next day before having sex, the effect of the pill in your body is at its lowest point, making you perform in sexual transaction much better.

Counteraction with another drug that reduces sexual dysfunction

If Anti depressant drugs have side effects then there are other drugs that fight this side effect, but it would be best to seek the doctor’s approval on this. To name some drugs would be, Amantadine, Bupropion, Buspirone, Cyproheptadine, Dextroamphetamine, Pemoline and Yohimbine.

Take Drugs that enhances your sexual function

In some cases like erectile dysfunction, drugs like Viagra come in handy to help a patient.

Get a “Drug Holiday”

Drugs like sertraline and paroxetine (brand names Zoloft and Paxil) are certain drugs that prolong the effect of anti depressant drugs giving you a two day drug free holiday from anti-depressant pills.

Switch to An Alternate Antidepressant Pill

In double-blind studies that there are certain Antidepressant pills that have a fewer side-effect on sexual function. To name some would be Nefazodone and bupropion (brand names Serzone and Wellbutrin), it is said to reduce sexual side effect than SSRIs.