Use of Mirtazapine Treatment in Erectile Dysfunction Associated with Psychogenic Pruritus: A Study of Two Cases

Abstract

SUMMARYThere are a lot of reasons that causes pathological pruritus but if attached to the psychological reasons is called psychogenic pruritus. French Psychodermatology Group approves functional itch disorder definition instead of psychogenic pruritus. Erectile dysfunction is classifying under the main title of sexual dysfunctions in Diagnostic Statistical Manual-5. The most common reasons of erectile dysfunction in the world are psychogenic factors. In this article, we aimed to discuss the results of mirtazapine use in two cases who have erectile dysfunction after the occurrence of psychogenic pruritus. Beck anxiety scale, Beck depression scale and Arizona sexual experiences scale were administered to the patients at the beginning of the treatment and the second time at 12th week of the treatment. At the 12th week of the mirtazapine treatment, erectile dysfunctions of both two cases and the scores of all three scales were got better.