Credit Crunch Causing Higher Rates Of Stress Related Impotence

Lack of sleep is also directed linked to higher rates erectile dysfunction

The number of incidences of men suffering from stress due to worrying about finances is on the increase according to a survey done by the Post Office & the Family Doctor Association. Doctors are reporting associated sleeping and eating problems as well as high rates of erectile dysfunction. The biggest rise in stress seems to be present in men under the age of thirty many of whom were prescribed anti-depressants. The doctors said that job security and tight finances were the biggest cause of the stress related medical problems.

Seventy eight percent of doctors said that there was a big rise in the amount of visits from men and women suffering from depression and stress over the last year and a half. Over 30 percent of the patients said that feeling unsure about the security of their job was the main reason for their stress and on top of this 29% said that financial concerns were impacting negatively on their health.  Fifteen percent said that the financial requirements of close family also caused them significant stress.

The doctors noted that twelve percent of men under the age of 30 who were experiencing stress suffered from erectile dysfunction. Around 50 percent of them suffered from sleeping problems and sixteen percent had problems controlling their weight. Forty percent of the doctors said that they tended not to prescribe medication but to refer the younger men to professional counseling.

We have written on a number of occasions about how financial worries can cause significant stress-related health problems which need to be treated sooner rather than later. For example not being able to sleep will in turn create more anxiety and stress over and above the existing problems. Lack of sleep is also directed linked to higher rates erectile dysfunction which is itself one of the biggest reasons for stress known to man!

Speaking on behalf of the Family Doctor Association, Dr Peter Swinyard explained that it was not news that money problems caused depression and stress but only that the financial problems experienced in the UK over the last year and a half have “exacerbated the effect.”