my husband is taking Amitriptyline for peripheral neuropathy in his feet and lower legs. He has been on it for 10 years. His only problem is that his penis is more relaxed than we both would like. His blood sugars are normal. His 10 yr A1C avg. is 6.0
Amitriptyline is approved for the treatment of major depression, as well as clinical/endogenous depression and also involutional melancholia or "depression of late life", which is no longer seen as a disease in its own right. Adult typical dosages are 25 to 150 mg daily, with half this dose initially for elderly or adolescent patients. It is also used to treat Peripheral EUROPA and since it helps reduce pain in these nerves it also deadens them which means it also affects the nerves to his penis.
Diabetes affects the nerves and also the ability to maintain an erection in a male after having this illness for this length of time. So both the illness and the medication can affect his sexual stamina. You can ask his doctor for Viagra but remember Viagra does have its side effects one of them being heart failure. Your husband is not getting enough blood to his penis thereby affecting his ability to maintain an erection.
There are other ways of sexual pleasure that you should both look into that does not require Viagra and that would be fulfilling under these conditions. There are books, sexual therapists that can help you lead a satisfying sexual life without jeopardizing your husband’s medications or his health. Remember after the amount of time plus you are looking at more time on these meds and if the Diabetes is not under control his sexual poweress will fade as time goes by, so do look into this in order for you and your husband not to close this chapter in your marriage.
Good luck.