erectile dysfunction and HBP - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

cartner · 09-17-2005, 03:10 AM

Hello All,

I took off my HBP Med 3 days ago and all the symptoms are gone (fatigue, dizziness, sleppy and eye flashing) and I want to control it naturally (I hope I can). Today my blood pressure range from 130/100 to 130/90, i know it will take some time to reduce it to 130/80 but I will not lose faith because Meds are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooo bad. But the problem is that HBP causes erectile dysfunction (ED) for men, I'm 23 years old and I don't want have ED after few years. My father has HBP since he was 20 or even younger and he begun Meds after 17 years (37) and now he's 69 and he's no ED

. So this means not all the men with HBP has ED???

What do you think about that?
Michael

Lenin · 09-17-2005, 06:10 AM

Personally, from my experience I think erectile disfunction is more closely related to high blood pressure MEDS than to high blood pressure.
When I stop taking the drugs (ARB + HCTZ) my erector set works better after a month.
I too think the BP med are AWFUL, AWFUL things.
But for me to stay off them I must stay off alcohol and I like to drink on "vacation" 3 or 4 times a year!
I ALSO like to guzzle coffee but that might be a Charlton Heston thing: "they'll have to pry the coffee cup from my COLD DEAD HANDS!"

Good Luck, Michael.
I'll join you on Monday "on the wagon."

Try some salt restriction to get that diastolic down some! It often works pretty well.

cartner · 09-17-2005, 06:39 AM

Thanks Lenin for your help

, now you made me feel better. For a very long time I wondered why I can't concentrate

and I was taking a lot of Vitamins and stuff but after I took off the HBP Med I felt better (a lot better) in a few days. Anyway, my blood pressure is not 180/110 I mean it's not that high and I think I can control it without the Med.

we will see

Thanks again
Michael

cartner · 09-18-2005, 06:28 AM

Lenin you said that ARB cause Erectile Dysfunction??? are you sure? I heard that Cozaar, Diavon and Atacand improves sexual ability in men who has been effectived by HBP.

My concern is that will happen for me after 20 years if my blood pressure is 140/90? I have read that high blood pressure causes ED.
I'm confused
Thanks
Michael

Lenin · 09-18-2005, 06:39 AM

Michael,
I can't say for sure whether it's the thiazide or the ARB or BOTH.
Since my ARB (Cozaar) is absolutely useless when taken alone, I've tested myself only once on JUST Cozaar, for a month. I didn't find any improvement like I did when I dropped both.

So for me, the ARB definitely does not improve my sexual ability or libido, and indeed, worsens both. Perhaps I am anomalous because I seem to be a low renin hypertensive, but I can only speak for myself.