Bp Med? Reduce Sex Drive

[Tina27]

i hope this is not funny for most of you because he feels different too since he took the drugs.He's doubling doses of vit.e.

[zuzu8]

Tina-
Is he having other troubling side effects?

[CobaltBlue]

Originally Posted by Tina27

i hope this is not funny for most of you because he feels different too since he took the drugs.He's doubling doses of vit.e.

No Tina, its not funny for anyone. Zip had the same problem that I did with those things. For me it was all the beta blockers the ended in -ol (Atenolol, Toprol...). They not only produced ED, but killed my libido, down to, uh, nonsexual

I had to beg to come off of them and it made a world of difference.

There was a beta blocker called Ziac that I was on once. After I was diagnosed with diabetes, I was switched. Fortunately with weight loss and exercise I don't have to worry about diabetes nor hypertension now.

Tell your hubby to keep after the docs to get him something that will produce the desired result without the horrible side effect.

[Tina27]

Hi zuzu, actually my hubby had an SAH (congenital)His family has no history of HBP so i guess its acquired. He recovered fast, no paralysis at all as in normal. But im worried about the side effects of the drugs like impotence (he's only 32)i

about troubling effects i dont see any so far..


"Fortunately with weight loss and exercise I don't have to worry about diabetes nor hypertension now."

ubernier,you mean your hypertension is gone since you do some exercise? how frequent? so you dont take ang HBP meds now? is there a possibility he stops taking the meds in the near future or its forever?

[zuzu8]

TINA- Thank goodness the SAH produced no long-lasting, nor permanent damage.
Obviously we here on this board don't know your husband's medical history, except that he had a subarachnoid hemorrhage ( possibly as a result of high blood pressure?) but yes, as UBERNIER says, it is possible to get off hypertension meds, depending on the individual. Some people who are overweight, find that weight loss drastically reduces BP. Exercise on a regular basis can help too. Stress reduction. Dietary changes as well. No or low salt intake. It depends on how high the BP is to begin with and whether there are any other health issues involved.

I too would be interested to hear Urbernier's story!

zuzu xx