Does taking medicine for high blood pressure affect penile erection?

Question

If so, what is better alternative?

Answer 1

Mostly, yes specially in the long term treatment. But which would you prefer, getting a heart attack or an erection? The benefits of maintaining on an anti-hypertensive drugs outweighs its risks. Besides, we already have Viagra & Cialis now in tablet form, unlike before that it must injected directly into the penis to have an erection.

Answer 2

First of all, there is no such thing as "the blood pressure", so "it" can't be either high nor low. There are four different pressures, all of which perform different functions, behave differently, don't rise and fall together, and they simply can't be lumped together and called "the Blood Pressure" That's just silly, and sloppy science. The way the cardiovascular system works is match "supply" with "demand, by varying Mean Arterial Pressure while also varying the impedance to blood flow by dilating or constricting blood vessels. It does this by varying both the pulse rate and the amount of blood pumped out at each stroke. So the Mean Pressure can NEVER be too high, - but of course -in cardiac failure, it can be too low. The brain sets the level of Mean pressure, which is {diastolic plus one-third of pulse-pressure} -pulse pressure being the difference between systolic (the top one) and diastolic (the lower one). It sets it at a level appropriate to deliver the correct bood supply to all the organs, including the heart, and the brain itself. Sometimes, in order to do this, higher than confortable levels of systolic pressures are the result. I don't know what age you are, but a rough rule of thumb for your systolic is "100 + your age".** (see source reference below). If it's wildly above that, it should be of concern. I swear by homeopathy, but only when orthodox medicine has failed you. So go see your doctor, and get the best advice and don't substitute homeopathic remedies until orthodoxy has failed. It probably will, because even the drugs companies admit that most of their medicines don't actually work! Then return to homeopathy. Inability to sleep has nothing to do with hypertension, and the pain in the back of your neck too is irrelevant. Get your doctor to investigate those separately. Pain relievers are mostly safe and effective, and sedatives to allow you to sleep (on a temporary basis) will assist.

Answer 3

Definitely. The vascular mechanisms responsible for an erection as well as the nerve mechanisms can be affected very much by blood pressure medicines. The answer is to discuss this with your doctor and find a med that does not cause this effect.

Answer 4

Many groups of drugs used to treat hypertension have an incidence of as high as 15% in causing erectile dysfunction, but those aren't terrible odds, and some classes have a remarkably lower incidence.
I recall when propanolol first became available (yes, I'm that old), and we quickly heard the mantra that "Inderal means not at all." It isn't quite so bad as that, but the saying made a point.

Answer 5

Beta blockers reduce blood pressure. But they have the side effects like ED. Beta blockers like Atenalol are very good.

Answer 6

yes, this is a common side effect from many blood pressure tablets, you would need to discuss alternatives with your doctor