My Husband Struggles With Impotency

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Question: I'm forty nine years outdated and at the moment taking Rezulin and Insulin for diabetes. I had a triple bypass eight months in the past and started taking Norvasc, Accupril, and Atenolol. I've been having a big downside in sustaining and even getting an erection. Can this be associated to the medications I'm taking? In that case which of them?


Answer: Could possibly be the diabetes, the medications or a secondary trigger. First, test your prolactin, TSH and testosterone ranges. It will rule out secondary causes. Secondly, verify along with your physician, however reduce out or lower the dosage of one in all your meds one at a time every week or so. There is a few threat right here relying on whether or not you might have angina and what your bp is. Lastly, consider viagra, which could be very efficient in diabetes and a few treatment induced impotence, however has some danger because of your earlier coronary illness.


Impotence & Viagra [posted 12/04/98]
Query: For the final appox. Three years, I have been having an issue with some type of impotence. I am a Diabetic. I even have an issue with my coronary heart. I've sturdy want for intercourse, and that i do attain partial errection, however not a full errection. Is that this an issue that may very well be the results of poor circulation? Can this drawback be solved with Viagra? In that case,can I take viagra with the center downside and medications that I am already taking? What are your options?


Answer: Viagra shouldn't be taken with nitroglycerin. In any other case pretty secure if you do not over do it. When there's a delicate erection, it often works nice. Have your thyroid operate and testerone stage checked. Each could cause this drawback and are simply mounted with substitute meds which wouldn't contain use of viagra.


Impotence Issues [posted 10/30/98]
Query: I am a 28 12 months outdated male that has had an issue getting and sustaining a robust erection. With some intensive effort I can get a weak erection, however its nothing like I am used to seeing in myself. Infact, it feels and seems as if there's room for the penis to proceed rising. If I'm capable of get an erection there's little sexual feeling in the pinnacle and shaft of my penis. I really feel no ache. Don't have any bother peeing or see any purple or unusual coloring in my urine. Every little thing appears regular apart from the forementioned. I've the drive. I lack the libido. I really like intercourse and I really like girls, so what could possibly be flawed. I do not imagine I am overly burdened or depressed, however not having the ability to 'carry out' is inflicting some emotional distress. I noticed a household practitioner just a few weeks in the past who prescribed yohimex. I have been on it for about 2weeks and have seen little to no enchancment. Do I want to remain on it longer? The physician talked about the potential of Viagra as a way of sustaining the erection, however I really feel I am a lot too younger to must be positioned on such remedy....or to even be having this situation. What's happening or what can I do?


Answer: First, diagnose the trigger. This could possibly be low testerone, excessive prolactin or low/excessive thyroid ranges. If these are regular, I'd examine with an endocrinologist. Not traditional for a younger man and I might attempt to diagnose the trigger.


Viagra or Caverjet Injections for Erection Issues [posted 10/15/98]
Query: I'm a fifty eight 12 months previous male, who's experiencing the shortcoming to maintain an erection lengthy sufficient for regular intercourse. A current examine up indicated no medical peoblems in any respect. I've seen a urologist and have a prescription for the Caverjet injections. They work Okay, however are very costly. I can solely use one each 24 hours, although. This isn't good on week-ends! Is there a less expensive generic for Caverjet? Or, would or not it's cheaper to make use of Viagra? Aside from the fee, what are the professionals and cons of penile implants? Received every other strategies?


Anser: Do not get an implant as lengthy because the caverjet and/or viagra works. Attempt the viagra, sounds good in your downside.


Impotence & Carisoprodol [posted 10/1/98]
Query: I used to be given carisoprodol for relief of muscle spasms in my shoulder after an ac separation. Since I began taking this I haven't been in a position to keep up an erection for over 5 min. Might this drug be inflicting this or am I simply blaming the unsuitable factor? thanks

Answer: In all probability the drug.

Impotence & Siunus Medications [posted 9/29/98]
Query: I've been taking PAN MISTtm LA containg Pseudoephedrine HCI ninety mg & Guaifenesin for a sinus infection for about every week. I've been impotent for 2 days now. Is there a connection right here? I've by no means suffered this downside prior to now.

Answer: No apparent connection-give it a while after your restoration.

Impotence Remedy with Oral Phentalomil [posted eight/thirteen/98]
Query: I just lately acquired a suggestion for (model title) Oral Phentalomil, a pill that purportedly reverses impotence. It is obtainable by mail from the U.S. Academy of Urological Sciences. Is that this an accredited group and is there any reality to their claims that Oral Phentalomil really works, or is it simply one other "sugar" pill?


Answer: By no means heard of the drug or the group. You would possibly be aware that it can't be prescription and I am not conscious of any non-prescription drug that works for impotence.


Impotence [posted eight/7/98]
Query: I'm a 26 yr previous male and I've excessive blood strain. I'm presently taking norvasc. I used to take procardia a few yr in the past. Plainly when my spouse and that i acquired collectively in 1992, our intercourse life was excellent, as I might have the ability to final for hours at a time. This went on for about two years, then the erection issues began taking place. It has been nearly two years since this downside has been occurring. I believed that it is perhaps the drugs and in addition me as a result of I'm overweight, however I actually do not know. I want to know if it is the drugs, so I can get again to the best way issues have been when my spouse and that i first met.


Answer: Why did you cease the Procardia? It's a calcium channel blocker additionally, however works very in another way from Norvasc. Attempt the procardia once more until there's a contraindication or take a vacation from the Norvasc for a day or two and see what occurs to your sexual prowess.


Impotence Therapy
Query: What might be completed for impotence. I learn an article in a newspaper about Viagra. Is it accessible? When will it's in the marketplace?


Answer: There are three or 4 medications nearly to be launched for impotence. I believe it will likely be out there inside the following six months.


Oral medicine for Impotence
Query: There are three medication now in varied(Part III) levels of analysis: Viagra(Pfizer) Apomorphine(Faucet) and Vasomax (Zonagen). Which of those is handiest for venous leakage causes of erectile dysfunction?


Answer: I haven't got sufficient expertise with them as but to let you know. At this level, I might test with a Urologist who focuses on erectile dysfunction.


Prescription Medicine and Impotence
Query: Are there newer medication for the therapy of excessive blood stress, diabetes, and coronary heart treatment that do not need the aspect impact of sexual impotence in males?


Answer: Impotence with medicine is a really particular person course of. That's, what produces impotence in a single is not going to in the opposite. Consequently, a selective strategy by eliminating one at a time is an effective place to start out. Some lessons like ACE inhibitors are typically much less, however no class is freed from this downside. In the event you ship me the names of the medication, I can inform you what I might begin with. Sure medicine are extra possible than others. Additionally, relying on the severity of the hypertension, and many others... a drug vacation can work(that's, skipping the medication as soon as every week on these instances that you simply'd wish to have intercourse). Begin by discovering the drug that's inflicting the issue.


Impotence
Query: Why do tenormin and different beta blockers keep a man from acquiring erection?


Answer: There are a number of causes and so they most likely differ from particular person to particular person. Getting an erection is an extremely advanced endeavor. It takes simply the fitting steadiness between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. It additionally requires ample blood strain to increase the chambers of the penis mandatory to acquire erection. Any blood strain pill can interfere with both of the nervous programs or the blood provide. The one efficient technique to keep away from the issue is to change medications or take quick drug holidays, relying on why you're on beta-blockers. This must be mentioned together with your physician.


Impotence
Query: My husband is taking 10 mg Prinivil and forty mg Corgard day by day. Do both of those medicine, taken alone or collectively, trigger impotence?


Answer: Both of those could cause erectile dysfunction. Talk about this along with his physician, however usually holding them for a day or two will not be a serious downside. If this fixes the issue then add them again one at a time to see if both alone is inflicting the issue or whether it is an additive impact. Many males will take 12-24 hour drug holidays to get an erection. Nevertheless, this depends upon why he's taking the medicine - is it for a critical downside? Additionally, switching to different medicine would possibly eradicate the issue.


Impotence
Query: Is utilizing Trazadone for impotence value attempting? How does it work?


Answer: Trazadone wouldn't be my first choose for impotence. Step one in evaluating impotence is to test the testosterone, prolactin, and TSH ranges (for low thyroid). Every of those within the improper ranges (excessive or low) could cause erectile dysfunction. If these hormones are regular then analysis of the vascular provide is subsequent. There are a number of mechanical methods to realize an erection. You may must see a physician to make the most of these. Antidepressants normally lower sexual drive and the flexibility to have orgasm, however not erections per se. Typically anxiety, depression, and so forth., will result in erectile dysfunction. Remedy with Trazadone would possibly assist the sort of dysfunction.


Impotency and Causes
Query: Is there any fact to the outdated adage of "use it or free it" with regard to if you aren't sexually lively it could cause impotency? My husband is being handled for impotency with the drug, Yohimbine (5.Four mg one pill three instances per day). He believes that his impotency was trigger by our not being sexually energetic sufficient.


Answer: Sounds good, however it's not true. Nevertheless, not having intercourse for no matter purpose can produce psychological blocks which can result in impotency. I might deal with the explanations for not having intercourse quite than assess blame.


Impotence
Query: I take flonase, acupril, and claritan d for allergies. May these medication trigger an issue with reaching a erection or preserving one?


Answer: Accupril is an ACE inhibitor. Normally used for remedy of blood stress and different assorted issues. I am not conscious of any profit from treating allergies. Nonetheless, it generally causes erectile dysfunction.

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