Beta-Blockers? More Like Boner-Blockers: One Man’s Struggles to Overcome His High Blood Pressure and His Erectile Dysfunction
He’s making no bones about his lack of boners lately. He was just diagnosed with high blood pressure, and has been taking his meds assiduously. He thinks his penile dilemmas started from that point, but doesn’t know for sure. What’s going on here, and what can he do now?
Case #: 2089
Concern：
I’m forty-three years old, and I’ve been experiencing problems with my erections. They are oftentimes not as hard as I would like them to be, with no cause that I can see. I was diagnosed with high-blood pressure (my doctor says it’s probably due to my rather sedentary lifestyle), and I’ve begun taking the recommended medications for it. My problems have only started after I started these meds, so I’m wondering if the issue is related to that. Thoughts?
Discussion：
Yes, it’s a little known fact that the very medications prescribed to assist with high blood pressure can insidiously create problems for male sexuality. I think it very probable that your problems stem from your use of medication.
Bad Medicine
Both diuretics and beta-blockers negatively impact the levels of testosterone in the body, among other anti-erection properties they have, such as lowering blood volume entirely. A recent study has shown that all beta-blockers negatively affect testosterone, some to an aggravated degree. Diuretics, as they flush the body of excess minerals etc. also zinc from the body, an important compound necessary for testosterone production.
Unknown Assailant
Why is it so bad to be low in testosterone? It’s interesting how little a thing interests us until it becomes the root of our problems. We normally don’t need to worry about our hormonal function, and in general, I would say we don’t know a whole lot about how they work, or what they do. But in many and many an instance, hormones are the cause of the problem, as well as the key to the solution. Such is also true in your case.
Man Maker
Testosterone is an essential male hormone. Without it, you will suffer all kinds of negative sexual side effects. It controls the quantity of erections through the production of nitric oxide. It determines the quality of erections through the health of the tissues and blood vessels of the penis, and, indeed, the entire body. It creates arousal through neurochemical signaling to the brain and pituitary. It sustains libido through alternate chemical means. When you’re low in testosterone, the entire process of male sexuality grinds to a halt. And that’s what you’re currently experiencing.
Quick and Clever
Now, as I mentioned above, you need to stay on your meds until you get your blood pressure down. Diet and exercise can help, and can keep your levels more in order. But while you wait for that to happen, which might be never—not everyone wants to rearrange their life to suit a medical diagnosis—you can improve your erections, and remove the need to change your life around to solve the problem.
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What to do
Fixing E.D. with Curculigo
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