Erections symptoms and conditions

I've been on flomax for about a year (possibly 2, I forget). After 2 weeks it improved the ability to urinate and decreased needed trips in the night. Definitely decreases semen volume, but definitely does not decrease libido in me, nor decrease firmness of erections. Makes ejaculation more difficult (although that could have another cause as well, frequency of ejaculates). I take 1 per day. Would like to have quicker, not less quick, climax/ejaculation events, but the drug helps with the enlarged prostate-caused urine problems. Age 64.

I think i'm relatively young (29) however I was/am having problems emptying my bladder when urinating. Basically I finish and then a few minutes later some urine is still dribbling. My doctor gave me samples of flomax about a week ago. Recently i've been noticing my erections are awful and orgasm is weak. I checked this message board to see if anyone else was having the same problem. Not sure whether I should keep taking this or switch to uroxatral, another drug that i've taken in the past to stop the dribbling

I'm 48, wm, very healthy>
Thirty five days ago, I went to a doctor
for anxiety. I told him I felt as though I had
an over-active adrenal gland, and too much
adrenaline was surging through my body
causing me to be really nervous, especially
in public places.
I said I took Inderal 20 years ago for two days, and it made me feel weird.
He said the new generation Beta Blockers
are far better, and that most golfers take them so they won't shake during an important putt.
He said he'd put me on the lowest dosage (25mg/day) and said the side effects were minimal. (HA!)
After one week, all went pretty well, except I noticed my previously strong sex drive had diminished. I used to masturbate 3 times per day, and then it was maybe once per week.
I thought the trade off to be calm vs. constant erections due to the adrenaline levels would be fine.
Then the nightmares...
I was in Africa and being shot by Ninja warriors with their AK 47's and feeling the bullets tear into my liver, and abdomen- or falling off cliffs to my impending death, only to wake up at 1am and not being able to go back to sleep for hours.
Then, at the two week mark, I noticed also
I couldn't recall things as quickly as I used to.
At the three week mark, it was becoming clear that the Toprol was making me slow, tired, flacid, fuzzy in my thinking, and giving me constant nightly dreams that were
terrifying.
Finally, I drove to LA from SF, and a song came on the radio. I knew who it was, but just couldn't grasp in my mind who it really was! (Stevie Wonder)
I started to feel really bizarre, kinda like LSD, or mushrooms, and was worried I was going to go insane!
I knew it was the Toprol, but didn't know if I stopped taking it if I would recover.
I just wanted to be like I was before I started this taking this truly awful compound!
Three days ago I stopped (cold turkey) and
flushed my body out with water, and a lot of soup.
Only this morning- after three days without
taking those terrible pills do I feel normal again. I'm not 100% yet, but I know I will be soon.
The lesson here, is I should have read more about this drug before taking it.
I have never taken pharmaceutical drugs before- not even aspirin. This is one more reason to stay clear from quack doctors
who think taking heart drugs/BP drugs are an easy cure for anxiety.
I really feel sorry for all those people out there taking dangerous medications like Toprol.
This drug should have never been approved by the FDA, and the only reason anyone should take this drug, is to understand how it feels to lose your mind, have your sex drive removed, and have dreams every night where all you do is end up dead!
TOPROL should be schedule I, and be banned- or only used by our military on known terrorists...

I'm 46 years old male. I am very active. Water Ski, Snow Ski, Weight Lifting, Hockey etc. I was on Simvastatin 40mg per day for about two months. Although I have a bit of arthritis in my knees and shoulders I couldn't believe how horrible I felt on this drug. I felt so weak and I had joint pain that was incredible. I walked around feeling like I had the flu or something. I ached every where. My knee swelled up really bad and I didn't know what to think. So I called my doctor and he said to go off it for now and I can't believe how good I feel again. The scary thing is he wants me to take a two week break then go back on it. According to him, he has read stories that statistics show if you go off this drug for a few weeks then go back on it ,that most of the time people don't experience the same side effects ever again. If anyone has been off then back on it without side effects I would like to hear from you. I really don't want to gamble with this again. It was horrible.

I suffered a DVT in 2006 followed by a venous cranial clot in March 2008. I have been on Coumadin since March. My experience has not been too bad, I have gained about seven pounds. The positive side effect is better erections. (Must be the thinner blood) I am a 52 yr old male.

I also started taking Welchol, two in the morning and two in the evening. I started noticing that I can not get an erection, and I know it's the medication. Can someone out there tell me if i am the only one or is someone else having this problem due to Welchol?

the biggest thing that happened was that my penis swelled up, and had pain, it sometimes hurts when my wife and I have sex, usually that depends on how much it swells. noticed that erections are slow to come, but actually last a lot longer with the swelling effect. has anyone else had these problems?

Hi all. I was diagnosed 3 or 4 years ago with epilepsy. So far, I have on about 5 different epilepsy meds. I can't recall the first 3 but had to get off them because of physical side-effects. My last one was Dilatin which worked pretty well for a year. I slept great - 8 hours on the dot. Then, I started to have short seizures that began to successively lengthen. So, I was switched to Keppra.

I started at 250mg/2xday on Keppra and now am up to 1000mg/2xday. I also started taking B6 100mg/day. A couple of days after starting Keppra, I started to get slight headaches. These went away after about 2 weeks. I also got a numb patch on the same place on the bottom of each foot. When I went up to 500mg/2xday, the numb patch spread, I started to feel off-balance, and I started to get the "rage" symptoms. I went up to 1000mg/2xday and most of the bottom of my two feet went numb and cold, I began to get slight tingling in my fingers and a mild case of tightness in my chest. I still felt off-balance and the rage symptoms were there. It began to get hard to get to sleep and I would get up unnecessarily early and not be able to fall back asleep. I want off this med. Maybe it works great for other people but for me it I take it at the levels I need to, I won't be able to work or do much of anything.

I have been taking 20mg of Lisinopril for about a year. Shortly after beginning, I noticed a decline in my sexual performance. About two months ago, my dosage was incresed to 40mg. My blood pressure is fine now but I can barely get an erection and if I do it does'nt last. Has anyone else had similar problems or do I have another problem?

I have been taking Lisinopril fist 10 mg and my ED was not so bad but when they put me up to 20mg now my erections are no more it still works but it is soft and will not get up at all. Hope this helps others

I have been taking 20 mg Lisinopril for about one year. I work for a drug company (our company does not make Lisinopril). I do not know if these are connected or pure coincidences. I have lost about 6 pounds without going on a diet, sex drive goes in cycles (low to very high). I do not have ED, but the "quality" of erections is not what it used to be (maybe a sign of getting old).
The cough was never an issue when the generic was from Teva, however the last few refills have been from Ivax and that is when the cough started. It feels like someone is tickling your throat with spines and for the most part it is dry cough. Can different generic manufacturers be the problem?

Considering its excellent safety profile, I would be hesitant to switch medications just for the annoying cough. The drug works great (no morning flush or frequent pit stops)

Been on 25 mgs of Toprol XL for anxiety related palpitations for around 5 years. I gained around 20lbs since and always seem to be bloated, also have had siatic nerve trouble in my left leg and hip and buttock. This small dosage effects my sex drive and erections where things don't work like they used to, I'm on other medications that could affect that dept too. The one constant side effect is lazyness and apathy from the toprol.

Thank you.

Several years ago, I was prescribed prednisone for bronchial asthma. I have since suffered a back injury and have been prescribed it again to reduce severe swelling in my lower back. I noticed that each time I began taking the drug, my desire for sexual relations, strength of erections, and orgasms have actually INCREASED substantially. Strangely, it seems that most people complain of an opposite effect. Does anyone have any ideas on why I am affected in such a way by this drug? Thanks in advance and not complaining.

Taking Flomax for five weeks now. Had symptoms of "peeing through a straw". Doc gave me Flomax samples until I see a Urologist (next week). Flow has improved. I sense a little "seepage" from penis and have practiced Kegel exercises to control the pelvic muscle. None of the side effects as others have listed except for vivid dreams that I didn't use to have or couldn't remember. Erections are OK but semen is very little to none. I'm getting a list of questions ready for the urologist visit.

I am experiencing nasal discomfort, stopped up, a little cough, and difficulty with erections.

I wasn't sure until I ran across this site, but flomax has seemed to retard both erections and ejaculate. I will stop flomax today. Joel

I've been on Omeprazole almost two years, the GERD went away. if I miss a dose I'm okay too, but after missing 1 or 2 doses,I quickly start to get the dreaded heartburn. Anyway, My wife and I are busy raising two active boys, 5 and 7 years old. There isn't any time for sex... but now when there is, I don't have a sex drive anymore and my erections are not as firm, almost weak. I heard someone say that GERD medications can cause lack of sex drive and ED. Again, not a big sex guy because of the children, I'm just now realizing how this drug, Omeprazole, could be the problem. Not for sure though. I will stop taking the drug to see if my condition persist. Thought I would share. anyone have any feedback? thanks.

Lisinopril, yet another med prescribed blithely by our doctors...and yet another drug with side effects beyond those listed. Lisinopril made me extremely tired and yes, the dry cough came with it, moods swings too. But the BP can't be ignored, you gotta do something, right? SO, a LONG story made short, someone with credibility I knew had me try CAYENNE pepper, one teaspoon in water three times a day and was CHALLENGED to check my blood pressure by the second day to see how much lower it would be, After reading on the internet about it (there is much info) I tried it, AND IT WORKS without the bad sides. It's not as horrible as it seems like it would, less firey than jalapenos, for example, and the burning lasts only a few seconds. Side effects? Seriously, my erections seem to be better. No kidding.

Unwanted Erections

I was on Wellbutrin for several years and have now been off of it for about a month. I believe that some of the side effects that I encountered using Wellbutrin include some short-term memory loss or inability to remember names, dates, etc.
Also am normally a very virile male, but noticed that my erections were not quite as hard while using Wellbutrin. At first I thought it was because I was getting older (now 52) but since being off of it, I'm back to my old self again. I now believe that they do not really know all the possible effects of using Wellbutrin and will definitely think twice about using any long-term medications.

I have had no problems with erections. Protonix has been like a miracle for my overbearing acid reflux.

I have ringing in the ears and problems with erections

71 yr old male, on lisinopril 5 mg for a couple of weeks and 10 mg for about a month for low heart ejection fraction (41%), BP OK. Also on25 mg metoprolol tartrate twice per day. I notice dry cough, loss of energy and loss of erections. Would appreciate suggestions for alternate meds without the energy and erection loss side effects. I can deal with the cough.

Just wanted to echo comments I see elsewhere here - I took Lisinopril (the choice of my HMO, 10 then 20MG) for about 1 year... I had the mild dry cough w/tickle in the back of my throat. The quantity and quality of erections started to decrease until I was quite dysfunctional. I thought it could be the meds, then read the comments here. The doctor offered Viagra, which had minimal effect. In the last two weeks my doctor switched me from lisinopril to cozaar. Erections began improving immediately. If you are experiencing this side effect be insistent about changing your medication.

I'm 49 years of age and started taking Lisinopril on March 8,2004. My Blood Pressure has lowered from 150/90+ TO 120/77. However, my sex drive is way down and erections dont last. Also, feel tired with no energyto exercise.