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Very interesting read, I started taking Lisinopril last year to h...

Posted at 1: 9 PM on Apr 12, 2008 by gtuttle, #29508
Very interesting read, I started taking Lisinopril last year to help my borderline high blood pressure. After taking it, it seems that my sexual sensation has decreased dramatically. I thought I would wait to see if it would come back & it has not. I went to my HMO & the Doctor could not find anything wrong, he checked my PSA's & testosterone levels & they were normal but albeit at the near bottom of the normal range. So he prescribed Viagra. This has not helped, in fact I now have headaches, stuffiness, pupils constricted so much that it is hard to look out doors because it is so bright. The Doctor also told me that he has never read anything about what I am experiencing in any medical journal & just by looking at him & reading in-between-the-lines he thinks that it is all psychological. Maybe it is but I feel as if something is wrong. I do the treadmill at least two times a week up to 3 miles at a time & on a 5% incline & walk at a 4 MPH up to 38 minutes at a time.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 17, 2008 by novaleesa, #7357

It really annoys me when Doctors don't know the medicines they are prescribing. Your symptoms are on the package insert!!! I was just reading it last night because I'm having my own symptoms and wanted to see if it fit with lisinopril. I suggest you read the package insert and perhaps take it to your doctor. Get him to prescribe something else. If you don't have the package insert at home, then go to your pharmacist and ask them for it, they usually will have no problem handing one over. Do research to see which BP won't cause sexual dysfunction. My boyfriend went through the exact same thing you are going through and had to experiment with about 6 or 7 different meds until he got one that didn't cause that problem. Good luck and I hope this helps.
Clarissa

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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 17, 2008 by gtuttle, #7358

Thanks Clarissa, I will do exactly that
Garry

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