If a sexual problem occurs, continue to take your medication and consult your doctor. Often a change in drug type or dosage can remedy it. Psychological factors can greatly reduce sexual interest. Two common ones are fear and depression . After recovery from a heart attack you may feel depressed, sad and afraid.
Depression also reduces the desire for lovemaking.
This loss of desire and fear that sex will cause a heart problem may cause a couple to stop having sexual relations. Talk to your nurse or doctor about your concern. Often heart patients are not the only victims of heart attack or heart disease. Many times their partner suffers from anxiety and depression. Sexual partners are often concerned about the risk of sex and the appearance of cardiac symptoms during sex.