Please remember, this column is designed to help the consumer seeking behavioral-health information, and not intended to be any form of psychotherapy or a replacement for professional, individualized services. My husband is on anti-hypertensive medication and his doctor insists that it will have no effect on his sex drive. But I have noticed major differences. Either confront his doctor directly with your observations, requesting that he consider one of the newer medications for hypertension that do not have negative sexual side effects, or consult a doctor who is more comfortable dealing with the sexuality of men with hypertension.
Many physicians are as uncomfortable dealing with sex as many other members of the population.
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