If you have eliminated other reasons for a decreased sex drive, you may want to consult your physician. He could change to another medication or another form of birth control. This finding was apparently the result of a study. I called the TV station, and they told me they got their information from a flier published by the MU School of Medicine. We were unable to find the flier you mention, so instead we consulted one of our physicians who specializes in memory loss in seniors.
More research is needed.
If blood pressure is well controlled and the patient is not having ill effects, this physician would not recommend changing the medication. If you still have concerns, discuss them with your doctor. 882-7000 to make an appointment with a University of Missouri Health Sciences Center physician. Prostigmin I would like information about the drug Prostigmin, which was just prescribed for me to treat ocular myasthenia gravis. Prostigmin acts by inhibiting the destruction of a chemical called acetylcholine which is needed to make muscles contract.