Are There Heart Medications That Will Decrease My Sexual Performance? What About Beta Blockers?

Dr. Mandeep Mehra answers the question: 'Heart Meds And Sexual Performance?'

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Mandeep Mehra, M.D., Chief of Cardiology, University of Maryland Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
May 2, 2008, 4:30 PM ET
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— -- Question: Are there heart medications that are going to decrease my sexual performance? What about beta blockers?

Answer: Some medicines such as beta blockers have been touted as being incriminated in reducing sexual performance. But I must tell you that, more common than not, it's other factors such as the psychological stress of a heart attack, or the fact that you are dealing with coronary artery disease, and the emotional burden that reduces your sexual performance.

In fact, it's only the rare occurrence, when a medication like a beta blocker is directly implicated in reducing sexual performance.

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