Is atenolol will effect users sexual ability?

Hello,

One of the many side effects od this ned is Impotence, also known as erectile dysfunction or ED.

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Now it is relative (like all things in life) ... not all oraganisms react to the chemical compounds that make up the drug in the same way (eg I am 41 let us say tyou are 30 or may be more, chances are the s. effect will probably be higher on me than on you, so age factor is one thing) also the dose that you take the higher the dose , chances are of a potential increase on this most unpleasent s. effect, genetics,your life style, if you drink , smoke, do drugs ( in this case I do not think so) your weight. There are many factors that must be taken into cosideration for this med, you obviuosly can not take viagra or any of it´s derivates if you take it for controlling high blood pressure (hypertension) or improving survival following a heart attack.
Now do not be discouraged do not enter the "ring " thinking will I be able to perform... that will only cause pressure and that causes stress and then we both know what happens... enter the " ring " like Mike Tyson did when he first started, like lean mean sexual machine my friend... meaning like a WINNER... OK... remmember mind over body..I tell you all this from personal experience..it can be beaten..do not stress it... otherwise... you are doomed..relax..set the right mood..let a few days go by... do not be thinking of sex and performing all the time ..you must flow... flow like a river... and you will see results.

I do not have all the answers ... the one who thinks has all the answers... is the biggest fool on this planet ( just a thought)

My most sincere wishes, and this is not up to luck (subliminal)... take care my friend, never be afraid of the "unknown".

I am a 52 year-old male in excellent health other than the high BP. Even 25 mg dose of atenelol made me exhausted for the first several days. I adjusted and the initial post-adjustment side effects included general low energy and minor weight gain. 25MG caused a drop of daily pressure from 160/105 to 150/95 within about 2 weeks. Initial side effects were toleable. Take atenelol at night, not morning. Sexual ability in my case was impacted mildly in 2-3 months but grew progressively worse to complete impotence (less than 10% chance of success) in one year. I have not succeeded once trying to have sex in 5 months, so I have chosen to live with the consequences of untreated hypertension. Previously, Avapro and Lisonopril also caused moderate ED over time (months). Potency is now clearly returning after 5 weeks since I stopped the atenelol. My doctor says I am too young for ED drugs, and he wants me to continue trying additional meds.

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How can a doctor expect a patient to give up on sex altogether for months at a time trying differnet hypertensive meds? Are cardiologists so focused on BP that they don't see the depression, sleepless nights, and strained relationships caused by such a callous approach to treatment?