Does blood pressure medicine affect erectile dysfunction

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Which blood pressure medications cause erectile dysfunction?

ED is an occasional side effect of BP drugs like thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics, and beta-blockers, all of which can decrease blood flow to the penis and make it difficult to get an erection. However, other BP drugs, such as alpha-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and angioten-sin-receptor blockers, rarely cause ED.

Can you take erectile dysfunction meds with blood pressure meds?

Can you take ED medications with high blood pressure? Generally speaking, popular ED medications – like the phosphodiesterase inhibitors Viagra and Cialis – can be safely taken by patients who have high blood pressure.

Does lowering your blood pressure help erectile dysfunction?

If your erectile dysfunction is caused by high blood pressure, then lowering your blood pressure with healthy changes to your lifestyle, could be enough to improve your erections without any other treatments.