Can blood pressure medications interfere with my sex drive?
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I know that erectile dysfunction can be a common side effect of blood pressure medications, but can they also lower my sex drive?Of the different classes of drugs prescribed to reduce blood pressure, beta blockers and diuretics ("water pills") probably cause the most sexual side effects. In contrast, sexual side effects less commonly occur with ACE inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor blockers, and calcium-channel blockers.
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