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Heart Failure, on new meds. and now low sex drive? Please help.?


had a heart condition whcih turned into congestive heart failure I'm only 31. My doctor has me on Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, water pill), Coreg (beta blocker), Avapro (blood pressure med.) and Celebrex (for pain and inflamation). Lately, I don't feel like I want to be intimate with my husband....I either feel like I have no sexual desire at all, or I'm visually turned on but I'm really dry down there and not really interested in sex at all. Has anyone else experienced this on these medications? Do these meds cause low sex drive? Anyone else on these medications?

Hi, I just wanted to let you know you are not alone. At 28 I went into heart Failure Due to having Graves disease. (hyperthyroid) I was also on coreg, lasix, toprel lx. and I was also having problems sexual and emotional.

"How ? Why? Why me? What did I do? My husband? My kids? I was so overwhelmed.

28 and almost dieing can open your eyes. Even thought I am happy to be alive I started suffering from depression. I talked to my doc. and they gave me anti-depressants(of course).

And I talked about it to anyone who would listen Girlfriends, Mom, Sister, Husband,nurses, even strangers on line:)
My advice to you is talk.

Also your body has been threw so much. Just give it time. I am now 32 and my thyroid problems are under control. My sex life is wonderful again, it just took time. My husband is OK, kids, all of it is ok.
It was a true wake up call to what is truly important to me.

There, there everything will be alright.

I am going thru the same thing and all of my Docs have told me "it should go away and your sex drive will come back" But WOW it's difficult to deal with, luckily my Fiance is VERY understanding I think he's taking better than I am. So talk with your Doctors and maybe they can try different meds for you. I am on the same types of meds, not the exact brands though. Good Luck and my heart goes out to you, I feel your pain Regards KG

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