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Hey guys. I’ve been on 40mg lisinopril for a long time. With it, my blood pressure has always hovered on the high end of normal…. 130-140/77-80’ish
I decided to give Telmisartan a try between 40-80mg. It lowered my BP into a better range, 120-130/60-70’ish.
I haven’t dated in a while, and got busy with work… but noticed I had zero sex drive or ability to get it up. It was the the point where I even tried on my own, and couldn’t.
After discontinuing Telmisartan and switching back to lisinopril, everything came back to normal. No other variable changes.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Also, what is the advantage of choosing an ARB over an ACE inhibitor? Why is Telmisartan becoming the trendy new ancillary BP med over ACE inhibitors?
They seem to work along similar paths.
I decided to give Telmisartan a try between 40-80mg. It lowered my BP into a better range, 120-130/60-70’ish.
I haven’t dated in a while, and got busy with work… but noticed I had zero sex drive or ability to get it up. It was the the point where I even tried on my own, and couldn’t.
After discontinuing Telmisartan and switching back to lisinopril, everything came back to normal. No other variable changes.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Also, what is the advantage of choosing an ARB over an ACE inhibitor? Why is Telmisartan becoming the trendy new ancillary BP med over ACE inhibitors?
They seem to work along similar paths.