Not Getting A Strong Erection Any More And Have High BP. Suggest?

Posted on Sat, 28 Sep 2013

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 Answered on

Sat, 19 Oct 2013 Last reviewed on

Question : can't seem to get a strong erection any more have high blood pressure what can I take

Answered by Dr. G.Srinivasan (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
disease of the blod vessels

Detailed Answer:
Welcome to the form.
There is no single direct answer for this, unfortunately.
Erection is a vascular phenomenon and is all about having healthy blood vessels.
I can attribute the problem to advancing age, hypertension and high cholesterol.
As a first step, try to see if change of medications for hypertension makes a difference, because some anti- hypertensive medicines have erectile dysfunction as a adverse event.
If not, certain lifestyle modifications would help. Some are---
1. Weight reduction.
2. Daily exercise at least 30 minutes- at least walk.
3. Strict diabetic control.
4. Quit smoking if so.
5. Restrict alcohol.
Medications that would help are.
1. L- Arginine if available in your place.
2. PDE5 inhibitors- that is viagra and its latest generations.
Kindly get examined, get the above things done and lead a healthy life.
Best regards

Note: For further guidance on mental health, Click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar