Archive for March, 2009

Do antihypertensives affect sexual life?

This is a very common question that jumps to the brain once anyone male or female realizes that he or she is hypertensive and suffers from significantly high blood pressure.
Hypertension definitely affects sexual life. As the main erectile dysfunctions in males are derived from hypertension. High blood pressure decreases blood flow to the penis thus [...]

Angiotensin Receptor Blockers as a choise in hypertension treatment

Angiotensin II receptor blockers are chemical substances commonly used worldwide in treatment of high blood pressure. According to their name Angiotensin receptor blockers they have a blocking action on Angiotensin II receptors. This leads to remarkable decrease in blood pressure. To get the idea about how these type of drugsĀ  work you need to know [...]

Beta Blockers and feelings

A recent Dutch study showed that there is a relation between Beta Blockers as hypertension medication and bad feelings. Merel Kindt and her team used propanolo (INDERAL) to remove, talking in short term, the fear induced by painful memory.
This study about Beta Blockers opened the door for new thoughts to help patients suffering from anxiety [...]