AboutDavid Richardson Expertise Adult heart function and disease. Not very good about children lesss than 12. Hypertension is o.k. Heart rhythm a special interest.
Experience Certified in cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Was chairman of division of cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia. Am now mostly retired.
Organizations Fellow of American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology and member of American Physiological Society..
Publications Circulation, American Heart Journal, Hypertension.
Education/Credentials M.D. from Harvard Medical School. Residency training at Yale Uhniversity School of Medicine and Medical College of Virginia.
Awards and Honors Gold Heartt Award from American Heart Association in 1995.
Question Adult heart patient using aspirin 75 m.g,atenelol 25 m.g and Laxotanil(bromazepam)3m.g.from last three years.
B.p 110/70,now i am feeling sextualy weakness one person said this may be due to usage of atenelol,if this is correct then please sugest me alternate of atenelol.
Answer Dear Janjuah,
Atenolol is a faint possibility. If the problem is inability to get penile erction, narrowing of arteries to the penis is more likely. Viagra should help. If the problem is loss of interest in sex, stop the Laxotan for a week. If that doesn't help, ask a doctor to measure the testosterone in your blood. Please don't stop the atenolol without a doctor's advice. Suddenly stopping atenolol can worsen your heart trouble.
Please write back if this note doesn't really answer your questions, and please let me know what you find out.
