Guest guest Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 I'm 45 and have been on sotalol (160mgs x2 daily now) for four years. Still have the drive, desire and ability - though performance is not what it was prior to taking this medication. My physician said Viagra, Levitra, etc. were good options for otherwise healthy individuals. > >Reply-To: AFIBsupport >To: AFIBsupport >Subject: Re: Sotalol side effects? >Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:39:29 -0000 > > >I know there are young people on this board as well...Afib does not >discriminate. > > > > > > Hmm, that's a really weird question for this type of board. Most >people with > > this condition can just about get up the stairs let alone described >what you > > want to do. > > > > I think your self lucky that you still have these feelings and can >manage > > this act. > > I would recommend looking at the patients leaflets that come with >your drugs > > and see if it mentions these problems. > > > > All of these drugs have a side effects of some nature, the most >common side > > effect that is reports is cold hands and feet, that may have >something to do > > with your problem. > > Also in a long tern use there is harding of the heart muscle wall. > > C Uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone taking sotalol has experienced the >sexual > > > side effects (specifically maintaining erection), and if so, is >there > > > anything that can help? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com > > > List owner: AFIBsupport-owner > > > For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via >email, > > > send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help > > > > > > Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, >or should > > > be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Wow. Now you tell me. I was on Sotalol 160mg x 3 for several years. I was also type II diabetic and while I had no trouble getting an erection sustaining it was sometimes an issue. I took Viagra (1/2 tablet) and that really solved the problem. I wound up with the opposite problem on several occasions. Then I met my wife. She is from Argentina and quite beautiful. I then found out I did not need the Viagra in most cases. So it is as much inspriation as medication. I am now on Flecinaide and hopefully that does not cause problems. Good luck. PS...I am 55 and my wife is 29. That is as good as Viagra any day. --- myhooch2002 wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I was wondering if anyone taking sotalol has > experienced the sexual > side effects (specifically maintaining erection), > and if so, is there > anything that can help? > > Thanks, > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 <johncharles.codling@v...> wrote: > Hmm, that's a really weird question for this type of board. Most people with > this condition can just about get up the stairs let alone described what you > want to do. , I'm not sure it's accurate to say most people on this board can just about get up the stairs. A quick look at the database indicates that about half have Lone Atrial Fibrillation and have an athletic background. I still stagger around a hockey pitch and go cycling, even when in AF. I take Sotalol though I have being trying to cut down on the dose. It does reduce peak exercise performance - I find it difficult to get my heart rate above 130 in NSR, disrupts sleep a bit, makes my hands go a bit colder than normal and does reduce your libido a bit. Roll on reliable ablations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 <johncharles.codling@v...> wrote: > Hmm, that's a really weird question for this type of board. Most people with > this condition can just about get up the stairs let alone described what you > want to do. , I'm not sure it's accurate to say most people on this board can just about get up the stairs. A quick look at the database indicates that about half have Lone Atrial Fibrillation and have an athletic background. I still stagger around a hockey pitch and go cycling, even when in AF. I take Sotalol though I have being trying to cut down on the dose. It does reduce peak exercise performance - I find it difficult to get my heart rate above 130 in NSR, disrupts sleep a bit, makes my hands go a bit colder than normal and does reduce your libido a bit. Roll on reliable ablations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Hi all. I would be very careful in taking Viagra especially with heart conditions. Also while I am posting, some heart medications will not tolerate Grapefruit juice, so Please please read your patient information that comes with your drugs. Please remember your Dr and chemist are just like all of us, they get bored and sometime think that you know what the contra indications are. C Uk ----- > Wow. Now you tell me. I was on Sotalol 160mg x 3 for > several years. I was also type II diabetic and while > I had no trouble getting an erection sustaining it was > sometimes an issue. I took Viagra (1/2 tablet) and > that really solved the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 > I'm 55 yrs old and was moderately healthy until afib decended on me > 2 years ago > my sotalol dosage is 3*40mg per day and I abhor the side effects ******** , When I was first diagnosed with afib 3+ years ago, sotalol was the first antiarrythmic drug my EP tried. It finally got me back into rythym at least 4 days out of a week. I was taking the highest dose recommended for probably 4 months. I know that plenty of people have had a lot of success with sotalol. We are all so different in the way drugs act upon us. But my own experience of the side effects of sotalol, were decreased concentration, serious feelings of depression, which I had never experienced before, sometimes a too-low heart rate, sluggishness, no libido whatsoever,and visual hallucinations. And more, which I don't recall. Oh yes, a reawakening of bronchial asthma which I had had many years ago as a child. I felt better immediately after my dosage was cut back, and finally went off it altogether. You are not alone in your experience with Sotalol. But again, many people take it without the side effects you and I experienced. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 > > I'm 55 yrs old and was moderately healthy until afib decended on me > > 2 years ago > > my sotalol dosage is 3*40mg per day and I abhor the side effects > ******** > , > > When I was first diagnosed with afib 3+ years ago, sotalol was the > first antiarrythmic drug my EP tried. It finally got me back into > rythym at least 4 days out of a week. I was taking the highest dose > recommended for probably 4 months. > > I know that plenty of people have had a lot of success with sotalol. > We are all so different in the way drugs act upon us. But my own > experience of the side effects of sotalol, were decreased > concentration, serious feelings of depression, which I had never > experienced before, sometimes a too-low heart rate, sluggishness, no > libido whatsoever,and visual hallucinations. And more, which I don't > recall. Oh yes, a reawakening of bronchial asthma which I had had > many years ago as a child. > > I felt better immediately after my dosage was cut back, and finally > went off it altogether. > > You are not alone in your experience with Sotalol. But again, many > people take it without the side effects you and I experienced. > > Best of luck. > > Thanks for your thoughts I was getting so desperate a few months ago, with the side effects, that I contemplated maze or a pm to get me off the drugs. I had tried flecenide, but that made me quite 'twitchy'. Fortunately a member of this board, who's had a pm fitted, counselled me to slow down and be cool, he was right. I'm beginning to see shoots of recovery sincce ablation no 3 , a pvi, am keeping my fingers crossed, its now 4 weeks post ab thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 > > Hi everyone, > > I was wondering if anyone taking sotalol has experienced the sexual > side effects (specifically maintaining erection), and if so, is there > anything that can help? > > Thanks, > Hmmmmm, while I haven't taken sotalol, I would suggest greeting him with a big smile and a bow and nothing else! I would think if there are any blood thinners involved that would be enough. The one " upside " to this entire mess was the effects of warafin for me. The only problem is if my INR is too high it freaks her out when I get light headed and pass out....j/k! Tom U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 > > Hmm, that's a really weird question for this type of board. Most > people with So sad a victorian society can't come to grips with the fact that human sexuality is very important. Maybe I need ot go to finishing school, walk with a book on my head, or have high tea! One of the biggest issues mentally I have had to deal with is feeling like " Damaged Goods. " If we can help a fellow compadre get some and help alliviate the mental anguish associated with all this then I say down with Dr. Phil and up with the AFIB Support group! If we had forums, we could have a humor section, which would be a nice mix to ease back and laugh as a balance to senior med school, particle physics education we have all had to undertake! Go get em . Remember " Once a king always a king, but once a night is a good start. " Tally Ho, Tom U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 > PS...I am 55 and my wife is 29. That is as good as > Viagra any day. You go Bill...holla holla and a big salute! Talk about inspiration - You D man! Tom U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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