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55 Years Old. Taking Rantac For Burning Stomach. Having Low Sex Drive. Any Alternate Medication?
Question: I am 55 and taking Rantac and is relived of stomach burning sensation. But have low sex drive as side effect what is the remedy? do we have any other tablet equivalent to rantec
Hello,
Thank you for posting your query.
Yes, we have other competitive inhibitors of histamine (H2 blockers) but usually Ranitidine has not side effect on erection and generally doesn’t cause erectile dysfunction.
Check carefully with you treating Physician about your condition and adverse effect of other medication you are taking for high blood pressure and diabetes, because low sex drive can be related to these drugs but also can be involved organic (in some cases vascular that we can see in late stages of diabetes), psychological and hormonal factors.
I wish you good luck and if you have additional queries, don’t hesitate to ask.
Best Regards,
Dr.Mihail.
Thank you for posting your query.
Yes, we have other competitive inhibitors of histamine (H2 blockers) but usually Ranitidine has not side effect on erection and generally doesn’t cause erectile dysfunction.
Check carefully with you treating Physician about your condition and adverse effect of other medication you are taking for high blood pressure and diabetes, because low sex drive can be related to these drugs but also can be involved organic (in some cases vascular that we can see in late stages of diabetes), psychological and hormonal factors.
I wish you good luck and if you have additional queries, don’t hesitate to ask.
Best Regards,
Dr.Mihail.
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