[carol j]

i am on several medications: metformin and glimepiride, for diabetes, lipitor-high cholestrol and accupril for high blood pressure. i have a feeling of pressure that makes me feel as though i need to have a bowel movement or pass gas, neither of these things happens or if they do i still feel no relief from the pressure. i have been unable to achieve an orgasm, alone or with my partner. i feel as though my head is'in the clouds', most of the time and i have the spots, similar to those after you get a flash photo taken......any ideas what could cause these things? are they related? i stopped taking the blood pressure med and the spots are not as bad but i still don't feel 100%.....opinions, experiences and ideas appreciated, thank you. the sexual dysfunction part has been very gradual until the last few days and i am completely without sensation in thar area,now.

[ButtonGear]

I can't speak to those specific medications, and frankly, I'm male, so there may be another level of disconnect in answering your question.But I DO know this: there are many MANY medications that can mess with your sexual response cycle. Something as simple as a low dose of Zoloft (in my case) tend to make me so that I can't"finish"in bed very easily either.You really need to talk with your Dr. (or maybe another Dr.) about the side effects of these medications, and possibly some alternatives.