In searching the medical literature, we found an article in Drug Safety (July, 2009) confirming that some statin-type drugs (Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor) are associated with reports of erectile dysfunction. Q. My husband has high cholesterol, despite a very healthy lifestyle and weight. His doctor put him on Lipitor. After the dosage was increased, I started noticing he wasn't as enthusiastic about our previously very active sex life. He was having difficulty maintaining an erection and wasn't initiating lovemaking. When I asked, he said he just wasn't feeling aroused and that he'd noticed his usual morning erections weren't occurring. He asked his doctor if the Lipitor might be responsible, and the doc said to stop it for a month and see what happened. Within a week, his libido returned big time. For a few weeks, he was as...
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