Dear nimedhealth.com.ng, does tramadol cause impotence?
I have been told by many folks out there that tramadol or tramal OR trams have the ability to cause impotence and weak erection… .how true is really this claim?
Many Nigerian men and young males are now very fond of using tramadol to enhance their sexual performance. How they got to know that tramal gives strong penile erection is a discussion for another day entire. A drug once known for its ability to relieve pains has found its way into the hands of young folks who use it to last longer in bed. They want to impress their sexual partners, to the extent that tramadol is now viewed in Nigeria as a drug of abuse.
The abuse and use of tramadol as a sex enhancer has become so rampant that people has been sending mails to nimedhealth.com.ng to find out if tramadol can cause impotence and weak erection.
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Can tramadol cause impotence?
Not really… Or it is not in literature that tramadol can cause impotence or weak erection as an immediate or long term side effects… Nimedhealth.com.ng has look up almost all the big health blogs and none has mentioned that tramadol causes impotence in what ever form.
According to Rxlist, Side effects associated with use of Tramadol, include the following:
constipation
nausea
dizziness
vertigo
headache
drowsiness
vomiting
agitation
anxiety
mood swings
euphoria
hallucinations
nervousness
muscle spasms or stiffness
indigestion
weakness
itching
diarrhea
dry mouth
sweating
feeling unwell (malaise)
menopausal symptoms
rash
urinary frequency
urinary retention
dilation of blood vessels (vasodilation)
visual disturbances
abnormal gait
amnesia
cognitive dysfunction
depression
difficulty in concentration
feeling uneasy
painful urination
fatigue
menstrual dysphoric disorder
motor system weakness
lightheadedness upon standing (orthostatic hypotension)
numbness and tingling
seizures
suicidal tendencies
fainting (syncope)
fast heart rate
tremors
abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG)
swelling (angioedema)
cough
flushing
high blood pressure (hypertension)
low blood pressure (hypotension), may be severe
reduced blood flow to the heart (myocardial ischemia)
palpitations
hives
withdrawal syndrome
life threatening respiratory depression
neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome
adrenal insufficiency
abdominal pain
serotonin syndrome
severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis)
androgen deficiency.
From the side effects listed above, you can see that tramadol does not cause impotence or erectile dysfunction or weak erection.
PS: This article by nimedhealth.com.ng is not in anyway encouraging the use of tramadol as a sex enhancing drug. Medicine frowns at it and do not encourage such practice.
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Source: Nimedhealth.com.ng
