Yohimbe

Yohimbe is used for erectile dysfunction. May interact with many medications. Ask your doctor before taking Yohimbe.

Yohimbe Overview

Reviewed: June 18, 2014
Updated: 

Yohimbe is a type of tree.

Yohimbe is used most often for sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction in men.

Common side effects of yohimbe include:

  • high blood pressure
  • increased heart rate
  • headache
  • anxiety
  • dizziness
  • nausea/vomiting
  • tremors
  • sleeplessness

Yohimbe Cautionary Labels

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Uses

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Yohimbe is used most often for sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction in men.

Yohimbe may be used for other conditions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Side Effects of Yohimbe

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Common side effects of yohimbe include the following:

  • high blood pressure
  • increased heart rate
  • headache
  • anxiety
  • dizziness
  • nausea/vomiting
  • tremors
  • sleeplessness

This is not a complete list of yohimbe side effects. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

Yohimbe Interactions

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Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:

  • monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors such as tranylcypromine (Parnate), phenelzine (Nardil), selegiline (Eldepryl, Zelapar), isocarboxazid (Marplan), and rasagiline (Azilect)
  • medicines for high blood pressure
  • tricyclic antidepressants such as trimipramine (Surmontil), amitriptyline (Elavil), nortriptyline (Pamelor, Aventyl), protriptyline (Vivactil), and clomipramine (Anafranil)
  • phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine, Chlor-PZ), thioridazine (Mellaril, Novoridazine, Thioril), fluphenazine (Prolixin, Permitil, Modecate, Moditen), pherphenazine (Triavil), prochlorperazine (Compazine), and trifluoperazine (Stelazine)

This is not a complete list of yohimbe drug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Yohimbe Precautions

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Special precautions & warnings:

  • Yohimbe can be dangerous if taken in large doses or for long periods of time.
  • People with kidney problems and people with psychiatric conditions should not use yohimbe.
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not take yohimbe.