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What is Viagra? |
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Drug Uses
Viagra is administered primarily for the treatment of male impotence or erectile dysfunction. The medication improves the body’s capability to obtain and sustain an erection while under sexual stimulation. It functions by relaxing certain muscles around the penile area, thereby enhancing the flow of blood to the same location. Viagra is not a medication against diseases which are sexually-transmissible, such as HIV, syphilis, or AIDS.
How to Take Viagra
Viagra is an oral administration drug. It is normally taken only as needed, about thirty minutes to an hour before you make sexual contact. It is possible to take the medication four hours prior to sexual activity, but be sure to take it only once per day. Viagra helps you acquire an erection only if you are stimulated in a sexual way. You will not incur an erection with the mere ingestion of the pill.
Drug Precautions
Do not drink alcohol if you are going to take Viagra; alcohol can contribute to certain side effects of the drug. Avoid taking other impotence medications like alprostadil and yohimbine without prior medical counseling. If you are using medicines for chest pains or heart ailments which contain nitrates, do not take Viagra; the combination of both drugs can lead to a serious drop in your blood pressure, and cause fainting episodes, stroke, or cardiac failure. The same advice applies if you have been instructed not to have sex for health-related reasons, or if you have renal, kidney, and blood cell disorders.
Drug Interactions
Nitrates can severely contribute to the effects of Viagra; these include nitroglycerin and isosorbide dinitrate; other medications can also interact with Viagra, including: doxazosin and prazosin; blood thinners like warfarin; antibiotics, including erythromycin and clarithromycin; bosentan or cimetidine; HIV medications like amprenavir, darunavir, ritonavir, nevirapine, and saquinavir; antifungal drugs such as ketoconazole; rifampin or rifabutin; and carbamazepine or phenobarbital.
Side Effects
If you have taken Viagra, and are experiencing symptoms like nausea or dizziness, a loss of sensation or tingling sensations in your jaw, arms, or chest – stop and seek for medical help immediately; you may have incurred severe adverse conditions with the medication. Other serious effects of Viagra may involve a ringing sound in your ears, or a loss of hearing; an inflammation in specific parts of your extremities; an abnormal heartbeat; an unexpected loss of sight, or changes in vision; and an erection which is sustained for more than four hours.
Missed Dose
Viagra should be administered only as needed, with only a single allowable dose per day, so you will not follow a regular dosing schedule.
Overdose
Do not take double doses of Viagra in a single day, or you may incur an overdose. Symptoms of such may involve chest pains, an abnormal heart rate, giddiness, nausea, and fainting. Seek medical attention if you experience these indications.
Storage
Store the Viagra tablets within their original container, and in places beyond the reach of children. You may keep the room conditions within allowable temperatures of 15-30C.
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