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Wasn't this class of medication originally for cardiovascular issues, and the whole ED mitigation was a happy marketable accident?
I know a former executive of the company that was developing this drug for cardiovascular problems. He told me that they sold it because it had this "side-effect" that they couldn't get rid of. ;-) Marketing is the key to business success. (Talking to you, tech people)
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> nothing except facial flushing What does this mean?
Person takes pill, face gets a bit more rosy than usual. I guess it has an effect on small blood vessels everywhere.
> Conclusions: Niacin alone can improve the erectile function in patients suffering from moderate to severe ED and dyslipidemia.
But big pharma is never going to tell you that...
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Now I cannot get that picture out of my head. A crowd full of bodybuilders in tight shorts and all on Viagra doing workouts. Each to his own I guess..
I don't know how people imagine viagra working - it's not like you take a pill, you continue browsing the internet, reading news, and suddenly, a boner lifts your desk.
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Yeah I occasionally take it or tadalafil for BPH/prostatitis because they have less side effects than alpha blockers. I've got GERD and a hiatal hernia and, man, it really fires it up. Chewing gum sort of helps. I also only take half of a 25mg. I'll sometimes get the stuffy nose and rarely a headache but the stomach issues almost prevent me from using it. I've sort of grown used to tolerating extreme stomach pain tho…
Man. Based on personal experience at my family. I bet you're carefully keeping tabs on your stomach with a doctor, but if not, don't grow used to tolerate extreme stomach pain. I've seen stomach cancer in my family, and I would like to encourage you do whatever you can to minimize the risk for you.
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Now I cannot get that picture out of my head. A crowd full of bodybuilders in tight shorts and all on Viagra doing workouts. Each to his own I guess..
I'm pretty sure you don't just get random erections unless you're engaged in activity that you find sexually stimulating. ...so yes, probably.
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It’s not unrelated actually, there is some tissue inside the nose cavity that is similar to the erectile tissue of the penis. That’s why the nose gets “stuffy” from sildenafil, and that’s why you sometimes sneeze when aroused.
A curious question, is nasal congestion has any correlation with high blood pressure?
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Bodybuilders at competition time have very low body fat and are very dehidrated, it's never an "issue".
And really big hormonal issues caused by the low body fat. Bodybuilders (in the months before competing, while cutting) can't get it up even if they wanted to.
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Man. Based on personal experience at my family. I bet you're carefully keeping tabs on your stomach with a doctor, but if not, don't grow used to tolerate extreme stomach pain. I've seen stomach cancer in my family, and I would like to encourage you do whatever you can to minimize the risk for you.
Yeah, I know. I need to get another checkup but I've been through the cycle many times.. Get scoped.. Get told to take PPIs.. they make it worse.. At some point I just decided to manage it myself.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/4200-nissen...