For some men, Viagra is one of the important equipment before “love time”. This pill can help men who experience sexual dysfunction to achieve and maintain an erection.
However, news of the men who died from taking the medicine was heard among the people. This kind of information certainly makes a lot of doubtful men to use Viagra, especially those who have heart disease.
According to some experts, this kind of information is a misunderstanding.They said that Viagra is safe enough to be consumed by knowing how to use good and consultation with doctor before.
“Viagra is actually a heart medicine, originally in the indication and appropriate dose”, some added.
How Viagra works?
Another named sildenafil, Viagra is part of the heart medicine of pulmonary hypertension. Viagra works by inhibiting the phosphodiesterase type 5 enzyme (PDE-5). This makes the muscles in the penis relax and blood flow can flow smoothly so that erection occurs.
However, Viagra also serves as a blood pressure-lowering or vasodilator so that excessive doses can cause cardiovascular disorders, such as fluctuations in blood pressure and irregular heart rhythms.
Therefore, before taking Viagra, make sure you have consulted with your doctor and really understand how to use it.
Since it was first launched in 1998, Viagra aka blue pill is said to have made many men gain happiness and sexual satisfaction.
In addition to these advantages, it turns out by many secrets behind this pill as this pill was not accidentally found while researching sildenafil to treat angina in patients with heart disease.
According to research quoted from boldsky.com, there are still some interesting facts about Viagra.
Not many know that the early discovery of Viagra was not accidental. Pfizer who became the manufacturer initially tested the newest sildenafil citrate drug to get the effectiveness in reducing blood pressure and angina in heart disease patients.
But there was an embarrassing incident where the men who volunteered had an erection after taking the medicine. An erection that happen harder and stronger than he ever had before. Finally Pfizer also sells it as a remedy for erectile dysfunction and impotence.
Viagra indirectly responds once you drink it. But it takes sexual stimulation to make it work. When you get sexual stimulation, this drug will increase blood flow to the penis and help you to maintain a longer and stronger erection for almost 2-3 hours.
The average of Viagra takes 30 minutes to enter the bloodstream and react. But it also depends on the age, state of the body, and the type of food you eat before.
For example, when you mostly eat foods high in fat, it takes 1 hour for the drug to work fully. The reason fat will slow down the digestive work including the entire system of the body.
The average of Viagra can give an erection effect of about 2-3 hours. In some people can even last up to 5 hours. This fact tends to occur in men over the age of 65 because their bodies take longer to metabolize the drug and spread it throughout the rest of the body.
Viagra and alcohol can’t work together. It can even have the opposite effect.
“A small glass of wine may not kill Viagra, but it will fail if you drink more than 2 glasses of alcohol”.
If you are a healthy person and never touched on other chemicals, Viagra can have the most impact on your sex life. But if you are routine to take certain medicines, you should consult a doctor first. Because it could provide harmful side effects if mixed with other drugs such as increasing the content of toxins in the body.
Medical Practitioner (General Practice) with postgraduate diplomas in Cape Town. My special interest is erectile dysfunction.