Treatment for erectile dysfunction starts with oral medications. The oral medication is dispensed when you’re diagnosed with ED. The medication is given by the doctor and is advisable not to take with doctor prescription.
The doctor does the medical check-up with all the underlying factors before you get the oral medications. The medication is effective with men suffering during sex and won’t have their penis erect long enough. When stimulated, the penis is supposed to respond and erect, but if you don’t get an erection, you may be suffering from ED
The oral medications
The commonly dispensed treatment is the Viagra and all the ED drugs have the same effect except with a slight change in chemical composition. You’ll, therefore, get harder erections with the use of these ED drugs.The drugs include:
Generic Viagra is commonly known as Sildenafil. The drug is taken one hour before sex as it’ll work effectively.It’s taken without food to work effectively and lasts up to five hours. The drug gets more attention due to its availability online.
Vardenafil 20mg is the generic form of Levitra offered in that quantity also taken an hour before. It can be taken with food or not and lasts for five hours.
Avanafil is the generic name of Stendra and can be taken 30 minutes before sex of effective use. You can take the medication with food or not and lasts for six hours.
Cialis is generically called Tadalafil Australia. The oral medication is taken 30 minutes before sex and you can eat or not. It can last for 36 hours.
When not to take oral medications
The medications may not be safe when you’re taking medications for chest pains. The chest medications contain nitrate which when reacting with ED drugs becomes ineffective.
The ED drugs will not be effective with both low and high blood pressures. With severe liver disease and stroke, the medications don’t work. For diabetes, oral medications pose a great risk to the user.
Also if you’re attending dialysis for kidney disease, you’re safe avoiding the medications. The reactions alter the chemical use of the medications meant for the kidney.
Side effects of oral medications
You may not worry about side effects but the usage of ED drugs can be adverse such as priapism. Priapism is a condition where the penis remains erect for a prolonged period. If your erection stays for more than four hours seek medical help. It won’t go until you get medical help.
The other adverse effectsare hearing loss and blurred vision which eventually causes total blindness. Sometimes it leads rarely to a sudden loss of vision and hearing. This will be a permanent effect due to the usage of the ED drugs. The happenings are not common but are enough to discourage the use of ED drugs for recreational purposes.
Other mild effects include nausea, vomiting, back pain, headaches, indigestion, flushing, and visual changes. However, these side effects can go away after a day. If they last longer than a day, visit a doctor.
