Posts Tagged ‘Supplements’

Best Way to Use Cialis

May 5th, 2012

As with any medications, there are ways you can enhance the effectiveness of Cialis to treat your erectile dysfunction. The more you know about how the drug works to treat ED, the better you can use that information to leverage its benefits. Approved by the FDA in 2003, this particular drug has become known as the weekend pill because it remains active for up to 36 hours.

Confirm Your Health Status

You need to be fairly healthy to take this medication. Men with heart problems or a history of heart attacks should not take ED drugs. In particular, men who take nitrates should seek non-drug ED treatments as drug interaction can cause serious damage to your heart or result in death. Uncontrolled high blood pressure is another condition that prevents men from using this drug.

Follow Manufacturer’s Instructions

Any time you get medication, you should read the instructions and warning label included with the medication. Do this each and every time you get the drug, even if you have been taking it for awhile. Changes are routinely made to the information packet as the drug manufacturer reviews complaints and learns about new uses and side effects.

Avoid Alcohol and Street Drugs

Mixing this drug with alcohol can be dangerous. You risk experiencing specific side effects including dizziness, vomiting, chest pains, strokes, or heart attacks. Because certain street drugs include nitrates, their interaction with this medication can cause a sudden drop in blood pressure which can cause permanent damage or death.

Take As Needed

Unlike other ED drugs, it may not be necessary to take this drug daily. It will depend entirely upon the recommended dosage. Factors that impact dosage include age, medical conditions, and frequency of sexual activity. Never take more than one dose in a 24 hour period.

Sexual Stimulation

Remember that this drug helps men develop and sustain an erection after being aroused. Sexual stimulation is required for the medication to work. If you have a low sex drive to begin with, you may still experience ED symptoms.

Men who use Cialis to treat ED can engage in sexual activity within 15 minutes of taking the drug. And they continue to receive benefits from the drug for up to 36 hours afterwards.

Why men continuу to use Cialis?

Men continue to choose Cialis over other ED medications because of its effectiveness. It is a proven ED drug that is safe for extended use.

Levitra to Require Additional Tests

April 20th, 2012

In those remarkable times when men were men and women knew their place, laws were carried out in any case, even if they offended the principles of equality. Now the situation has changed dramatically, and the law has recognized the principle that, in order to enjoy the fundamental freedoms guaranteed under the Constitution, the treatment accorded men and women must be the same. But it turns out that there are issues when, somehow, this principle seems to be ignored. For some people, the dictates of religion announce secular ideas of equality, particularly when it comes to abortion. In recent bills brought before the lawmakers in various states, there’s tension in the air. For example, the Senates in Idaho, Virginia, Texas and eight other states are coming toward the passing of laws to require women to go through fetal ultrasound examination before being allowed to proceed with the abortion. In Virginia the situation seems to be quite heated so that the police were recently called to defend the steps into the Capitol. The majority of women consider this bill to be an invasion of the privacy between a doctor and the patient. Worse, it legislates on a strictly medical matter for a political purpose. There’s no medical reason to have a fetal ultrasound. Indeed, since it requires a probe to be inserted into the vagina, it’s considered inappropriate. In this instance, its only purpose is as a deterrent to women about to go through an abortion procedure.

A new bill was drafted by Larry Farnese, a Democrat Senator in Pennsylvania, who wanted to correct the balance. The bill required all men to go through a full prostate examination before being allowed a prescription for an erectile dysfunction drug. In the case that there’s no physical cause for the dysfunction, the requirement would shift to require attendance in sex therapy sessions to determine whether there are psychological problems that need to be solved. In both cases, there would also be a video to watch that would detail the known side effects to using the dysfunction drugs. As you see, the main aim of this bill is to make it more complicated for men to get treatment as it would be for women to get an abortion. Actually it is a direct response to a bill introduced by Kathy Rapp, a Republican, called “The Woman’s Right To Know Act”, i.e. to know the fetal age of the baby and to confirm its heart is still beating by inserting a transvaginal probe.

We would be glad to write that battle has now been joined in Pennsylvania but, unfortunately, the Republicans have a ten-seat majority and can quickly vote down any Democrat bill. But as a result people started talking about that issue, which is a good thing. It has always been seen as a women-only issue. But if men actually believed they might be made to jump through hoops to get their levitra, why can’t they have more sympathy for women. So now you’ve got a sixty-four-thousand dollar question. Do you think our law-makers should have the power to mandate unnecessary medical procedures? With the Supreme Court about to hear argument on the mandate of health insurance, it would be ironic if access to both Levitra and abortion were also subject to mandated procedures.

The New Rivals to PDE Inhibitors

April 8th, 2012

Bad news for men with erectile dysfunction?

A short while ago, the little blue pill managed to get its patent protection extended in the US. This will prevent the generic manufacturers from introducing cheaper versions of the drug. Obviously, this is bad news for men with erectile dysfunction. Without effective competition, prices stay high and sexual activity could become unaffordable. Here is a brief review of the Viagra rivals and how effective are these likely to be. One of them though not a treatment intact, is the new condom with improved characteristics launched as the one packed with gel, which makes it a good way forward in preventing unwanted pregnancies and reducing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. The gel helps men maintain their erections for longer. This is going through regulatory approval in Europe and expects to be on the market later this year. Obviously, the gel can simply be rubbed into the penis for the same results. So far, there’s no sign of an application for the FDA for approval but it should not be difficult. The drug is currently used in the treatment of angina and all it will take is an extension of its existing US license. We have the same idea of absorption through the skin applied to patches. These can be stuck on to the body anywhere and once the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream, the erection forms when the body is stimulated.

There’s also a new drug in development to increase libido. This is a hormone treatment and would be marketed to both men and women. It works in the brain to increase the desire for sex. In the first stage of testing, it also seems to reduce the appetite for food so this could be a double treatment. Enjoy great sex and lose weight at the same time. The real benefit should be in reducing the problem of performance anxiety. Already available in some countries comes Zydena which is mainly aimed at the problem of premature ejaculation but is also said to improve hardness.

So will Viagralose its ratings?

Other than this, all the development effort is going into providing the PDE5 inhibitors like Viagra in different formats. So, for example, pills that melt in the mouth are now available in different flavors – mint seems to be popular. Look around and you will find soft and chewable versions. The longer term solution may come from gene therapy but this is too far away for it to be considered real.