What You Should Know about Viagra and Alcohol.
Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects around one-third of adult males at some time in their life. Many of these men eventually turn to ED prescription medicines like Viagra to assist them out on occasion. Every drug has various negative effects and cautions regarding drinking alcohol while taking it. Because Viagra is not a daily medicine, it does not accumulate in the blood, therefore negative effects fade as the medication exits the body.
Common Viagra And Alcohol Side Effects
Headaches
Headaches are the most prevalent Viagra (and other ED medicines) adverse effect. This is because ED medicines increase blood flow through the dilation of your blood vessels. This occurs throughout the body, not only in the penis. About 25% of men who use Viagra get headaches.
Skin that is flushed
Because the skin on the face is thin, around 10 to 19% of men who use Viagra experience flushing around their nose, cheeks, and forehead. The flushing diminishes when the drug wears off.
Congestion in the nose
After using Viagra, four to nine percent of men have nasal congestion. This, like headaches, is caused by blood vessel enlargement, which leads to nasal blockage.
Muscle Pains
Men have also claimed back discomfort and muscular pains after using Viagra. In two to four percent of men who take Viagra, the severity varies from mild to severe discomfort in a specific place such as the lower back.
Mild vertigo or hazy vision
Because of the small drop in blood pressure that occurs as blood vessels expand, some men suffer minor dizziness, particularly when standing quickly. The dizziness will fade soon as your body adjusts to the drug. This abrupt reduction in blood pressure in males with cardiovascular disease or high blood pressure can have serious long-term health consequences.
Viagra can produce vision-related adverse effects including blurred vision, altered vision, and sudden loss of eyesight at higher dosages.
Nausea and/or Indigestion
The smooth muscle in the penis begins to relax, which allows blood flow to rise. The lower esophageal sphincter, which connects the stomach and esophagus, likewise has smooth muscle. When this muscle relaxes, a little quantity of stomach acid can go up into the esophagus and cause heartburn or indigestion.
Between 2% and 3% of men who use Viagra experience nausea quickly after taking each dose, with symptoms diminishing as the medication wears off.
If you drink alcohol while using Viagra, you may have more negative side effects.
Excessive alcohol use has its own set of negative health consequences, including but not limited to disorientation or cloudy thinking, irregular pulse, and high blood pressure.
Although it is not suggested to consume alcohol while using Viagra or other ED drugs, a little amount of alcohol (up to two cans of beer or two glasses of wine) on evenings when you plan to take Viagra is unlikely to have any bad side effects. The most serious concern of taking Viagra and alcohol, like with other ED drugs, is that alcohol constricts blood vessels, whereas Viagra relaxes blood vessels, implying that alcohol may cancel out the drug's beneficial benefits. Men who consume more alcohol while using Viagra are more likely to get headaches.
Some alcoholic beverages might potentially aggravate the negative effects of Viagra. If you have a gluten intolerance, for example, drinking beer with Viagra may aggravate flushing. Grapefruit juice-based beverages, such as Greyhounds, Palomas, Brown Derbies, Sea Breezes, and various margaritas and mojitos, enhance the bioavailability of sildenafil, the active component in Viagra, hence boosting its effectiveness and negative effects; these beverages should be avoided when taking Viagra.
The effects of Viagra can be mitigated by combining it with alcohol.
Combining Viagra with Alcohol has additional effects on the body that may reduce the drug's effectiveness. Excess alcohol intake can negate the benefits of Viagra, making it more difficult to obtain and sustain an erection when aroused (the very reason you take the medicine) or, worse, causing alcohol-induced erectile dysfunction. Alcohol can also lower testosterone levels in the body, lowering interest and stopping you from becoming aroused. Alcoholism or binge drinking can raise a man's chance of having a heart attack, and using Viagra at the same time raises that risk even more.
When evaluating whether or not Viagra or other ED treatments are suitable for you, talk to your doctor about your alcohol consumption and other prescriptions.
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects around one-third of adult males at some time in their life. Many of these men eventually turn to ED prescription medicines like Viagra to assist them out on occasion. Every drug has various negative effects and cautions regarding drinking alcohol while taking it. Because Viagra is not a daily medicine, it…