What You Need to Know About Viagra and Alcohol!
About one-third of adult men have erectile dysfunction (ED) at some point in their lives. Many of these men turn to ED prescription drugs like Viagra to help them out at some point. Every drug has some side effects and advice about drinking booze while taking the drug. Since Viagra isn't something you take every day, it doesn't build up in your blood, so the side effects go away as the drug leaves your body.
When Viagra and alcohol are taken together, people often feel bad.
Headaches
Headaches are the most common side effect of Viagra and other medicines for ED. This is because ED drugs work by making your blood valves wider so that more blood can flow through them. This happens all over the body, not just in the penis. About 25% of guys who take Viagra get headaches.
Reddened Skin
Because the skin on the face is thin, about 10 to 19% of people who take Viagra get a red face around their lips, cheeks, and forehead. As the effects of the medicine wear off, the redness goes away.
A stuffy nose
About 4–9% of men who take Viagra experience stuffy noses. Like headaches, this is caused by blood vessels getting bigger, which makes it hard to breathe through your nose.
My Muscle Hurts
Men who took Viagra also complained of back pain and muscle aches. Two to four percent of men who take Viagra have mild pain or pain that is more obvious in a certain place, like the lower back.
Mild lightheadedness or blurry vision
Some men get a little dizzy when their blood vessels get bigger, especially when they stand up quickly. This is because their blood pressure drops a little bit. As soon as your body gets used to the medicine, you will no longer feel dizzy. Men with heart disease or high blood pressure can have serious long-term health problems from a quick drop in blood pressure.
When Viagra is taken in higher amounts, it can cause eye problems like blurred vision, abnormal vision, and sudden loss of vision.
Feeling queasy or nauseous
The smooth muscle in the penis starts to relax, which lets the blood flow in the penis increase. The lower esophageal sphincter, which separates the stomach from the esophagus, also has smooth muscle. When this muscle softens, it is possible for a small amount of stomach acid to move up into the esophagus, causing heartburn or indigestion.
About 2% to 3% of men who take Viagra feel sick soon after each dose, but the feeling goes away as the medicine wears off.
If you drink alcohol while taking Viagra, the side effects may get worse.
If you drink too much alcohol, it can hurt your health in a number of ways, including, but not limited to, making you confused or unable to think clearly, giving you an uneven heartbeat, and raising your blood pressure.
Even though it's not advised to drink alcohol while taking Viagra or other ED drugs, drinking a small amount (up to two cans of beer or two glasses of wine) on nights you plan to take Viagra probably won't cause any bad side effects. As with other ED drugs, the biggest risk of mixing Viagra and alcohol is that alcohol constricts blood vessels while Viagra works by relaxing them. This means that the good benefits of the drug may be canceled out by the alcohol. Men who take Viagra and drink more than the average amount of booze are also more likely to get headaches.
Some drinking drinks can also make the negative effects of Viagra worse. For example, if you are sensitive to gluten, drinking beer with Viagra could make your face redder. Grapefruit juice-based drinks like Greyhounds, Palomas, Brown Derbies, Sea Breezes, and some margaritas and mojitos improve the bioavailability of sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, making its benefits and side effects worse. You should avoid these drinks while taking Viagra.
Mixing Viagra with alcohol can make Viagra less effective.
There are also other effects on the body of mixing Viagra and alcohol that could make the drug less effective. Too much alcohol can cancel out the benefits of Viagra, making it harder to get and keep an erection when you're excited (which is why you take the drug in the first place), or even cause erectile dysfunction. Alcohol can also lower the amount of testosterone in your body, which makes you less interested and stops you from getting excited. Abusing alcohol or drinking too much can make a man more likely to have a heart attack, and taking Viagra at the same time makes that risk even higher.
When deciding if Viagra or other ED drugs are right for you, talk to your doctor about how much alcohol you drink and what other drugs you take.
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About one-third of adult men have erectile dysfunction (ED) at some point in their lives. Many of these men turn to ED prescription drugs like Viagra to help them out at some point. Every drug has some side effects and advice about drinking booze while taking the drug. Since Viagra isn't something you take every…