Viagra + Impotence

[O.G.]

Dear Nurse woman,

I read in the lounge in a post saying that some men who take viagra as a recreational drug may suffer impotence. I have used it a few times, mainly when too hammered to get it up, or when just experimenting, I can say its awesome. I am around 25, but is there a serious risk of impotence if it is taken, lets say 6-8 times a year. I havent had any problems yet, and based on the physiology of the effect viagra has on the body, I do not see any post lingering effects, minus the possible abuse to vessels due to pressure of the blood in the corpus, but even this would take a substanstial dosage. My main question is, is there a risk of becoming impotent from taking a 50mg viagra pill every 6-8 months? THanks

 

[Health Nurse]

Dear Nurse woman,

I read in the lounge in a post saying that some men who take viagra as a recreational drug may suffer impotence. I have used it a few times, mainly when too hammered to get it up, or when just experimenting, I can say its awesome. I am around 25, but is there a serious risk of impotence if it is taken, lets say 6-8 times a year. I havent had any problems yet, and based on the physiology of the effect viagra has on the body, I do not see any post lingering effects, minus the possible abuse to vessels due to pressure of the blood in the corpus, but even this would take a substanstial dosage. My main question is, is there a risk of becoming impotent from taking a 50mg viagra pill every 6-8 months? THanks

Hi O.G

Like any medication there is always a balance between the benefits and harm when taking it. It is difficult to talk generally about the harms of taking Viagra as this is something that really depends on a number of individual factors such as the health of the person taking the medication, what other medication are they taking etc... The best person to ask would be the doctor that prescribed it as they would be able to look at all these factors to make sure there is no harm.

To generally answer your question I had a look at the drug information we have for Viagra. Under the adverse effects page I did not see impotence listed. Which makes sense because it is licensed to treat erectile dysfunction. The adult dose listed was 25 to 100mg (50mg usual dose); MAX frequency of administration once daily.

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