Erectile Dysfunction, which is found among men, can be treated using a prescribed medicine like Levitra. Levitra is an oral erectile dysfunction medicine; its active ingredient is called Vardenafil. The medicine relaxes the muscles and incase of sexual stimulation, it helps increase the blood flow to the penis thus the erection which is kept and maintained.
Recommendations
On a case of high blood pressure one should not take Levitra, also if one is taking medicine with nitrate it's not advisable for one to take levitra, since nitrate medicines are used to treat people with heart diseases. Furthermore, if one has health issues - especially heart diseases - doctors usually recommend that you abstain from any sexual activities since they put your heart to strain.
Causes of Erectile Dysfunction
Commonly, an erection is caused by arousal where blood flows to the penis. Health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease may interfere with the flow of blood to the penis causing an Erectile dysfunction.
What to avoid
1 Drinking alcohol- some of levitra side effects may be increased by drinking.
2 Avoid other medicines especially if you’re not quite sure if they are not to interact with levitra, it's advisable to consult your doctor before taking any other medicines to treat other conditions.
Side effects
Sudden Vision loss, difficulty in breathing, swelling of hands and legs, irregular heartbeats, shortness of breath, painful erection that lasts for more than 4 hours, and chest pain.
Headache, memory problems, stomach upsets, stuffy nose, and back pain are less serious, and can go away after a few hours but if they don’t after a long time its best you see your doctor.
Since these are not the only side effects consulting your doctor for more information is required.
Other Medications
Your doctor needs to know the medicine you take either prescribed or not and discuss all your medical problems before taking levitra, as the pill may conflict with other medicines which may cause problems to your health. For instance, if you're taking Nitrate medicine and also take levitra it could cause a sudden drop of your blood pressure to an emergency level where you could suffer a heart attack, stroke, and dizziness among other health problems.
Before taking Levitra its best you get doctor's prescription since it has different doses. Levitra should be taken 24hrs apart. Due to different conditions, most men start with a low dose and especially those with health problems. Talk to your doctor first before changing your dose, he may decrease or increase the dosage depending on how your body adapts to Levitra.
You have to take levitra one hour before having sex.
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