What You Should Know About Viagra and Alcohol
Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects over one-third of adult males at some time in their life. Many of those men eventually turn to ED prescription medicines like Viagra to assist them out on occasion. Every drug has various negative effects and precautions when used with alcohol. 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 Side Effects of Viagra and Alcohol
Headaches
Headaches are the most prevalent adverse effect of Viagra (and other ED medicines). This is because ED medicines increase blood flow by widening your blood vessels. This occurs throughout the body, not just the penis. Around 25% of men who take Viagra get headaches.
Skin that has been flushed
Because the skin on the face is thin, around 10 to 19% of men who use Viagra experience flushing around the nose, cheeks, and forehead. The flushing subsides when the drug wears off.
Congestion of the Nasal passages
After using Viagra, between 4% and 9% of men have nasal congestion. This, like headaches, is caused by blood vessel enlargement, which causes nasal blockage.
Muscle Pain
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 minor pain to more obvious pain in a specific place such as the lower back.
Mild vertigo or blurred vision
Because of the small drop in blood pressure that occurs as blood vessels expand, some men suffer minor dizziness, especially when standing quickly. The dizziness will fade as your body adjusts to the drug. This abrupt reduction in blood pressure can have serious long-term health consequences in men who have cardiovascular disease or high blood pressure.
Viagra can produce vision-related adverse effects such as blurred vision, altered vision, and sudden loss of vision at higher dosages.
Nausea or diarrhea
The smooth muscle in the penis begins to relax, allowing blood flow to rise in the penis. The lower esophageal sphincter, which divides the stomach and esophagus, likewise has smooth muscle. When this muscle relaxes, a little quantity of stomach acid can go up into the esophagus, producing heartburn or indigestion.
Between 2% and 3% of men who use Viagra experience nausea quickly after taking each dose, with symptoms subsiding as the medication wears off.
Drinking alcohol while using Viagra may increase the likelihood of negative side effects.
Excessive alcohol use has its own set of detrimental 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 taking Viagra or other ED drugs, a little amount of alcohol (up to two cans of beer or two glasses of wine) on evenings you plan to take Viagra is unlikely to have any harmful side effects. The most serious concern of taking Viagra and alcohol, like with other ED drugs, is that alcohol constricts blood vessels, whereas Viagra works by relaxing blood vessels, implying that alcohol may cancel out the drug's beneficial benefits. Men who consume more alcohol than is recommended while using Viagra are more likely to get headaches.
Some alcoholic beverages might further exacerbate the negative effects associated with Viagra. For example, if you have a gluten intolerance, drinking beer with Viagra may aggravate flushing. Greyhounds, Palomas, Brown Derbies, Sea Breezes, and various margaritas and mojitos contain grapefruit juice, which increases the bioavailability of sildenafil, the active component in Viagra, enhancing its effectiveness and negative effects; these drinks should be avoided when taking Viagra.
The effects of Viagra can be counteracted by mixing it with alcohol.
Mixing Viagra with Alcohol has additional effects on the body that may reduce the drug's effectiveness. Excessive alcohol intake can negate the benefits of Viagra, making it more difficult to get and sustain an erection when aroused (the very reason you take the medicine) or, worse, causing alcohol-induced erectile dysfunction. Alcohol can also reduce testosterone levels in the body, lowering interest and stopping you from becoming aroused. Alcohol addiction 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 if 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 over one-third of adult males at some time in their life. Many of those men eventually turn to ED prescription medicines like Viagra to assist them out on occasion. Every drug has various negative effects and precautions when used with alcohol. Because Viagra is not a daily medicine, it does not…