I am about to use my first dose of Viagra. What should I really expect to happen and how suddenly does it occur? Is it true that the effects last for about four hours and you may possibly see a blue haze in your visual field? Anyone out there with experience with this medication?
I’ve heard that it takes about an hour to kick in. That’s all I know.
It all may vary from individual to individual but it doesn’t always take an hour to kick in…at least for me. It could be as little as 5 to 10 mins. (Chalk it up to anticipation!) The effects may even last longer than 4 hours depending on the circumstances. I’ve never experienced any ‘blue haze’ but I do have a tendency to develop a slight headache and a bit of a stuffy nose. The directions also say don’t take more than 100mgs. in a 24 hr. period. I’ve never done that, but at times I’m sorely tempted!
All things considered…IT WORKS!!! Enjoy!
You might want to check some of the information available about Viagra.
For example:
A friend told me this
Viagra has a goofy price structure. The 100mg costs the same as the 25mg. So get the 100s and cut them in quarters with wire cutters (diagonal cutters). Other tools don’t work so well.
Try smaller doses, too. My friend’s experience is the effect is best after a couple of hours and can last up to 12 hours.
Whoever came up with this stuff should get a Nobel prize.
No, but they are getting big, fat paychecks…
You always want to check with your pharmacist before you cut (or bite) any pill in half. When you break a pill, the time release coating on the outside is broken, and the chemical(s) enters the bloodstream in a different concentration. Taking a 25 mg Viagra is not the same as taking 1/4 of a 100 mg. If your doctor prescribed you 25, it could be dangerous for you to take 1/4 of a 100.
Hope I helped!
Interesting theory, Mercury. Any cites and examples of common pills that fall into, or are excluded from, this category (i.e. where taking one 25mg differs from taking 1/4th of a 100mg ) ?
Oxy-Contin is an example of a drug where breaking the tablet will defeat its time-release function. It is how this drug is abused.
From the black box on its warning label:
(All caps in original).
A black box warning is the strongest warning the FDA has included on product information for prescription drugs.
Any drug that is time-released should never be broken or bitten. Pain killers are a big one, especially controlled or narcotic pain killers, though OTC painkillers should also should not be broken. Many people, myself included, break Tylenol. Now I take children’s chewable ones. Birth control, antibiotics, seizure medication and many others should never have their time-release coatings broken, except on the orders of a physician. If you have difficulty swallowing pills, you may be able to get drugs in liquid or chewable form.
Viagra is not time-released. Cutting is OK as long as you are still getting the right dose your doctor prescribes.
miatachris, R.Ph.
I have tried it 3 times. It started working for me about 30 minutes after taking it. My only problem was a headache after a couple of hours. And waking up at 3 in the morning with Winky at a painfully full attention. Last time I took a couple of Advil about an hour before the Viagra and the headache was not as bad.
racer, that’s why you might reduce the dosage.
Also, I would assume that the 3:00 a.m. woody, while enhanced or made painful by the effects of the drug, could be attributed to normal nocturnal erection.