Posted on 05/28/2022 7:04:45 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Doctors have long thought it dangerous to prescribe erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra alongside chest pain pills containing nitrates.
Now, a new study indicates there might be little to no potential risk in co-prescribing the two types of drugs.
Men are not more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest if they've been prescribed both an ED drug and a nitrate medication, according to a study.
Nitrates often are prescribed to men with heart problems and clogged arteries. In the movies, nitrates are the little pills that guys pop under their tongues when they think they might be having a heart attack.
…But researchers found no statistically significant association between any worrisome or dangerous heart-related outcomes and co-prescription of the two types of drugs.
They speculated this is probably because men are not taking the two medications at the same time, even though both sets of drugs are in their medicine cabinets.
That could simply be a matter of timing, Osborne said.
"The nitrates are usually taken in the morning and the ED drugs you usually take in the evening, time enough that that drug interaction is not relevant," he said.
Or it could be that patients are heeding doctors' warnings to space out the drugs, said Dr. George Abraham.
Either way, Osborne and Abraham maintain that men should still take care not to mix the two types of drugs, particularly since ED medications have become longer-lasting.
"The moral of the story would be that this still doesn't eliminate the risk," Abraham said. "Viagra has about a four-hour window, but Cialis is a 24-hour medication. If they've taken an ED drug and if they were to pop one or two nitros because of chest pain, they still stand the risk of potentially having some concomitant effect together."
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Viagra actually helps lower blood pressure, so this makes sense. Of course, the activity that follows taking Viagra might raise blood pressure and result in overexertion thus more stress on the heart.
No, I wouldn't think being PRESCRIBED both drugs would make it more likely to have a problem. The problem comes in when you TAKE both drugs together. It kinda says this at the end of the article.
Alternatively, you can eliminate the underlying causes and enjoy life even more...
For example, regular cardio can improve SO2 level in the blood, which directly impacts performance.
Weightlifting, especially with older gentlemen, can significantly boost testosterone levels.
Lower body fat can also dramatically improve testosterone levels (related to the two items above)
Reducing estrogens in the body will also have impact. If you drink a lot of beer, either look to quit or at least look at drinking spirits instead.
Watch the amount of food you eat with phytoestrogens. Soy, obviously. But there are others.
If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, get the sugar levels under control.
Watch your stress levels. Adrenal fatigue and excess cortisol in your body does a number on a lot of body systems, including your “drive.”
I don’t suggest that this will with for a 75, 80, or 85 year old who wants to engage in some “horizontal aerobics” at the performance level of a 21-year old.
But some simple lifestyle changes made a huge difference for this 60 year old.
No one should be surprised since Viagra was developed as a heart medication drug and male patients during clinical trials report more regular and stronger elections.
This is not breaking news
“Horizontal aerobics” sounds as though it should be an Olympic event
Viagra was originally designed as a blood pressure medication.
The “side effect” was, to quote Bob Ross, a happy little accident.
If you are going to go you might as well go with a smile on your face.
Viagra should be made with extra nitrates. Bigger bang for your buck.
Did you see this?
Boosting Brain Function in Later Life Through Singing
https://neurosciencenews.com/singing-aging-brain-20682/
I had, and there is no available study, nor percentage increase, given across any of the indirectly mentioned studies within.
This was the one I read:
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-boosting-brain-function-life.html
It’s just a compendium of other stuff that’s been done, over time, with no article access, either.
I do expect something with real numbers and not just vague good things will become available, as these referenced items seem to suggest.
However, it does seem that singing is generally good for parts of the mind and for partial recovery after stroke.
LOL
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