Viagra-Vation: Relationships and Erection Medication

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Beware: Taking Anti-Impotence Pills Can Make You Blind!

Men who suffer from erectile dysfunction often turn to Viagra to solve their problem. While it has been known for years that some men taking this impotence drug will experience short-term blue/green color blindness, headaches and flushing, a much more serious side effect has been revealed: A team of ophthalmologists has identified a condition that caused permanent blindness in a group of males who had taken Viagra.

The condition? Nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). It is depicted as "stroke of the eye" and takes place when the blood flow is cut off to the optic nerve, injuring the nerve and causing permanent vision loss.

Proof Viagra Causes NAION

Ophthalmologists identified seven patients (ages 50-69) who had distinctive NAION features within 36 hours of taking Viagra; six patients had vision loss within a mere 24 hours after use of the drug. Moreover, all of the patients had at least one of the following arteriosclerotic risk factors:

• Diabetes

• Hypertension

• Hyperlipidemia: excess fat or lipids in the blood

• Hypercholesterolemia: elevated cholesterol

... as well as a low cup to disk ratio--a way doctors measure the small circular indentation where the optic nerve binds to the eyeball--meaning the blood vessels and nerves are tightly bundled together in the small space behind the eye. And due to the fact that Viagra regulates a chemical to constrict the body's arteries, this could cut off blood flow to the optic nerve, particularly in those who suffer from low cup to disk ratio, where blood vessels and nerves are already tightly packed, and cause vision loss.

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology March 2005, Vol. 25, Issue 1: 9-13

PharmaLive.com March 31, 2005

I am 67 and my boyfriend 58...we have great sex once a week and greater intimacy whenever we're together (about 3 times a week) because we are mutually in love and tremendously attracted to each other, sexually, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually and physically. He takes Viagara whenever we have sex and there was only a one month interval in our one-year relationship where it didn't seem to work. H

He has increasing sinus problems and says he is color blind...and while I wonder if that can be attributed to the Viagara, we both love the results.

So....my situation is this....we don't even touch anymore...if I try to...he pulls away...if he tries to he says I pull away....we both say we don't...but maybe we do....my spouse is on blood pressure medication and a medication for siezure activity due to a CHI...he has been on these now for the past four years..in that time things have declined...sexually...I have asked and he has said he is still attracted to me...but...his actions aren't giving me any indecation...so he gets drunk one evening and blurts out that hes having difficulty...I did not really respond because he had been drinking and I didn't feel he was in the right shape to be discussing this...I have since then attemped to broach the subject and am met with hostility.....so now I just don't know what to do.....? any suggestions?.....

Some duct tape and 2 Popsicle sticks works just a well as Viagra without the side effects.

;-)

Also, before you order those pills on the internet, be aware that difficulty attaining erections has been reported to sometimes be an early warning sign of circulatory problems.

Apparently it occurs before other more commonly watched indications.

Maybe if all those commercials in the sports broadcasts for the pills don't improve relationships, at least more guys will talk to their doctors about sex problems and catch a heart problem early.

Back when I was overweight, I did occasionally take viagra. The weight loss brought renewed energy, believe me, as well as relief from borderline diabetes and many other problems I was developing. There are other natural products available, and my favorite is Peruvian Maca root -- some herbal places carry it, and it is clinically proven as an herb to work, and it is used by many of the folks down there in the Andes in South AMerica. It is significantly cheaper than viagra, although it works a little differently. The first thing I would recommend to anyone who thinks they are ED is to try to lose around 15 to 20 percent of their body weight -- it can be done and you will feel great in the end. It took me 6-8 months to get where I wanted to be and I have maintained that for a year and a half now.

I think there is a premise underlying all this that penetrative intercourse is necessary for satisfaction. This is certainly widely believed, particularly by men, but is this true?

It also presumes that one needs an erection to have penetrative intercourse, which hasn't been my experience.

And if she isn't interested in having more sexual intercourse having a chemically induced erection will make things worse, not better.

It works smile

The medical profession, with its clinical model has put blinders in our society. Can't get an erection? Correct it with ERECTIL! Have too much cholesterol? Correct it with CHOLESTERIL! That is how we are encouraged to live. But there are two negative sides to this. First, this line of thinking ignores the process that is either defective, or in decline to produce the symptoms you are getting. It is so much easier to correct just what you notice. Second, ALL DRUGS have side effects. The main reason is that they fight the effect, rather than the cause. In fact, in most cases, they create or increase a different process that leads to correct the chemical imbalances that you complained about.

For instance, why would Viagra cause eye damage or heart attacks? Because it gives you an erection by increasing circulation and pressure for a sustained amount of time. With a normal erection, the excitement and arousal are sufficient to bring enough blood to the pennis. But if you need viagra, it is because you can not bring enough blood to your pennis. Would you take viagra to bring more blood to your legs if you have varicose veins?

What happens if you have layers of fat and calcium on vans and arteries between your pumping heart and your pennis? Your heart has to work very hard to send all that blood that sustains the erection. Yet, your heart must also have lots of fat in it if your veins have all that fat built in. Isn't this a bad recipe?

Regarding the eyes, it is obvious that anything that will increase blood pressure will increase the risk of harm to the eye vessels. Those tiny little tubes that feed our eyes can also cause things like headaches, poor vision, or glaucoma.

The alternative to viagra is exercise and diet.

Accumulation of the effects of insufficient exercise through the years causes metabolic reductions that result in the acceleration of aging. The main and most obvious side effect of insufficient exercise (and of a poor diet, or consumption of alcohol) is a reduction in our ability to produce collagen. Less collagen results in thinner, less elastic veins, more brittle and thinner bones, less muscle, more fat, reductions in omega absorption, wrinkled skin, and all those lovely changes that we all hate, as we get old.

The solution to the problem, after one is already in need for Viagra, is really difficult. Once our circulation is poor, we get tired with any amount of exercise. Once our diet has become terrible, we seem to "need" all the junk that is destroying us. In fact, fat and grease can become addictive. Our bones can not take jumping, running, or any kind of strain. Our tendons become so weak and tight, that any stretching can rip them and prevent any further exercise for months. And the worse part is that our noncirculating capillaries have become so thin that when we stretch, we can easily create internal bleedings. Yes, if you are out of shape and older, this could be you. You just do not exercise enough to find out how thin and inelastic your arteries and capillaries are. But when you are forced into making an abrupt movement, you do realize what is happening inside your body.

To replenish himself correctly, your body needs a combination of minerals, vitamins, enzymes, other amino-acids, and exercise. In my spare time I am a karate instructor. I often help older people get in shape. The process is long and slow. Every body wants to see quick results and many get discouraged before they get anywhere. But those who keep trying do rip the benefits. You could be 10 years younger than today in three years from now. That is far better than viagra.

My second ex took cialis.......worked good, but killed spontinaeity......had to tell him I was going to suprise him when he came home from work.......NO sex without 'forwarning'. Kinda of a bummer.

There are alternatives to Viagra, Cialis, and the other pharmacology products. I've given up on them and I've gotten much better results with a natural herbal product.

I would agree with what was said about the emotional connection to the woman and the status of the relationship. It makes all the difference in the world.

I was with a woman who didn't want to accept that I was this way simply because I was older. I would tell her over and over that it had nothing to do with how I felt about her and she found it difficult to accept. She thought she was somehow less desirable because she was older. She's still very beautiful in my eyes and very desirable.

I'll give a plug for the natural product I use. It's been a godsend for me because I love sex but only with a woman that I can connect with strongly. I don't have any financial interest in this company, but I would recommend it to anyone who needs some help. The product is called Rock Hard Extreme. You can find it in some sex shops but you will save money by buying it online.

The thing I like about this product is that the results last for more than one day, and in some cases two to three days. Once taken, you can have sex when the time is right. You're not timing sex since you've taken the pill.