How Does Viagra Make You Feel?

Many questions pop up inside the mind of a person when taking specific medicines. Viagra is a drug used mostly for ED; We enlisted some effects that a person should know before taking Viagra.

Many men revert to Viagra to help with their erection complications. It helps in eliminating adverse erection deficiencies such are weak erection and premature ejaculation.

Viagra has been a popular drug that works to open up blood vessels. It does that ever so effectively that even older men with severe sexual dysfunctions can see immediate improvements.

Viagra is a potent drug that contains sildenafil as its main active ingredient (the same active component is also found in its competing brand, Cialis). Sildenafil is a drug that is classified as a PDE5 inhibitor.

Basically, PDE5 is a type of enzyme. When this enzyme is present in excess in your body, blood vessels become restricted.

The presence of the PDE5 enzyme in your body causes capillary blood flow to become very limited, according to a paper by Elsevier. This is why when sildenafil enters your body and restricts the enzyme of PDE5, your blood vessels then become enlarged, allowing blood to travel more freely to your penis.

This then affects how blood supply gets transferred all over your body, including the penis. As such, sildenafil as a PDE5 inhibitor will block this enzyme from spreading throughout your system.

This means that the consumption of sildenafil, in this case, Viagra, will inhibit certain compounds in your blood system that causes blood vessels to be restricted.

As a result of this inhibition by sildenafil, blood vessels get to relax and a wider pathway gets opened for the blood supply to reach the penis.

Although this mechanism allows for an erection to happen and be maintained for sex, some side effects can also occur by the sudden opening up of the blood vessels.

One of the most common side effects of taking Viagra is a headache, and also a migraine in some people, according to a journal article published by the Oxford Academic. This side effect can even be induced without significant changes in your cerebral artery. People who often get migraines are at a higher risk.

Since this could be so sudden, some people might get quite shocked. Thinking they would die, even though it is far from that.

Viagra certainly improves your sex life for the better. But even with the positive effect in your relationship, it also brings about several harms.

Luckily, these harmful effects are temporary and usually dissipates after the impact of the drugs wanes off.

The effects of Viagra typically last for some 4-6 hours, although in some people they can last up to 8 hours.

Be that as it may, most men would typically ejaculate faster than that time frame. Then, they go into a refractory period. But amazingly, if you take Viagra beforehand, the average refractory period can be shortened, according to a study done in 2000 and published in the National Library of Medicine.

Any side effects should dissipate within this time frame or less. But in severe cases, the side effects may last even longer than the drug’s effect. In such a case, you need to see a doctor immediately.

However, for the traces of the drug to completely get flushed out of your body, it requires some 24 hours before you can take another pill.

This regulation is very important and you should never consume Viagra more than once within a 24-hour time period.

Failure to abide by this rule will almost definitely cause you some unpleasant side effects.

Your body's reaction may result in you experiencing some bad feelings, even though Viagra enhances your sexuality. Below are the responses you could contend with after swallowing Viagra:  

Harmful effects

Dizziness and Headache: This is a common effect of taking Viagra. You may feel dizzy and nauseous. Further, you could also have a headache due to the effects of these sex medications.

Light dizziness is usually not very harmful although it can be extremely unpleasant.

The cause of dizziness is usually the sudden opening up of the blood vessels that mess up with blood circulation around your head.

Although dizziness is not generally harmful, if this happens too often you could eventually experience vertigo, nausea, and fainting.

This is not a good thing, so please don't take any side effects lightly no matter how mild they may be.

In most cases, when you are experiencing dizziness, you need to sit down, take a deep breath, and allow yourself to relax.

During this time, you need to drink some water, and if you can, eat something light as well.

This should help with removing the drug’s traces more quickly than if you did not eat or drink anything. When you are in this condition, do not push yourself to work too hard or even drive fast.

Blurry visuals: You may also experience blurry vision as a result of the interruption of adequate blood pressure in your optic nerves. 

However, according to some studies that have been done on the effects of this little blue pill, this side effect is really only the consequence of taking Viagra is very high doses.

With that said, this side effect is truly quite rare.

Some people may also experience a loss of hearing or be disturbed by a buzzing in their ears.

Again, this is very rare and most likely to happen when you take too many pills. Therefore, try to really abide by the user’s instructions.

And as long as you follow the guidelines and never take Viagra more than once within 24 hours, you will mostly never have to experience this side effect.

By the way, hearing loss is also a possible side effect of using Viagra aside from the loss of vision.

Flush (red) face: Some men experience a flashy or red face when they take Viagra. After an hour of swallowing it, the effect manifests in a form of reduced blood pressure.

When this happens, your face turns red and misty due to the reduced blood flow and dilated vessels.

Generally speaking, there is nothing dangerous about this side effect, unless you are super sensitive about your outward appearance.

When having sex, this natural redness to your face may actually make your partner even more aroused, but if you are outside talking to other people, the fact that you look very red may simply raise questions.

This side effect usually wears off as the drug wears off. Just drink plenty of water to keep you hydrated throughout the flushing process and don't worry too much about it.

Good effects:

Lasting erection: Viagra causes the penile vessels to dilate and relax. The increase in blood supply rushes to fill in the void, which results in a pressurized member, thereby donning an erection.

Increased blood flow: Sustained blood flow from the brain to the sex organs help you relay essential chemicals necessary to initiate and sustain an erection.

Increased stamina: Viagra brings about increased and sustained blood flow - essential for long-lasting sex.

It, however, doesn't directly affect your libido. You must be in a mental state to engage in sex for Viagra to work.

Fortunately, if you can eliminate the dangers when you adhere to the recommended dose. 

Conclusion

Thanks for reading “How Does Viagra Make You Feel?”

Viagra doesn’t alter your mental capacity and perception. It only acts on your groins.

Half an hour after taking it, Viagra dilates your penile muscle. As such, you become more responsive to sexual stimulation and your erection firms up.

Viagra has both bad and good effect which whither after four to six hours after swallowing. The bad effects include dizziness, blurry visions, and flush face.

Good impacts include strong erection, heightened libido and increased stamina.