If your current dose of Viagra or Cialis no longer produces the desired results, a higher dose or a switch to another erectile dysfunction drug could help. And always remember that ED is a progressive medical condition that’s likely to get worse if you don’t take proactive steps to stabilize or even improve your underlying health.
Does it seem as though your erectile dysfunction drug of choice isn’t really getting the job done lately? Perhaps it no longer produces as robust an erection as it once did, or maybe the erection that it does help you achieve doesn’t last as long as it once did, leaving you limp before sexual activity is completed. Worry not, the solution is probably relatively simple.
Unlike some prescription medications, such as opioid painkillers, that you gradually build up a tolerance for, requiring ever higher doses to achieve the same effect, ED drugs seem far less susceptible to tachyphylaxis. The latter, according to Wayne J.G. Hellstrom, M.D., is “a pharmacokinetic process in which tissue responsiveness to a drug diminishes” over time.
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Your current drug’s inability to get the job done is more likely a symptom of the progressive nature of your erectile dysfunction, which can grow worse unless you take proactive steps to improve vascular function. Eating a healthier diet, exercising regularly, shedding excess pounds, and stopping smoking are just a few of the lifestyle modifications that can help minimize ED symptoms or at least slow the progression of the disorder.
If you’re not already taking the highest recommended daily dose of your ED drug — 100 milligrams for Viagra, 20 milligrams for Cialis, and 20 milligrams for Levitra and Staxyn — going to the next highest dose might quickly address the problem.
Try Another ED Drug
If taking a higher dose of your current ED drug fails to do the trick or if you are already at the highest dose of the drug, switching to another ED medication might help. While all of these impotence drugs, known collectively as PDE5 inhibitors, work much the same and are similar in chemical composition, each differs from the others in small ways.
While one man may find that Viagra reinvigorates his erectile function satisfactorily with a minimum of adverse side effects, another may find that the little blue pill achieves the desired result but at the cost of a pounding headache. Switching to another of the PDE5 inhibitors could very well help him regain near-normal erectile function — at least temporarily — without any serious side effects at all.
Don’t Exceed Maximum Daily Dose
A man who is no longer getting satisfactory results from a 100 milligram dose of Viagra cannot safely increase his daily dose of the drug. But he very well might find that switching to a relatively high dose of Cialis or Levitra gives him the edge he needs.
It cannot be overemphasized that making healthy lifestyle choices, in tandem with the use of an ED drug when needed, can stabilize erectile function and in some cases help to regain some degree of natural erectile function over time.
Consult Your Doctor
It’s not advisable to make any of the moves described here without first consulting your doctor, who might well offer suggestions that can further assist you in your fight against ED.
If you have a prescription from your doctor and would like to order your ED drug online, you may find that you can save both time and money dealing with longtime online facilitator eDrugstore.com.
Based in Tempe, Arizona, eDrugstore stocks a full range of ED medications, including both brand-name and generic products. And if you don’t have a doctor’s prescription, eDrugstore can set up a complimentary online consultation with a licensed U.S. physician who can authorize a prescription if appropriate. To learn more, visit eDrugstore’s Erectile Dysfunction page.
