{"id":17423,"date":"2017-02-17T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=17423"},"modified":"2017-02-17T07:00:24","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T14:00:24","slug":"herbal-viagra-the-wild-west-of-supplements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/herbal-viagra-the-wild-west-of-supplements\/","title":{"rendered":"Herbal Viagra: \u2018The Wild West of Supplements\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Herbal Viagra: \u2018The Wild West of Supplements\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Much like the original Wild West, there\u2019s a lot of unchartered\u2014and dangerous\u2014territory in the world of herbal erectile dysfunction treatments.<\/p>\n

Assessing the r<\/b>isk<\/b><\/p>\n

The least of your problems when purchasing these corner-store pills, liquid shots or dry herbs is that you\u2019re throwing away your hard-earned money. The bigger issue is that what\u2019s in some of these snake oils can hurt you\u2014even KILL you when taken in combination with other drugs.<\/p>\n

According to a December 2015 article on Vice.com, \u201c\u2026 multiple studies suggest that contaminations with sometimes-massive amounts of pharmaceuticals (or analogues, chemically altered yet unstudied variants of existing pharmaceuticals) affect well over half of all products on the market\u2014tabulations range from\u202f66<\/a>\u202fto\u202f81<\/a>\u202fpercent.\u201d Not exactly good odds when you\u2019ve got legitimate, regulated options\u2014like Viagra, Levitra and Cialis\u2014available by prescription.<\/p>\n

Contraindications with other m<\/b>edications<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

For men who are already taking medications for cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes or heart disease, contaminants in unregulated herbal supplements can lead to potentially fatal drops in blood pressure.<\/p>\n

Still not convinced that \u201cherbal ED treatments\u201d are a bad idea? Consider that one product tested by the FDA was found to have 31 times more tadalafil (the active ingredient in Cialis) than a standard prescription. That means that even if you\u2019re not already taking a prescription for something that could pose a risk when taken in combination with an herbal ED treatment, you could still be putting your life in danger.<\/p>\n

How do manufacturers get away with this?<\/b><\/p>\n

The short version is that the regulations for \u201cherbals\u201d aren\u2019t nearly as stringent as for other products. The manufacturers aren\u2019t required to meet drug testing standards, inform regulators what they contain or use truthful warnings, marketing or packaging.<\/p>\n

Until things change for the industry, your best bet for ED treatment is to ask your doctor for a prescription for Viagra, Levitra or Cialis. You can even purchase the pills online through a licensed pharmacy if you\u2019d prefer not to face your local pharmacist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Much like the original Wild West, there\u2019s a lot of unchartered\u2014and dangerous\u2014territory in the world of herbal erectile dysfunction treatments. Assessing the risk The least of your problems when purchasing these corner-store pills, liquid shots or dry herbs is that you\u2019re throwing away your hard-earned money. The bigger issue is that what\u2019s in some of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,20],"tags":[404,559,22,408,23,400,481,184],"class_list":["post-17423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-health-news","category-erectile-dysfunction","tag-counterfeit-ed-drugs","tag-counterfeit-viagra","tag-ed","tag-ed-treatment","tag-erectile-dysfunction-2","tag-erectile-dysfunction-drugs","tag-generic-viagra","tag-viagra"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t