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How to Find an Honest, Reliable Online Pharmacy you Can Trust
The Safe Way For Skeptics To Order Online Prescriptions
Are you having trouble finding an online pharmacy you can trust? One that gives you an online prescription for the same authentic drugs that you'd find at your neighborhood pharmacy, but at a far lower cost? With the large number of disreputable online pharmacies operating on the Internet today, it's not surprising that consumers are bewildered and skeptical.
With this in mind, we have prepared a list of dos and don'ts to follow when looking for and ordering from an online pharmacy. By keeping these tips in mind, even an Internet skeptic can enjoy all the benefits of getting an online prescription at a lower cost without compromising on health and safety.
In addition, we have compiled some useful resources and links on the subject of online pharmacies and the best way to safely get an online prescription. We hope it helps you learn about and explore various online pharmacy options.
Online Pharmacy Dos:
* Check with your doctor before purchasing drugs from an online pharmacy. More than anyone else, your doctor is aware of your medical history and can advise you if a particular medication is suitable for you. And if you have a serious medical condition, it is even more important to inform your doctor before obtaining an online prescription.
* Always check to see that the online pharmacy is staffed by fully licensed professional pharmacists. Reputable online pharmacies.
* Make sure the online pharmacy you select sells only FDA-approved medication. Before ordering an online prescription, also check to see if the website clearly states that the products it sells are made by the bona fide manufacturers of the drug.
* Watch out for counterfeit drugs. There have been numerous cases where online pharmacies have sold counterfeit or fake drugs. These are often ineffective or dangerous to your health. When you receive your online prescription, check the delivery carefully to ensure that the package appears genuine and has not been broken or tampered with.
* All online pharmacies should clearly post their privacy and security policies on their site. Make sure you read these carefully before providing any sensitive information such as your credit card details and medical history.
* Be extra careful if purchasing drugs from online pharmacies located outside the US. With overseas online pharmacies, there is no way to ensure that the product you ordered is genuine. It is very likely that the drug has not been manufactured, stored, packaged, and shipped under the same safety standards outlined by the FDA. Some foreign online pharmacies also sell drugs that have been banned in the US.
* Do take advantage of the significantly lower prices offered by many online pharmacies.
* Do enjoy the time you save when you order from an online pharmacy! Remember – with an online prescription, you won't spend time traveling to and from the neighborhood drugstore or waiting in line for your prescription.
Online Pharmacy Don'ts:
* Don't consider using online pharmacies that are not US-licensed to write and fill an online prescription.
* Never accept an online prescription for drugs that have not been approved by the FDA. These may not work as indicated or could harm your health and may even be life-threatening.
* Don't purchase anything from an online pharmacy that has an ambiguous privacy policy or that fails to clearly assure you how they will protect your personal information.
* Don't purchase from online pharmacies that make unrealistic claims about miracle drugs.
* Don't be fooled by online pharmacies that advertise unrealistically low prices for their products. They could be fake, counterfeit or illegal drugs.
* Never accept or take drugs if you suspect that the package has been tampered with or broken, or if the product inside doesn't look right. Notify the online pharmacy's customer service department immediately if you suspect a problem.
* Don't keep quiet if the online pharmacy you ordered from fails to deliver your order or if you find unexplained or unauthorized charges on your credit card statement. If you believe that an online pharmacy has engaged in unlawful pharmaceutical sales, do not hesitate to notify the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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Is Homeopathy The Better Medicine?
You may have heard of "homeopathy" but you are not sure what it is. Simply put, it is a system of medicine that treats a condition with highly diluted natural substances that mimic the symptoms of the condition being treated. This concept seems paradoxical to most.
Homeopathy is a difficult concept to grasp. How do you cure someone of an illness by giving them a tiny concentration of something that can actually cause the disease? One would think that this would simply make the person even more sick.
But, according to proponents of the science, homeopathy not only works, but is much more effective than conventional medicine. They claim that conventional medicine only suppresses the immune system and prolongs the illness.
There are actually quite a few homeopathic products in your local pharmacy. The FDA requires that homeopathic products indicate what kind of product it is somewhere on the packaging. The easiest way to tell what kind of product you are buying is by examining the list of ingredients on the back or the on the side of the packaging.
With homeopathy, all of the ingredients are diluted, so each ingredient in such a product has the letter "X" after it. So, if one of the ingredients is "Zinc 20X", that means the product contains Zinc that has been diluted 20 times. One of the most popular cold medicines on the market, "Zicam," is actually a homeopathic remedy that consists of diluted zinc in the form of a nasal gel.
There are homeopathic remedies available for almost every condition. Cold, flu, allergy, even bedwetting; there is a homeopathic remedy available for almost every condition.
Homeopathy is universally recognized as being safe, as the ingredients used are natural substances diluted many times over. Because there is such a small concentration of the ingredients, many opponents of the science, including the drug companies that make conventional medicines and are afraid of the growing popularity of natural medicine, claim that any relief an ill person receives after using a natural product is the result of the placebo effect.
Since the FDA does not require most natural products to undergo clinical testing before being sold to the public, the detractors feel that it does not actually work. So, who is telling the truth? Does homeopathy really work or is it a bunch of nonsense?
In my opinion, it works. There have been several clinical trials done over the years to test the efficacy of homeopathic products. Liddell Laboratories makes a product called Vital HGH. Vital HGH is designed to treat the symptoms of aging and/or a rundown condition.
In a small clinical trial performed years ago, a group of test subjects who were deficient in human growth hormone, ranging in age from 45 years and up, were given the Vital HGH formulation. The results speak for themselves. During the five month clinical trial, the levels of HGH in the blood increased in every test subject, and more than doubled the average level of HGH.
Homeopathy does work. I speak from personal experience. I used such a remedy to deal with the allergy attacks I was having, and the medicine not only stopped the attacks faster than the Claritin I had been taking previously, but it also prevented subsequent allergy attacks.
So, why is there a controversy? Well, there is a public perception that homeopathy is the same thing as holistic healing or faith-based medicine. This is simply not accurate.
Homepathy and natural medicine in general make big drug manufacturers worry that such products might be more effective for treating common illnesses as opposed to the more expensive prescription versions that make the pharmaceutical companies rich. Most natural products are incredibly cheap. A prescribed conventional medicine costs a lot more.
If the public began demanding natural remedies to treat their ailments, drug companies would have to make these kinds of products to stay in business, and then their profits would shrink. Imagine if Pfizer had to stop manufacturing Viagra, which they sell at $20-$30 per pill, and instead make a homeopathic product that would retail for only $20 for a one month supply.
This is why drug companies often spend significant amounts of money to debunk claims that homeopathy works, using a wide variety of misinformation tactics to instill a belief in the public that natural medicine is is not effective for treating common ailments.
I am not saying that you should discontinue the use of conventional medicines. But, next time you go to the pharmacy, take a look at some of the natural brands on the shelf and give them a try. For common ailments that are not life threatening, a homeopathic product is probably a cheaper and more effective alternative.
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Hoodia Review – Does Hoodia Work for Weight Loss?
What you need to know about hoodia gordoniiHoodia gordonii (pronounced HOO-dee-ah) is also called hoodia, xhooba, !khoba, Ghaap, hoodia cactus, and South African desert cactus.
Hoodia is a cactus that's causing a stir for its ability to suppress appetite and promote weight loss. 60 Minutes, ABC, and the BBC have all done stories on hoodia. Hoodia is sold in capsule, liquid, or tea form in health food stores and on the Internet. Hoodia gordonii can be found in the semi-deserts of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. Hoodia grows in clumps of green upright stems and is actually a succulent, not a cactus. It takes about 5 years before hoodia's pale purple flowers appear and the cactus can be harvested. Although there are 20 types of hoodia, only the hoodia gordonii variety is believed to contain the natural appetite suppressant.
Although hoodia was "discovered" relatively recently, the San Bushmen of the Kalahari desert have been eating it for a very long time. The Bushmen, who live off the land, would cut off part of the hoodia stem and eat it to ward off hunger and thirst during nomadic hunting trips. They also used hoodia for severe abdominal cramps, haemorrhoids, tuberculosis, indigestion, hypertension and diabetes.
In 1937, a Dutch anthropologist studying the San Bushmen noted that they used hoodia to suppress appetite. But it wasn't until 1963 when scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa's national laboratory, began studying hoodia. Initial results were promising — lab animals lost weight after taking hoodia.
The South African scientists, working with a British company named Phytopharm, isolated the active ingredient in hoodia, a steroidal glycoside, which they named p57. After getting a patent in 1995, they licensed p57 to Phytopharm. Phytopharm has spent more than $20 million on hoodia research.
Eventually pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (makers of Viagra) caught wind of hoodia and became interested in developing a hoodia drug. In 1998, Phytopharm sub-licensed the rights to develop p57 to Pfizer for $21 million. Pfizer recently returned the rights to hoodia to Phytopharm, who is now working with Unilever.
What you need to know about hoodiaHoodia appears to suppress appetiteMuch of the buzz about hoodia started after 60 minutes correspondent Leslie Stahl and crew traveled to Africa to try hoodia. They hired a local Bushman to go with them into the desert and track down some hoodia. Stahl ate it, describing it as "cucumbery in texture, but not bad." She lost the desire to eat or drink the entire day. She also didn't experience any immediate side effects, such as indigestion or heart palpitations. Stahl concluded, "I'd have to say it did work."
In animal studies, hoodia is believed to reduce caloric intake by 30 to 50 percent. There is one human study showing a reduced intake of about 1000 calories per day. However, I haven't been able to find either study to actually read for myself and am going on secondhand reports.
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Does anyone know if I can fill a USA prescription in China (legallly)??
A family member is being treated for a serious heart condition, and is awaiting a heart transplant. The insurance company will not honor the doctor's diagnosis, the proven treatment, even with documentation, and will only allow co-pay on 6 days of a generic-substitute type. The viagra drug is not permanent, it is only until the donor heart is found. Retail price at CVS for us is twelve hundred dollars per month. I will appreciate any certain knowledge on this matter. No silly comments , please, we need help to keep this original heart pumping until transplant.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Friends are going to China next week and have offered to take a prescription for us to get filled over there. Does anyone know if it is possible? I know it used to be possible in Mexico. Times and rules have changed, however, and we are aware of this.
There are different rules for different countries. If the prescription is written in someone else's name and found on another's person, depending on the country, that person can be charged with fraud or intent to traffic.
Filling a script in a foreign country is also risky business since the medication may be known under a different name, different strength, etc.
Contact your local consulate to find out the specific rules for carrying prescriptions, scripts and other medical supplies specific for the country and locale to ensure the safety of all parties involved. Good luck!
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Beware of Camouflaged Ed Drugs That are Thronging the Market!
It can always be observed that whenever a trend catches up, people go for it without weighing the pros and cons of that trend on their lives. It's a general opinion that in order to be at pace with the ever changing world, one needs to embrace the latest vogue that is coming in. It is good to be in sync with the modern world to welcome the changing ways and means of the modern man. But this does not imply the blind following of a given development just because it is latest and everybody is smitten by it.
In certain circumstances this kind of an attitude can actually be very unsafe and risky. As for instance, let us take the case of the male impotence disease erectile dysfunction. ED by now must be known to all. Earlier people preferred to be the silent sufferers, inspite of the fact that the disease hardly spares anybody. Things changed with the introduction of what we call the erectile dysfunction drugs. The oral ED pills were invented quite late considering the fact that ED was a mainstay with the human beings. Due to the nature of the disease, it was always a strict no no to be discussed out in the open. Now with the change of time people have become quite liberal and in modern terms 'cool' regarding the matters of sex. They are ready to talk about their sexual life and also about ED.
ED made its way into the common man's vocabulary with the introduction of the ED pills in the space of the last few years. The introduction of these drugs required publicity that demanded that ED be talked about. People had to know the real nature of ED and had to shed all their inhibitions regarding the disease in order to successfully combat it with the help of the ED drugs. Luckily for these ED pills, people picked up the ED treatments like hot potatoes with both their hands. After all it was after such a long time that the human race could take a stand against ED.
Sadly enough, when everything was going fine a number of alternative ED cures took over the market that are neither as effective nor as safe as the oral ED pills. The famous ED pills are all FDA approved and are prescribed medicines as they have side effects. Unfortunately many other ED pills are sold in the online pharmacies that contain unlabelled harmful components and interestingly they bear the colors of their famous cousins. The FDA has therefore urged the people not to go for these drugs as they are not approved and are suspected of containing destructive components. The confusion might occur as the authentic drugs as well as the other ED drugs are sold online. People might opt for the later as FDA approved ED pills are a little costlier. But only to save some money and follow the trend of buying online one should not go for these unapproved drugs, rather one should always buy levitra, viagra and cialis that has been approved by the FDA.
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Meet Hoodia Gordonii
Hoodia Gordonii! A strange little cactus in the South African desert, introduced one day to the public in the popular 60 minutes show, suddenly changed the weight loss perception. Everybody is asking about it, everybody wants it and since all major TV networks have talked frantically about it!
Hoodia is actually a succulent and not a cactus. This plant grows in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Angola and although there are about 20 varieties of it only Hoodia Gordonii contain the natural appetite suppressant you heard so much about. It takes no less than 5 years for its purple flower to appear and the plant to be used!
And as often happens , what we found revolutionary is known to man for centuries!! The Bushmen living in the African desert are using the plant since forever treating varies disorders like indigestion, tuberculosis, hypertension and also as an appetite suppressant on their long hunting trips.
We know about Hoodia since about 1937, began to study it in 1963 (South African scientists) and after very promising initial results the African scientists joined forces with a British company, Phytopharm, got into more serious research. $20 milion dollars later they isolated the active ingredient in hoodia : a steroidal glycoside they called p57. Then p57 was patented. In 1998, Pfizer, the world known Viagra owner, sub-licensed the rights to develop p57 in a $21 million dollar deal.
Recently, Phizer returned the rights to hoodia to Phytopharm who is now working with Unilever. Top notch companies working on a top notch product! And now Hoodia can be found in liquid form but also as pills or tea.
The media frenzy started when the 60 minutes team traveled to Africa and tried for themselves Hoodia. Leslie Stahl ate some and lost her desire to eat or drink for an entire day!!! For us, the important thing to know is that Hoodia reduces the daily food intake by suppressing the appetite. Although in animal testing the daily caloric intake was reduced anywhere between 30% and 50% it is believed that the daily calorie intake is diminished for us with about 1000 calories daily.
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What Does the US Government Actually Say About Generics?
It is always pleasing to find a government agency with a specialized website. In this case, the FDA maintains a site devoted to generic drugs at http://www.fda.gov/cder/ogd/. There are over two-hundred-thirty staff whose task it is to ensure that the generic drugs approved are safe for consumers to use. Just to give you an idea of the scale of the operation, in 2004, there were 563 applications made to license the production of a generic drug. There were 880 applications made in 2007. In other words, a vast number of generic drugs come on to the market every year. They are in every way as safe and effective as the original branded version they now compete with. So generic viagra is identical to branded viagra except that it is cheaper. As a part of its function, the Office of Generic Drugs in the FDA monitors and researches the way in which the market works when generics enter. The supposed advantage is that any competition from a generic manufacturer will force the holder of the patent to drop its price. The consumer therefore benefits immediately. But its research shows that one generic manufacturer has very little effect on prices within the market. The FDA has a detailed analysis of the market from 1999 to 2004 and price is not significantly affected until a second generic manufacturer starts to sell into the market. The reason is simple. When the first generic competitor enters, even a small price reduction gives it a market edge. But when a second company appears, the two generic manufacturers compete with each other to set the price for a generic version of the original drug. The average result is half the original branded price. In fact, if you now look at the prices for generic viagra you will find it is often less than half the price of the branded version. The greater the quantity you buy, the better the price per tablet (plus the possibility of bonus tablets from some of the online pharmacies). This is a perfect working example of the research in action. It is also a perfect explanation for Big Pharma’s dislike of generic manufacturers. Once two generic manufacturers start competing with each other, the original manufacturer's profit margin drops like a stone. It’s great for the consumer. Bad news for the stockholders.
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Impotence Home Remedies- Why the Natural Cure is Better Than the Colorful Pill
Are impotence home remedies right for you? If you have ever pondered this question, it is time you educate yourself about your erectile dysfunction problem and choose a treatment today.
If you live in America, on average you see 2 impotence commercials a night. Whether it is Viagra or Levitra or whatever, you can see first hand how a once taboo disease has become one of the most popular pharmaceutical treatments around. But have you ever noticed what every commercial also tells you?
“Ask your doctor if you are healthy enough to engage in sexual activity?”
Unfortunately, those words are haunting thousands of widows each year because most men do not realize that there is a bigger problem than their erectile dysfunction. All natural health doctors recommend that you try an impotence natural cure before you resort to E.D. medication.
The “Dark Side” Behind Erectile Dysfunction Pills
Your sexual health is an important part of you and your relationship with your partner. I get e-mails all the time from frustrated men who choose to take the pill because they had no other option. And even if your medical doctor recommends the E.D. pills, you might want to consider some simple impotence home remedies before you pop a pill.
Erectile dysfunction pills are a simple way to hide the larger problem of impotence. Namely the plaque and blood circulation problem which is causing the impotence issue. Though impotence medication will make you believe you have cured the issue, you are only tricking your body into synthetically pumping more circulation to your downstairs.
In other words, you might be able to perform the deed tonight. But, chances are your health will continue to decrease and eventually your life could be at stake. Here are some statistics from the medication.
1. Viagra's side effects include a temporary or permanent vision loss. Many men will notice their color spectrum to be off with blues and greens. For this reason, pilots cannot take Viagra within 12 hours of flight.
2. Most prescription pills cause the common side effects of headaches, nausea, vomiting, stomach pains and blood rushes. Though these side effects can vary from person to person, most men will notice at least one of these problems.
3. E.D. pills have been shown to sometimes cause heart attacks leading to death. In the first 4 months of its release, Viagra reported almost 100 deaths in the United States alone. Note: “Ask your doctor if you are healthy enough to engage in sexual activity?”
4. E.D. pills have been shown to cause permanent blindness and deafness in some patients.
Nature's Answer- Impotence Home Remedies
If you have never tried simple impotence home remedies, you should immediately begin a natural treatment that works almost 95% of the time. The reason why it works is because the body has an 'internal intelligence' and with the right help, is entirely capable of healing itself. And you can cure yourself in literally days! Here is how!
1. Nutrition Therapy- Your diet probably had the biggest impact on keeping your arteries clear for circulation.
2. Breathing Therapy- Simple breathing exercises you can do right at your work desk have helped thousands of men pump circulation levels up to 15%.
3. Exercising- A simple 20 minute walk every day can increase circulation levels up to 15% in weeks.
4. Vitamins- Are you getting the core vitamins that every man needs?
5. Flushing Your Body- Did you know that you can use 'flushing therapy' to naturally cleanse your body and arteries. For instance, you should be drinking at least half your body weight in ounces of water every day.
6. Herbs- There are herbs which are scientifically proven to increase libido.
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Impotence at the Tour De France
Professional cycling is chaotic and edgy, thrilling and petty, and often dysfunctional. With recent reports that the erectile dysfunction treatment, Viagra, may improve performance on the mountain stages, there may be yet another drug scandal poised to hit future races.
Running from Saturday July 7th to Sunday July 29th 2007, the Tour de France is made up of a prologue and 20 stages and covers a total distance of 3,550 kilometres. All over Europe, and indeed the world, people marvel at the dedication, endurance, athleticism and pain thresholds the riders displayed over the three weeks. However, the world of professional cycling is rife with drug scandals. A sad fact that has led many to doubt whether or not the physical feats they see in a bike race are real.
Doping has been a problem in cycling for a long time (it actually dates back to the early days of the last century when cocaine was used as a stimulant). Here are just some of the scandals that have hit headlines in recent years.
• The pre-race favorite to win this year's Tour, Alexandre Vinokourov, was kicked out of the competition after testing positive for blood doping
• The race leader, Michael Rasmussen, was kicked out of the Tour de France by his Rabobank team, during the 2007 race.
• The winner of the 2006 Tour, Floyd Landis, tested positive for performance enhancers and is awaiting an arbitration decision on his case.
• The winner of the 1999-2005 Tours, Lance Armstrong, never tested positive but a recently published book nonetheless claims he took performance enhancers (an allegation Armstrong vehemently and litigiously denies).
• The winner of the 1998 Tour, Marco Pantani, is dead of a cocaine overdose.
• The winner of the 1997 Tour, Jan Ullrich, retired this year after being banned from last year's race in the Operacion Puerto doping scandal.
• The winner of the 1996 Tour, Bjarne Riis, recently confessed that he won the race while on EPO and other performance enhancers.
In a strange twist there may be one more substance that officials will have to test for. New studies suggest that a dose of viagra will help more cyclists to climb that summit with more success.
The relationship between cycling and impotence has long been a dubious one. There is plenty of anecdotal and clinical evidence to suggest that cycling causes numbness and discomfort in the genital region, but whether or not that equates to long-term impotence is unknown. As there has been no qualified or scientifically acceptable studies carried out the jury's still out on the subject. However, the relationship between impotence and cycling has taken on a somewhat ironic twist.
Following reports that Viagra may improve breathing in low oxygen situations, it seems that cyclists may opt to take erectile dysfunction treatments regardless of whether or not they suffer from ED in order to improve their performance.
Erectile Dysfunction medications work by dilating blood vessels, and this effect might be the reason for the improvements in athlete’s performance in high altitude settings. By the same method that the drug improves circulation to the penis it can also pump blood through the lungs more efficiently.
Considering the world of professional cycling has been dogged by dope scandals, whether or not this will add a new dimension to drug testing is as yet unknown.
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Blue Pill Factfile – When Used With Caution Blue Pill Works Wonders
How Viagra Works
Viagra (Sildenafil) is an oral drug for male impotence (ED). Having been around for a lot longer, Viagra has a great safety track record and proven effects that start acting in 30 minutes and last for about 5 hours. However, it is not a hormone or an aphrodisiac.
Viagra, or Sildenafil Citrate, is considered by many as being a ‘wonder drug’. Viagra (Sildenafil) belongs to a group of medicines that delay the enzymes called phosphodiesterase from working too quickly. By controlling phosphodiesterase, Sildenafil helps to maintain an erection that is produced when the penis is physically stimulated. In fact, men of all ages are finding a new found sexual youth because of the little blue pill. But like any prescription medication, Viagra is not without its pitfalls and problems.
Side Effect of Viagra
Very few drugs work perfectly, and Viagra is no exception. Just about every drug has side effects that arise because the drug is flowing throughout the body and may affect parts of the body unintentionally. For example, aspirin is a drug that relieves pain, but this same drug can also erode the stomach lining and thin the blood. Those are side effects of aspirin.
Viagra has several side effects of which patients need to be aware:
The first problem comes because Viagra happens to have a spillover effect. It blocks PDE5, but it also has an effect on PDE6. It turns out that PDE6 is used in the cone cells in the retina, so Viagra can have an effect on color vision. Many people who take Viagra notice a change in the way they perceive green and blue colors, or they see the world with a bluish tinge for several hours. For this reason, pilots cannot take Viagra within 12 hours of a flight.
The second problem comes for people who are taking drugs like nitroglycerin for angina. Nitroglycerin works by increasing nitric oxide, and it helps with angina by opening up the arteries that supply the heart with oxygen. If you take nitroglycerin and Viagra together, the increased nitric oxide plus the blocking of PDE5 can lead to problems.
Other problems with Viagra can include little things like headaches (the drug, as a side effect in some men, opens up arteries in the brain's lining and causes excess pressure) and more serious conditions, like heart attacks. The possibility of heart attacks is one reason why Viagra is a prescription drug rather than an over-the-counter drug like aspirin. A doctor needs to understand your medical history and make sure that Viagra won’t cause a heart attack. Occasional patients who take Viagra get painful, long-lasting erections and have to see a doctor to solve the problem.
Finally, there is some concern that some men, especially younger men who take Viagra recreationally and who don’t really need it for physical reasons, may end up with a dependency on the drug. That is, they may become unable to maintain an erection without taking Viagra.
Precautions while Taking Viagra
Caution is of utmost importance in patients with drug allergies, or if they have:
- Heart disease or heart rhythm
- Recently had a heart attack, stroke, or heart rhythm disorder
- Congestive heart failure
- High or low blood pressure
- Coronary artery, liver, or kidney disease
- Blood cell disorder such as sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma, or leukemia
- Bleeding disorder such as hemophilia
- Stomach ulcer
- Retinitis pigmentosa (an inherited condition of the eye)
- Physical deformity of the penis (such as Peyronie's disease); and /or
- You have been told you should not have sexual intercourse for health reasons.
If you have any of these conditions, you may need a dose adjustment or special tests to safely take Viagra. Before taking Viagra, tell your doctor about all other medications you use for erectile dysfunction, or if you are using any of the following medications:
- Bosentan
- Warfarin (a blood thinner)
- Cimetidine
- Antibiotic (erythromycin)
- Doxazosin, prazosin or Terazosin
- HIV medicines
- Antifungal medication
- Carbamazepine, phenobarbital or phenytoin; and/or
- Rifampin or Rifabutin
Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor.
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Perhaps no other drug in the entire history of humankind has achieved as much fame (and at the same time, notoriety) as Viagra. Targeted at curing impotency, this drug – developed by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer – has achieved almost cult status, with sales of over hundreds of thousands of pills everyday around the globe. The success of Viagra itself speaks volumes about how prevalent impotency is among men all over the world.
However, ancient sciences like Ayurveda and Unani have been known and practiced several natural medicines for treating impotence since centuries, and that too with positive results. These therapies are herbal, and most of them have been proven for their efficacies in the western world too.
But before going into details of the natural treatment options available for impotence, let us see what the real Viagra does. Viagra is the trade name for the drug sildenafil citrate. When it is consumed, it helps the blood flow to focus better on the corpus cavernosa of the penis. The corpus cavernosa is composed of several spongy tissues. When these spongy tissues are engorged with blood, the penis becomes hard, which is the state of erection. Thus, Viagra brings about a temporary erection by filling the corpus cavernosa with blood.
There are some disadvantages when a person consumes Viagra. One of the most important ones is that Viagra needs to be continuously used to obtain an erection. No Viagra, no erection. And those who use Viagra know how expensive the little blue pill is! Health-wise, Viagra can produce explained common colds, headaches and dyspepsia. Sometimes, Viagra can produce embarrassing prolonged erections. Prolonged use of Viagra can cause loss of peripheral vision and also total blindness. There have also been cases known of men suffering from heart attacks when having sexual intercourse under the effect of Viagra. Hence, the medical fraternity has always maintained that Viagra is a potentially harmful drug.
This has led both medical experts as well as users to keep seeking for alternatives to Viagra. This has made the herbal supplements ever more popular. The sudden interest of the western world in the Ayurvedic herbs and supplements for the treatment of impotence is due to the success of the Viagra. Before that most men were learning to cope up with their conditions of impotence.
However, now that we know that several herbal supplements exist for the treatment of Viagra, let us see how they affect the male penis. All these are carefully made preparations by mixing just the right amounts of several herbs and then carrying out several intricate processes for blending them. Since the name Viagra has become so common, these preparations are called as herbal Viagras in slang, though they have nothing to do with Viagra. Viagra is a chemical drug, herbal Viagras are made of herbal constituents.
But just like the original Viagra, the herbal Viagras work in two ways:
(i) they improve the circulation of blood to the penis and (ii) they alter the hormones so that the male has better libido.
Herbal supplements are used for the treatment of not just impotence, but several other male sexual problems such as weak libidos, penis curves, penis enlargement, premature ejaculation, etc.
The important herbal constituents used in herbal Viagras are Panax ginseng (Indian Ginseng), Rosemarinus officinalis (Rosemary), Avena sativa (Oats), Muira puama (Potency Wood), Lepidium meyenii (Maca), Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo), Tribulus terrestris (Caltrop) along with scores of other herbs. The first thing that these herbs do is to improve the circulation of blood in the region of the penis, which causes harder and more permanent erections. One more important function is to improve the male sexual hormone, testosterone, which helps in increasing the male libido and also to make the man perform the sexual act better. Some of these herbs can have antidepressant properties, which are very much beneficial in the treatment of men who are suffering from problems pertaining to weak erections.
In the Indian Ayurvedic tradition, there is a whole list of more herbs which are used in the preparation of herbal Viagras. These are different from the above herbs, in the sense that they are used almost exclusively for the treatment of impotence. Some of these herbs are the dong quai, kava, blessed thistle, black cohosh, golden seal, etc. These are the same herbs that are used in the enhancement of breasts in females.
In recent times, a particular substance called as yohimbine has gained a lot of popularity in the treatment of male sexual problems. Yohimbine is extracted in its hydrochloride form from the tree Pausinystalia yohimbe, indigenous to West Africa. Yohimbine hydrochloride has been proved to generate better and more sustained erections in men. It is being widely used nowadays in alternatives to Viagra. Some Ayurvedic supplements are using yohimbine in their preparations.
Herbal Viagras are made by carefully mixing specific herbs like those mentioned above in the proper proportion. They might be mixed in some oils, or burnt into ash, or molten into a semi-liquid semi-solid kind of preparation, or prepared in some other way. The basic intention is to make the best use of the chemicals present in the herbs. The herbal Viagras are generally to be taken with milk.
Since the herbal Viagras contain more than one herb in them, one major plus point becomes that a single preparation can be used to treat several male sexual problems at once. Also, since they are made of natural herbs, they do not have major side effects like the real Viagra does.
But some precautions need to be taken. First and foremost, if you are suffering from hypotension, you need to ask an Ayurvedic doctor whether you can have the herbal Viagra. Some people claim that since herbal Viagras alter the hormonal balance of the body, they are potentially harmful. This is true indeed if the herbal Viagras are taken for a long time. There may be interference with other hormone-driven activities of the body. Some components of the herbal Viagras can also cause depression, dyspepsia, headaches, common colds, etc. when used separately. However, whether they can cause the same effects in their mixture form or not is yet to be studied properly.
For these reasons, the use of herbal Viagras are also considered skeptically by medical experts. However, the general idea is that they are much safer than the natural Viagras and more usable for a wide number of people.
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