Drug usage

Do you know how Cialis acts? Before looking at this, you should have to look at how the penis gets the right erection and how the erection lasts for a long time. The penis gets the right erection if there is a good flow of blood in the penis muscles. Once cialis is taken, it relaxes the muscles in the penis, paving way for uninterrupted blood flow.

How taken

Though Cialis is considered to be one of the best drugs for impotence, you should never use the drug without the advice of the doctor as it could be risky. When taking the drug, make sure that you do not deviate from your doctor’s advice. Generally the drug has to be taken half an hour before any sexual activity. Once cialis pills, is taken , you will be able to engage in sexual activity for about 36 hours.

Missed dose/overdose

No person will ever miss a cialis dose. But there are possibilities of taking more than the prescribed dosage. In that case, you should never delay in contacting your doctor. Some of the overdose symptoms include irregular heartbeat, vomiting, chest pain, nausea and fainting.

More Information

When contacting the doctor make sure that you tell him everything related to your illness. He will only be able to prescribe the right dosage if he knows all about your health conditions. When talking to the doctor tell him if you are having problems of the liver, kidney, blood and heart ands also if you have pressure, Peyronie's disease, angina and retinitis pigmentosa. Sometimes doctors will not prescribe cialis if you have any of these problems or he may go for dose adjustments.

Warnings

Cialis will not be given to you if you are taking medicines that contain nitrates. This is because mixing the two can lower the pressure, which is very dangerous.

When taking cialis, be sure not to take alcohol, grape fruit and grape juice.

Some persons on cialis medication can also experience sudden vision problems. But it has not been proved yet if the sudden vision loss is due to cialis medication. This vision problem has been seen only in people who already have some problem with their vision and those who are diabetic and those having high pressure.

Side effects

When taking cialis, you can come across certain side effects. Some of the allergic reactions include swelling (tongue, lips, mouth), breathing difficulties and hives.

Ill feeling, irregular heart beat, sudden hearing loss, ringing in ears, chest pain, nausea, sweating, seizures and pain spreading to arms/shoulders are some of the symptoms that you come across while taking cialis.

Other symptoms that you can come across include sore throat, stuffy nose, warmth in face/chest/neck, stomach upset, diarrhoea, headache and pain in the muscles.