Viagra Dosage
How to choose the right strength of Viagra
Viagra Dosage
How to choose the right strength of Viagra
“The standard starting dosage for Viagra is 50mg. If this dosage doesn’t work for you, you can ask your doctor whether you can try 100mg tablets.” – Dr Zenon Andreou
“The standard starting dosage for Viagra is 50mg. If this dosage doesn’t work for you, you can ask your doctor whether you can try 100mg tablets.”
Viagra (sildenafil) is a medication that could help you with getting and staying hard if you have erectile dysfunction. It works by relaxing your blood vessels and increasing the blood flow to your penis.
Viagra comes in 3 doses of 25mg, 50mg, and 100mg. They all get to work in 30-60 mins and last for about 5 hours. The lower 25mg dose is better for avoiding side effects and the higher 100mg dose could help you if don’t see the effects you want on 50mg
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What are the dosages of Viagra?
Viagra comes in 3 doses:
25mg: blue diamond-shaped pills with ‘VGR 25’ written on them
50mg: blue diamond-shaped pills with ‘VGR 50’ written on them
100mg: blue diamond-shaped pills with ‘VGR 100’ written on them
All doses of Viagra are taken an hour before sex and should only be taken once a day. What this ‘dosage’ of Viagra actually means is how much of the active ingredient ‘sildenafil’ is in each tablet.
How to pick the right dose
Picking the right dose of Viagra mainly depends on whether you’ve tried Viagra before:
If you haven’t tried Viagra before then you’d normally start on 50mg of Viagra. This is a good dose for most men to see the effect they want while still having a low chance of Viagra side effects.
If you’ve tried Viagra 50mg before and it didn’t work then you might be able to increase your dose to 100mg, as long as you didn’t get any side effects. 100mg of Viagra could work for you where 50mg didn’t, but it also has a higher chance of giving you side effects.
If you tried Viagra 50mg and you got side effects, but you’re happy with the improvements to your erections, then you could move down to 25mg.
If you’ve tried 100mg and it still doesn’t work then you might need to look at alternative treatments
If you’ve tried 25mg and you’re still getting side effects you can’t put up with, then you also might need to look at alternative treatments
In some cases, depending on you health or other medications, a doctor might only recommend 25mg, even to start with. This is because higher doses might not be as safe for you.
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Does age or weight matter?
Age can affect erectile dysfunction itself, but your age doesn’t directly affect which dosage of Viagra you need. There’s no age-related recommendations for doses of Viagra, but some age-related health conditions may affect how much Viagra you can take, especially if you’re on other medication(s). Overall, there’s no age-specific advice on taking Viagra.
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How often can you take Viagra?
No matter what the dose is, you should only take your Viagra once a day – even the lower doses
You can take Viagra every single day as long as it is 24 hours apart
As long as it’s not more than once a day, you can take Viagra as often as you need it
There’s no evidence that you become resistant to Viagra over time, so it should keep working for you as long as you need to keep taking it. Viagra is also safe to use long-term and you can use it as a long-term treatment for erectile dysfunction.
But, if you have sex on more than three days a week, you could think about switching to a daily medication. A daily alternative to Viagra is Cialis Daily, which can be taken every day and contains a low dosage of the active ingredient ‘tadalafil’. This means you wouldn’t have to take your pill before sex so it’s always ready to work.
How to switch dosage
When you want to switch the dose of any medication you’re using, you should do it with the help of a doctor.
How to get the most out of your current dosage
Here are 6 ways to get the most out of your Viagra dosage:
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Make sure that you’re turned on. Viagra doesn’t cause erections, it only makes them easier to get when you’re aroused. Viagra won’t work if you’re not actually in the mood when you’re trying to have sex.
Take it well in advance. Because Viagra can start to work anywhere between 30 to 60 minutes after you take it, and it can last for 4-6 hours, you could take it a bit earlier. But, it’s generally a good idea that you take it 1 hour before you want to have sex.
Try to take it on an empty stomach. You can safely take Viagra with or without food, but if you eat any foods high in fat before taking Viagra then it can take longer to work. It also might not work as well either.
Don’t drink alcohol with Viagra. It can make side effects more likely and alcohol makes getting and keeping erections more difficult.
Try Viagra at least 4 times before deciding whether it works for you. If you’re using Viagra for the first time you should try it on at least 4 different days to see if you can get the results you want – as long as you don’t get any bad side effects. If you’ve never had it before, it can take a few tries before you see the full effects of Viagra.
Double down and try Viagra along with other, non-medical erectile dysfunction treatments. You can’t take Viagra with other medications for erectile dysfunction, but you can combine it with some other treatment options, including:
Pelvic floor exercises
Are the dosages of generic Sildenafil the same?
Yes, the doses of generic Sildenafil are exactly the same as Viagra:
They also work exactly the same way when it comes to starting for the first time, switching dosages, side effects, and so on.
On the other hand, over-the-counter Viagra Connect is currently only available in the 50mg dose.