10 Interesting facts about Viagra

1. Viagra can help your garden grow.
The magic blue pill is used for problems other than impotence and heart conditions.
For example, it’s sometimes prescribed to treat altitude sickness and high blood pressure in the lungs.
It’s even been shown to stop plants wilting.
A bamboo stick works just as well though.

2. Viagra started life as a heart drug.
Because it improves blood flow, it was first tried out as an angina treatment.
Then researchers noticed their cardiac patients had a smile on their face and a bulge in their pants.
And the rest is pharmaceutical history.

3. It can cause blue vision.
Yes, really, in a small number of Viagra-poppers.
It’s temporary and harmless, though.
Much more common side effects are headaches, flushing or indigestion — again, these aren’t serious.

4. You’re only allowed one bonk per week on the NHS.
In fact, most men can’t get treatment on the NHS at all — it is restricted to “special cases” such as blokes with diabetes or multiple sclerosis.
Even then, the pills are rationed — the Department of Health told GPs that “one treatment per week will be appropriate for most patients”

5. Viagra - the most counterfeited drug in the world
The demand for Viagra is very high and a lot of people want to try it out. However, a number of them are not willing to pay the full price for the drug and that brings out an excellent opportunity for generic drug manufacturers to launch fake versions of Viagra. You would be surprised to know that Viagra is the most counterfeited drug in the world. It is therefore, extremely important to ensure that you have the original version of the drug launched by Pfizer. 

6. Viagra does not work instantly
A lot of people have the misconception that consuming Viagra results in an instant erection. In fact, it takes about 30 to 60 minutes for the drug to get absorbed in the blood stream. It should ideally be taken about 1 hour before (and not more than 4 hours before) the sexual activity. 

7. Viagra does not increase the libido. For some middle-aged men a loss of libido may simply be a natural part of growing older; but if you think there is some other cause, a visit to your GP and possible referral to a therapist will be of much more use than a pill. It cannot produce desire; it simply helps to make a penis erect once the desire is there.

8. When appropriately prescribed, the drugs generally work well. The overall success rate is about 80 per cent, although it's closer to 60 per cent in men who are impotent because of diabetes complications.

All three drugs can have similar side effects, including stomach upset, headache and facial flushing. However men prescribed nitrate-based medicines, used to treat angina, must NOT take them, as the combination could cause blood pressure to drop to an unsafe or life-threatening level. They are also risky for men with very low or uncontrolled high blood pressure.

9. Men Up to 65 Years of Age - Viagra 50mg is prescribed to be taken once a day, 30 minutes to 4 hours before intercourse. In situations where 50mg isn't effective, your doctor may prescribe 100mg to be taken once daily 30 minutes to 4 hours before intercourse

10. For Men Older than 65 Years of Age - Viagra 25mg is prescribed to be taken 30 minutes to 4 hours before intercourse. In some circumstances, men older then 65 may have their doses increased.