Which pill has got fewer possible side effects: Viagra or Cialis?
Now that’s a question that is very easy to answer. Even with its relatively numerous side effects, Cialis seems to be an almost completely harmless medication if opposed to Viagra. Let’s start with those adverse effects that are considered the most serious and compare them. All sources say that a little percentage of Viagra users risk suffering from any of the following: heart attack or stroke, arrhythmia, severe hypotension, sudden loss of hearing and/or vision and priapism. Of all listed here, Cialis users have only been reported suffering from the latter three – and there were so few of them that the risk is considered to be negligible.
Additionally, Cialis appears to be a much more attractive option even when it comes to less serious side effects. All ED meds are claimed to cause headaches, indigestion, nasal congestion and, sometimes, dizziness. Well, when taking Viagra, you are running pretty high chances of suffering from those conditions while only 5-15% of Cialis users report experiencing any of them.
However, there’s one side effect of Cialis that Viagra doesn’t seem to have. Between 3 and 6% of Cialis users report suffering from mild to moderate back and muscle pains that appear about twelve hours after you take the pill and can last for up to 2 days. Lucky, most men say that these pains are easy to tolerate and they never interfere with their sexual feats. However, if you feel the pain after taking Cialis and it’s either too intense or lasting too long, we strongly recommend that you call your doctor and discuss possible ways of soothing it.
Viagra vs Cialis: interactions with other drugs and substances
The first and the most important thing that you should remember about both Viagra and Cialis is the following: never take either of these medications with nitrates – meds used in the treatment of various heart disorders. Used together, nitrates and PDA5 inhibitors can cause a severe drop of blood pressure, which may lead to dizziness, fainting and even death.
Secondly, don’t take Viagra and Cialis together or combine them with any other ED medications. Doing this is just as bad as overdosing on a single medication – you risk suffering from various side effects that may range from simply unpleasant (dizziness and nausea, indigestion, severe headache) to downright dangerous (priapism and severe hypotension).
Compared to Viagra, the improved formula of Stendra (avanafil) gives you longer-lasting erection, the possibility to be consumed along with moderate doses of alcohol, as well as along with fatty foods (whereas it is recommended to take Viagra on an empty stomach) and the lowest likelihood of side effects occurrence.
Besides, there’s one rather curious substance interaction that both Viagra and Cialis users should be aware of at all times too. These two meds should never be taken together with grapefruit or grapefruit juice. 시알리스 enough, certain compounds in grapefruit juice and pulp have the ability to help your body absorb Sildenafil and Tadalafil much faster than usual – sometimes fast enough to cause an overdose, even when you don’t go over the prescribed dosage.
Finally, you should be careful with Cialis and Viagra when drinking alcohol. Liquor makes our blood pressure drop and so do ED meds, which is why they can cause hypotension when consumed together. Viagra users seem to be somewhat more susceptible to that while men on Cialis are usually allowed to wash the pill down with up to five glasses of wine or five shots of hard liquor without experiencing any adverse effects.
As per fatty food, which people on Viagra are usually advised to avoid too as it is known to slow down the digestion of Sildenafil and increase the time to the onset of erection… Cialis goes well with any food as long as it doesn’t contain grapefruit – not matter how rich in fat your meal is, you should still be able to perform well with Cialis, no delays whatsoever.