I started with this stuff about 4 years ago when I was in my mid-60s when I couldn't get enough of an erection to do greek.
At first I was fine with 250s, but after about a year I went to 500, and about a year ago 1000s. Now I'm thinking I ought to go even higher if my doctor gives the green light. My EKGs always come back A-one and have no other medical issues.
Should I perhaps try Cialis for a while and see if that works better? I don't really need the long time effect that Cialis gets one, but thinking maybe my body is getting too used to the sidenafil. I only use it once or twice a month.
Wondering what other people's experience is with this.
Have you considered seeing a doc who employs low-intensity shockwave therapy? It seems to have positive results for some people, so might be worth a try,
I buy them by the dozen and find many of my friends stay hard longer and have more sensitivity ... It's a take-home gift that makes even masturbation work better. It doesn't work for everyone but for the ones it does they don't need to keep upping the dose
Kisses Haley
Since you are taking the generally recommended maximum dosage of sildenafil (100mg/QD), it would be prudent to consult with your physician to report this and to explore other ED treatments. There are 3 other types of PDE5 inhibitors (tadalafil, vardenafil, and avanafil) that may work better for you. Good luck.
So just to clarify higher dosages of sildenafil e.g. 200mg/QD can be prescribed as "salvage therapy" basically a last resort approach. What the OP describes does not appear to require 200mg/QD at this time. Consult with your clinician, try other types of PDE5 inhibitors, and have a nice erection.
You might mean 25mg/50mg/100mg?
I can't imagine doing more than 100mg, but definitely ask your doctor.
If you have weight to lose, or have cholesterol numbers that can be tweaked by diet, you really need to work on those. When I was 30 pounds heavier, in my early 50s, I couldn't keep a boner to save my life.
Your LDL should be below 70, and your HDL above 40.
Exercise helps.
Yes, talk to your doctor, including a urologist. You might be a candidate for Tri-Mix injections.
Definitely try a cock ring, and you can get an assortment of silicone ones with "grab handles" for not too much money. Try different sizes. Install it once you get hard, but don't leave it on for more than 30 minutes. Your penis will swell up a bit, highlighting the veins and the head, and it can improve sensation as mentioned by another poster here. It's kinda cool to at least try it for variety. It's not guaranteed, but can help. I've used it on occasion and my girl likes it and can feel the difference.
Cialis, even 20mg, does not do much for me, but I do take 5mg daily for BPH to reduce the number of times I get up at night. It may, however, work for you.
Good luck!
Mr Fischer,
Don't worry about the sidenafil. It's original purpose was for heart disease. They eventually discovered a desirable side effect. "Shwing"
They discovered the test subjects kept the extra pills they didn't use.😂🤣
So in preaching to the choir, both Viagra and Cialis promote Nitric Oxide protection and vasodilation.
I have severe Ed over the last 5 years as result of diabetes and stations.
Having stopped statins 6 months ago, and switched to an ACE inhibitor for mild HBP I have seen better results.
I expect in the next year after losing #s and better workouts I should be back a bit more.
I supplement to increase NO production and use CoQ10, another NO booster.
I could go on.....
Good luck
Thanks for the clarity. I'm in a similar state, taking a statin for DM2. I use tadalafil.
If you're willing, would you say what NO-boosting supplements you take besides CoQ10?
I'm using L-Citrulline, and beetroot powder pre-session sometimes for the nitrate content.
Thanks!
Yes to NO (Nitric Oxide) supplements.
I use CoQ10, beetroot powder, l Citrulline, l Arginine and had my Dr change BP med back to Lisinopril which has NO promoting properties.
Daily exercise of any sort. Start small if just getting back. Do anything, but something. Get blood flowing. Move every day and get up from desk every hour for 10 minutes.
Listen or read I'm driving 2-1/2-3 hours between home and work so audiobooks work.
The Great Cholesterol Myth,
The Clot Thickens,
and
Younger Next Year
Goal to be 180 by August.
I'm also curious about your comment about stopping statins, in light of the linked article and several more with the same tone.
If your physician has prescribed a statin, don't stop taking it. Statins are highly effective at reducing LDL cholesterol that contributes to coronary artery disease and, some believe, ..can act as a vascular anti-inflammatory agent. PDE5 inhibitors, in and of themselves, are not contraindicated with a statin. If your clinician has prescribed both, take the statin daily and the ED med as needed.
Jazzman, I agree if your physician has prescribed.... don't stop unless consulting with them.
However on a personal note we my PCP and Endocrinologist did additional test to determine the LDL size of my cholesterol. This determined that the small LDL proteins were negligible relative to the overall cholesterol. This prompted a new course of action.
No more statin therapy.
Always consult your Physician.
Read up everything you can.
I have noticed too that I don't get really "hard" anymore even when I take the full 100 mg of Sidenafil, but I wonder if it is also Labido and that I don't get as "excited" with chicas anymore. I am 65, don't drink or smoke and exercise almost daily. Also I notice my climaxes are not as "intense" either.
I only do escorts in Mexico so its never a one and done but a several day adventure. I mean I can barely pop on the 3rd or even 2nd day of an adventure, and the first pop on day one is the best. TBF, I don't have sex on a regular basis at home, and I would be happy with one pop if I were doing this one session every three weeks or so, but I am trying to get the most out of my mongering in far way lands.
Any suggestions, strategies or different ways of looking at this?