Dosage and side effects of Cialis (Tadalafil)

Filed under: Tadalafil, Cialis — November 22, 2007 @ 5:47 pm

PREPARATIONS
Tablets: 5 mg, 10mg and 20 mg.

STORAGE
Tablets should be kept at room temperature between 15-30 C (59-86 F).

PRESCRIBED FOR
Tadalafil is used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, or impotence.

DOSAGE
The recommended initial dose of Tadalafil is 10 mg per day, which have to be taken orally before sexual activity. This prescribed amount is a usual daily dose for the majority of men. This dose can be increased up to 20 mg or decreased to 5 mg per day depending on the feedback or side effects. The maximal duration of the Tadalafil&39;t surpass a total dose of 10 mg in 72 hours (See “DRUG “). As food doesn&39;s highly recommended not to take Tadalafil together with nitrates. Tadalafil can also heighten the blood pressure as it lessens effects of some alpha-blocking medicines, such as terazosin (Hytrin), which are principally used for treatment of high blood pressure or increment of the prostate. The patients, who take the alpha-blockers, have to take the stable dose of these drugs before starting to take Tadalafil. In these cases at the initial stage the lowest doses of Tadalafil should be taken. In cases of taking Tadalafil, the alpha-blockers should be taken beginning with the lowest dose. As Tadalafil like alcohol lower blood pressure it&39;t approved for usage by women.

NURSING MOTHERS
mothers were not testing for taking Tadalafil.

SIDE EFFECTS
When using Tadalafil the following accompanying effects can take place: headache, facial flushing (reddening), nausea, stomach upset, diarrhea, and flu-like symptoms. Tadalafil can also become the cause of low blood pressure, spasm of accommodation, breach of color perception and anomalistic ejaculation.
There were cases of continuous erections, or priapism (aching erection that lasts more than six hours) fixed after taking Tadalafil. If erection lasts more than four hours you have to recourse. There is causation between using of Tadalafil and chest pain, heart attack, palpitation, hastened heart rate, stroke and death, but it's not confirmed if these side effects are result of using Tadalafil or they are direct outcome of sexual activity itself.

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