Levitra, or Vardenafil, is a medicine used to treat Erectile Dysfunction by relaxing the muscles found in blood vessel walls, causing more blood flow to the body. Vardenafil was created by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, and Schering-Plough under the trade name Levitra.
The frequent specific side-effect is nausea and the more uncommon side-effects are abdominal pain, back pain, photosensitivity, abnormal vision, eye pain, facial edema, hypotension, palpitation, tachycardia, arthralgia, myalgia, rash, itch, and priapism. A possible major, negative side effect of Levitra includes, loss of vision, within patients who have had diabetes, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, or being over 50 years old. More possible and serious side-effects associated, although rare, are heart-attack and Priapism, which can be a very painful emergency situation which can create impotence. No person under 16 years of age are to ingest Levitra or Vardenafil. This medicine may be successful in the treatment of premature ejaculation, where it may significantly increase the time from penetration to ejaculation. Overdosing on Levitra is possible, and the symptoms of overdose are pain in the jaw, back, arm, blindness, blurred vision, chest pain or discomfort, decreased vision, and blurred vision.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated in October 2007, that an advisory about possible deafness, or sudden hearing loss, would be included with the tablet labels under Vardenafil. It has also been found in some studies that grapefruit and grapefruit juice could interact with Vardenafil and create side-effects. Patients are asked to avoid products connected to grapefruit while consuming Levitra or Vardenafil.
Levitra is made as a 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg circular orange pill. Vardenafil also exists as a tablet, under the name Staxyn, which dissolves on the tongue instead of needing to be swallowed. The recommended first-time dosage is 10 Mg. The pill should be taken an hour before sexual intercourse. If no side effects are experienced, Levitra’s dosage can be increased up to 20 Mg. You should not ingest more than one pill every day, and should allow 24 hours to pass in between ingestions. This medication has been shown to be effective within 15 to 60 minutes of ingestion, and effects may last up to 10 hours. Levitra should be taken when it is needed, so it is not likely to skip a dose.
Levitra, or Vardenafil, can be bought online at many websites like http://edonlinestore.net.
Levitra may have other uses which are not included in this article.
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