Is it (heart) safe to do gym after taking Viagra? - Yahoo! Answers

Is it safe to goto the gym after taking Viagra? - Yahoo! Answers

Dr Greg House

Is it safe to go to the gym after taking Viagra?

as I understand it, Viagra does things with bloodflow etc. Is it safe to do rigourous excercise while under the influence of viagra. (No rude comments please!)

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Dr Frank

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Vigorous exercise tends to clear Viagra from the system rapidly so it is seldom a problem.

Source(s):  GP for more years than I care to remember

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  jhdjhdjhd over year ago

  I am 38, white, very healthy and fit, 5'11" and 165 pounds, thin and muscular. I have never had any cardiovascular or respiratory issues of any kind. Up until a few months ago I typically exercised 2-3 times each week, with a 7 to 8 minute/mile run each workout in addition to moderate weight-lifting. I have always prided myself on having an extremely healthy heart/lung functioning, and enjoyed being one of the rare individuals for whom intensive cardio exercise comes easily and actually feels good as I'm doing it, as if my body needs it and thrives from it.
  
  I got a prescription for viagra (100 mg) about 4 months ago. I have never had any major ED problems, but I have always had issues with delayed ejaculation and, because it sometimes takes me so long to ejaculate, I am not always able to consistently maintain a full erection. It was a minor issue and, with my general practitioner's advice and support, I thought I would simply experiment with viagra to see whether it helped.
  
  The first time I took viagra I took one 100mg pill. It did work extremely well as far as producing a lasting erection, but after I had sex I had one of the most excruciating headaches of my life that lasted for many hours. The next few times I took viagra I took only 50mg each time (each instance spread out by at least a few days if not a week or more), and each time it worked very well and still produced a headache and flushing but the headache was more moderate and was tolerable. I also experimented a few times with taking only 25mg which produced flushing but minimal headaches, but of course had less of an impact on my erections.
  
  After taking viagra a total of maybe 6 or 7 times over the course of 2-3 months, two things started to happen. First, the viagra stopped producing strong, reliable erections, even at 50mg, it seemed not to really do anything, and the very last time I took it, about 2-3 weeks ago, I actually had more trouble than usual maintaining a full erection. Second and much more importantly, I started noticing a dramatically decreased ability to engage in cardio exercise. Instead of easily and pleasurably being able to run a 7-8 minute/mile on the treadmill, after 2 minutes at my normal pace (about 7.5 mph) my heart felt like it was going to explode and I was gasping for air and I had to stop. I could feel my pulse very intensely in my chest and neck and ears in a way I had never experienced before. After a few minutes of resting or walking I could start up again and sustain my running pace for another minute or so but then the same thing would happen. In addition to the heart and breathing problems, my lower legs felt a little numb and tingly and heavy, also a feeling I had never felt before.
  
  Around that time I also started noticing the same kind of heart-related symptoms (feeling my heart beating intensely and feeling like it was going to explode) at even minor physical exertion, such as climbing a flight of stairs or carrying one of my children for a few minutes or running to catch a bus.
  
  Naturally I stopped taking the viagra (I took it a total of approximately 8 or 9 times), and it has now been about 2-3 weeks since I last took any viagra. However, I am still experiencing all of the above cardio symptoms when I try to run, and upon even minor physical exertion. If anything the symptoms seem to be getting slightly worse rather than better. I have engaged in sexual activity twice since stopping the viagra and both times were mostly the same as things had been before I started taking viagra, except for perhaps a touch more difficulty than usual at maintaining a full erection.
  
  It is terribly frustrating and disturbing to have these symptoms when I attempt to exercise and even when I undertake moderate physical exertion, and it is such a dramatic change from the way my body has behaved my entire life that I am scared that some kind of permanent damage has been done to my cardio system as a result of taking viagra.

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  Carter25 over year ago

  jhdjhdjhd Are you feeling any better now?  I am in a very similar situation to you and my story is almost identical, though I probably wasn't quite as gym fit as you to start with!  I have taken so little, Kamagra in my case, I couldn't believe it could have given me these symptoms of racing heart beat etc.  Got mine from the internet but I am sure it is the genuine Indian manufactured version of Sildenafil.  I don't have ED and just tried it out of curiosity really - happily married but I thought why not give it a go for a turbo charge!!  I have taken less than 700mg in 25 mg doses spread over around 9 months.  It certainly boosts performance in a predictable fashion but I noticed that it had no effect if I took it the morning after I had worked out the night before and was most effective if I hadn't worked out for a couple of days.  I wonder if exercise produces chemicals in the body which counteract the effectiveness of Sildenafil but also means it has an effect on the heart.  My symptoms first appeared several days after I last took 25mg and are showing no signs of going away.  Have been to the doctor who has diagnosed a slight heart murmur and I am having blood tests etc next week.  It has just dawned on me that the Kamagra must be the culprit which is a bit of a worry.  They do say you shouldn't take it if you don't have ED and I think that is good advice.  Can't believe there is talk on the web of Viagra boosting athletes' performance.  Wish I had never been near the stuff but so many people seem to take it with no problems apart from the headaches etc.  I always felt slightly rotten and hungover afterwards so for that reason only took it infrequently for a performance boost.  Powerful drug and best avoided unless ED is chronic in my opinion.

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  vdog25 a year ago

  yes it can cause heart problems expecially if you already have them. my dad had his thyroid out and he had to start taking viagra. well in 2004 my dad past from a heart attack. it doesnt help that he has had heart attacks prior to this. i dont recommend viagra at all. dont waiste your time. i used to hear sex will kill you and it sure in the hell will.

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  diverdown 6 months ago

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  i do cardio alot and excerise 4 times a week ive been taking viagra for a couple of years now its always worked great i havent had any heart problems what so ever it seems to also give me more energy than i had before i know alot of guys in the gym that use viagra and have had no problems what so ever maybe your ed cant be corrected by using viagra your just going to have to deal with that not all men can use viagra some time snothing will work and thats just life ....but it still goes on lucky for me viagra has worked and i have never had a heart problem ....

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  Guest 3 months ago

  The same is happening to me right now. Have you improved your condition since then?

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  Harmonica17 3 weeks ago

  In reply to jhdjhdjhd on 2009-03-19 - click to read

  
  I came across this article several days ago and wanted to let whoever wrote this that I had the exact same thing happen to me? I wanted to find out if you ever discovered what was causing your issues?? I have been to over 27 specialist across the country and they have found nothing?? This has been very disappointing. Like you I was in the gym 5 days per week at least 2 hours per day, ran 6 to 10 miles per day. But then like overnight I began to have the same symptoms as you. I have seen many cardio doctors from John Hopkins to the Mayo Clinics, and the best ENT's in the world, Blood test after blood test, as a matter of fact I've had so many test that my doctors have now told me there are no more test??? I have spent close to 1 million dollars trying to find the cause of the problem. Like some of you here, I cannot not do the same things that I used to do because of the racing heart problem, so I have to do my exercises in a different way,(Bike riding, (flat land 6 miles per day broken into two trips. (Moderate yard work), Golf, Nine holes, 18 can be a little hard to do. I have had to change my diet completely, No caffeine, stay away from sweets, and by the way caffeine is in almost everything, Breads and soft drinks are on my no eat list, I went to bottled water, I just picked one I liked and stuck with it. I eat apples, pears, oranges, Greek yogurt, Chicken, and sometimes moderate (4 oz) servings of steak or hamburger and that is it. NO FRIED FOODS, NO PIZZA AND NO BEER OR WINE no stimulates at all. The funny things is that I do not have diabetes nor is my A1-C level out of control. So go figure, All I know is that after changing my diet around I do have better days. But if I change just one little thing with my diet, BAM. I'm back to square one. I do have a vertigo issue that has caused me problems for the last 10 years, so I don't know why all this is the way it is,, But it all started with a little blue pill. I'm afraid that what ever damage was done is permanent. And to this date not a single doctor will address the issue with the blue pill, with the exception of one that told me that Viagra increase the Nitrous Oxide in the body which in return can cause your heart to skip a few beats during the duration of the Viagra window. I wanted to know has anyone else discovered any answers to the problems that apparently have effected many of us? Feel free to ask me any questions you might have about this issue.

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  Harmonica17 3 weeks ago

  In reply to rutledge on 2007-08-30 - click to read

  
  I came across this article several days ago and wanted to let whoever wrote this that I had the exact same thing happen to me? I wanted to find out if you ever discovered what was causing your issues?? I have been to over 27 specialist across the country and they have found nothing?? This has been very disappointing. Like you I was in the gym 5 days per week at least 2 hours per day, ran 6 to 10 miles per day. But then like overnight I began to have the same symptoms as you. I have seen many cardio doctors from John Hopkins to the Mayo Clinics, and the best ENT's in the world, Blood test after blood test, as a matter of fact I've had so many test that my doctors have now told me there are no more test??? I have spent close to 1 million dollars trying to find the cause of the problem. Like some of you here, I cannot not do the same things that I used to do because of the racing heart problem, so I have to do my exercises in a different way,(Bike riding, (flat land 6 miles per day broken into two trips. (Moderate yard work), Golf, Nine holes, 18 can be a little hard to do. I have had to change my diet completely, No caffeine, stay away from sweets, and by the way caffeine is in almost everything, Breads and soft drinks are on my no eat list, I went to bottled water, I just picked one I liked and stuck with it. I eat apples, pears, oranges, Greek yogurt, Chicken, and sometimes moderate (4 oz) servings of steak or hamburger and that is it. NO FRIED FOODS, NO PIZZA AND NO BEER OR WINE no stimulates at all. The funny things is that I do not have diabetes nor is my A1-C level out of control. So go figure, All I know is that after changing my diet around I do have better days. But if I change just one little thing with my diet, BAM. I'm back to square one. I do have a vertigo issue that has caused me problems for the last 10 years, so I don't know why all this is the way it is,, But it all started with a little blue pill. I'm afraid that what ever damage was done is permanent. And to this date not a single doctor will address the issue with the blue pill, with the exception of one that told me that Viagra increase the Nitrous Oxide in the body which in return can cause your heart to skip a few beats during the duration of the Viagra window. I wanted to know has anyone else discovered any answers to the problems that apparently have effected many of us? Feel free to ask me any questions you might have about this issue.
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