The use of Levitra in the elderly

Doctors do not prohibit elderly patients from taking a drug that stimulates potency. Overcoming the 65-year mark is not a direct contraindication to the use of an aphrodisiac medication.

Most often, the question of the possibility of using vardenafil is considered by urologists due to the presence of severe chronic disorders in elderly patients, which can be aggravated by the use of the medication.

Safety of Levitra for Elderly Patients

If during his life a man adhered to the principles of a healthy diet, had a sufficient level of physical activity and did not abuse alcohol, then a urologist may recommend treatment with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors.

Refusal to use Levitra is undertaken in case of detection of serious pathologies, hereditary and congenital diseases, as well as hypersensitivity to any of the components of the drug. If the patient does not have life-threatening chronic diseases and the doctor sees no reason to prohibit the use of vardenafil, then the stimulant does not have a noticeable negative effect on the body of an elderly person. The pharmacological preparation does not lead to changes in the quality of semen and does not cause infertility. In addition, a certified drug that helps with impotence does not cause dangerous side effects of delayed action. As a result of long-term use of Levitra, mutagenic changes are not observed in persons of retirement age. The active substances do not produce a carcinogenic and toxic effect.

Levitra Rules of Use

Since in the body of most elderly people a tendency to a reduced clearance of vardenafil is found, the dosage of the drug is reduced. The reason for the delayed elimination of active ingredients from the body is renal and liver dysfunction, as well as metabolic disorders. When choosing a treatment for men of the older age group, andrologists prefer to use the minimum dosage of drugs. This means that a man should not use more than 5 mg of vardenafil per day. Since elderly people suffer from natural androgen deficiency and experience an erection no more than 1-2 times a week, this amount of the stimulant is enough for them to restore normal sexual activity. The convenience of using orange tablets is that they can be drunk at any time of the day. Food intake does not slow down and weaken the medicinal effect. Doctors warn patients about the need to swallow the pill whole and drink it with plain non-carbonated water. Do not mix an aphrodisiac drug with lemon, grapefruit juice or alcoholic beverages. Such unacceptable combinations can provoke an exacerbation of gastrointestinal and liver diseases, headaches and dizziness, sudden attacks of arterial hypertension or hypotension.

Medicinal combinations

Toning agent used to restore a stable and long-lasting erection should not be combined with:

• organic and synthetic nitrates. Elderly people take these drugs if they have serious cardiovascular diseases. Nitrate products help lower blood pressure and alter the tone of the sympathetic nervous system by relaxing the heart muscle;
• protease inhibitors. Such drugs are indicated for patients suffering from severe viral diseases (HIV, hepatitis C). They slow down the growth of viral particles and reduce the plasma concentration of dangerous microorganisms.

Contraindications for the use of Levitra

Older men should stop using a sex stimulant if they develop:

• significant anatomical deformities of the penis after Peyronie's disease
• serious abnormalities in the liver and kidneys
• life-threatening vascular and heart diseases
• pathologies that increase the risk of priapism (multiple myeloma)
• hereditary degenerative disorders in the structure of the retina
• severe varicose veins of the esophagus, exacerbation of peptic ulcer
• hypertrophic subaortic or aortic stenosis< / li>

Side effects

If an elderly man takes an excessive amount of vardenafil, he may suffer from side effects such as: