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Old 09-22-2003, 11:11 PM   #1
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Post Take L-Arginine with Viagra?

I am taking L-arginine as a daily supplement. Can I still take Viagra?

 
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Old 09-23-2003, 04:48 PM   #2
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What I understand is that L-arginine promotes nitric oxide production and Viagra prohibits nitric oxide destruction. I think Pfizer severely warns against combining Viagra with drugs that contain nitrates (see Pfizer's Viagra web site). So I would not combine L-arginine and Viagra.

Best is to consult your doctor or pharmacist.

 
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waterfall,

I wouldn't worry too much about the combination. If any, the effects of the arginine are quite modest and it IS available in all protein foods in pretty high doses.

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Arginine appears to offer some modest benefit for sexual dysfunction in men. A double-blind, placebo controlled trial of 50 men with erectile dysfunction tested arginine at a dose of 5,000 mg per day for six weeks. Only about a third of the participants who received arginine showed improvement, but that improvement was greater than the 10% improvement seen in the placebo group. Moreover, erectile dysfunction is caused by a variety of factors. L-arginine may be effective only in those men whose erectile dysfunction is due to low levels of nitric oxide. Studies in animals provide some evidence for effectiveness as well.
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