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RSD Alert is a voluntary organisation
publishing information about CRPS (traditionally knwn as RSD). Most
of the data is provided by our readers.
All approved medical drugs work for some people but not for everyone.
Don't be alarmed by what you read. Many of our pages show both good
and bad comments... read both to get a balanced view. If in doubt
consult your medical advisor.
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Drugs |
Drugs on RSD Alert
(notes and comments from correspondents) |
Viagra |
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Description |
Viagra is among the best-known drugs of today, because of its high-prifile marketing as a remedy for male erectile dysfunction. However, it is also used to combat hypertension and one study identified it as a treatment for Reynaud's phenomenon (a condition that is sometimes linked with RSD/CRPS). The official (non-proprietary) name for this drug is Sildenafil citrate. |
Side effects(Don't be unduly alarmed. All drugs cause side effects for some patients) |
Side effects include blurred vision, dyspepsia, flushing, hypotension, headache, sneezing, prolonged erections, palpitations and photophobia. It has sometimes been implicated in stroke events. |
Warnings(These are standard cautions but may not apply in your case) |
BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES; with its popularity as a recreational drug it has attracted fraudsters into the market. Use only as prescribed by your doctor. Risky if used by patients with heart conditions, low blood pressure or a history of strokes. |
Comments |
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| My doctor put me on 100mg Viagra 4 times a day for RSD pain. I thought my doctor was nuts! But I have tried everything else. But believe it or not it helps a good bit, mainly with the pain in the arms for now. I hope it help in the legs. The drug 1/2 life (I think that’s what they call it) is only 4 hours but you can't take more than 4 a day and it really only give great help from 1/2 hour after you take and only last for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. But I will take that. My doctor says that they have a slow release formula of this that should work over a 36 hour period Cialis is what I think it is called. I think I have tried all the drugs on the list. I get my SCS trail May 10 I hope it helps some. My RSD is spreading so fast since my nerve block that didn't work. Tim - Ohio, USA | |
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