What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider Before Taking CIALIS?
CIALIS is not right for everyone. Only your healthcare provider and you can decide if CIALIS is right for you.
Ask your healthcare provider if it is safe for you to have sexual activity.
You should not take CIALIS if your healthcare provider has told you not to have
sexual activity because of your health problems. Before taking CIALIS, tell your
doctor about all your medical problems, particularly if you have or ever had:-
an allergy to CIALIS or ADCIRCA or any of its ingredients
- heart problems
such as chest pain, heart failure, irregular heartbeats, or have had a heart
attack
- high or low blood pressure
- stroke
- liver or kidney
problems
- severe vision loss, including a condition called NAION
-
retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic (runs in families) eye disease
- a
deformed penis shape or Peyronie’s disease
- an erection that lasted more
than 4 hours
- blood cell problems such as sickle cell anemia, multiple
myeloma, or leukemia
Can Other Medicines Affect CIALIS?
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take especially if
you take:
- medicines called "nitrates" which are often prescribed for chest
pain
- alpha blockers often prescribed for prostate problems
- blood
pressure medications
- medicines for HIV or antifungal medications
-
erythromycin
- other medicines or treatments for ED
- CIALIS is also
marketed as ADCIRCA for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Do not
take both CIALIS and ADCIRCA. Do not take sildenafil citrate (Revatio™) with
CIALIS.
What Should I Avoid While Taking CIALIS?
- Do not use other ED
medicines or ED treatments while taking CIALIS.
- Do not drink too much
alcohol when taking CIALIS (for example, 5 glasses of wine or 5 shots of
whiskey). Drinking too much alcohol can increase your chances of getting a
headache or getting dizzy, increasing your heart rate, or lowering your blood
pressure.
CIALIS does not:
- - cure ED
- increase a man’s sexual desire
- protect a man or his partner from sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV
- serve as a male form of birth control
CIALIS is available by prescription only.