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Post by isthisit on Feb 8, 2024 11:28:58 GMT -5
Today the BBC are reporting the findings of a credible study by UCL which found that Alzheimer’s risk was 18% lower in men who regularly used Viagara in their 50’s and 60’s.
I felt empathy for the gentlemen here, for whom Viagara may well make a bad situation worse. So, greater frustration or increased Alzheimer’s risk? Tough choice. Or you could get out and get laid, I suppose.
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Post by Missingout on Feb 8, 2024 11:57:36 GMT -5
Today the BBC are reporting the findings of a credible study by UCL which found that Alzheimer’s risk was 18% lower in men who regularly used Viagara in their 50’s and 60’s. I felt empathy for the gentlemen here, for whom Viagara may well make a bad situation worse. So, greater frustration or increased Alzheimer’s risk? Tough choice. Or you could get out and get laid, I suppose. I'm getting laid.... Would like to go out that way🤨😉 |
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Post by DryCreek on Feb 8, 2024 17:20:22 GMT -5
Today the BBC are reporting the findings of a credible study by UCL which found that Alzheimer’s risk was 18% lower in men who regularly used Viagara in their 50’s and 60’s. I felt empathy for the gentlemen here, for whom Viagara may well make a bad situation worse. So, greater frustration or increased Alzheimer’s risk? Tough choice. Or you could get out and get laid, I suppose.
I wonder... were the results specific to Viagra / sildenafil? Or ED drugs in general? I'm wondering if it's related to blood flow or something unique about Viagra.
Also interesting is that for Viagra usage = sexual activity, since its an hour-before-you-go kind of drug. As opposed to, say, Cialis / tadalafil where it might be taken as a daily regimen independent of sexual activity.
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Post by isthisit on Feb 8, 2024 17:24:57 GMT -5
Today the BBC are reporting the findings of a credible study by UCL which found that Alzheimer’s risk was 18% lower in men who regularly used Viagara in their 50’s and 60’s. I felt empathy for the gentlemen here, for whom Viagara may well make a bad situation worse. So, greater frustration or increased Alzheimer’s risk? Tough choice. Or you could get out and get laid, I suppose.
I wonder... were the results specific to Viagra / sildenafil? Or ED drugs in general? I'm wondering if it's related to blood flow or something unique about Viagra.
Also interesting is that for Viagra usage = sexual activity, since it’s an hour-before-you-go kind of drug. As opposed to, say, Cialis / tadalafil where it might be taken as a daily regimen independent of sexual activity.
The news report didn’t clarify and I have not pulled the study. Not my area of research interest. I have treated a neonate using Viagra- for pulmonary hypertension. SpO2 came up nicely, and no, no effects in the nappy. |
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Post by DryCreek on Feb 8, 2024 18:08:47 GMT -5
I have treated a neonate using Viagra- for pulmonary hypertension. Yeah... I'm taking it for my high blood pressure... that's the ticket!
LOL! |
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Post by toughtiger on Feb 8, 2024 22:25:15 GMT -5
Today the BBC are reporting the findings of a credible study by UCL which found that Alzheimer’s risk was 18% lower in men who regularly used Viagara in their 50’s and 60’s. I felt empathy for the gentlemen here, for whom Viagara may well make a bad situation worse. So, greater frustration or increased Alzheimer’s risk? Tough choice. Or you could get out and get laid, I suppose. so for those who are not having sex i suppose Alzheimers will make is easier to forget what you are missing |
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Post by mirrororchid on Feb 9, 2024 5:24:24 GMT -5
I'd want to hear that it is causation rather than correlation. Social interaction is well documented in staving off Alzheimer's/dementia. If you're taking Viagara in elder years, you're possibly more social than many men your age. What say you, Google? www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-dream-study-finds-viagra-cialis-do-not-reduce-risk-alzheimer-s-related-dementias"NIH researchers and collaborators used data from Medicare beneficiaries and determined the medications sildenafil and tadalafil do not reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias."
OK, neither causation nor correlation. Which now makes me wonder how much social interaction does help! Maybe social interaction is only correlated and not causative! "The scientists examined the risk of Alzheimer’s and related dementias using two groups of Medicare beneficiaries with PAH, those who were being treated with sildenafil or tadalafil, and those treated with another class of drugs"
This may eliminate the confounding factor of seniors with no access to health care, drugs, or doctors disinclined to prescribe medications. The article then links to another article: www.nia.nih.gov/news/some-arthritis-drugs-may-reduce-alzheimers-and-related-dementias-risk-those-heart-disease"researchers analyzed data in Medicare claims from more than 22,000 people aged 65 years and older from 2007 to 2017, looking at whether those with rheumatoid arthritis who took one of three different classes of arthritis drugs were protected from dementia.
there were no statistically significant associations with lowered dementia risk except among those with cardiovascular disease who were treated with one class of arthritis drugs called TNF inhibitors."(Tumor Necrosis Factor), you're welcome. "These inhibitors suppress the immune system by blocking the activity of TNF, which is a substance in the body that can cause inflammation and lead to immune-system diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis....genetic risk variants related to TNF signaling to be associated with the risk of Alzheimer’s, suggesting that abnormalities in this pathway may be causally related to the disease."So TNF inhibitors can help, if you're already treating rheumatoid arthritis. It seems to help a selected subpopulation. Might as well go for the twofer if they work for you. After one more click, I ended up at: www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/prescription-drug-methotrexate-linked-with-reduced-dementia-risk-in-arthritis-patients/#:~:text=Taking%20methotrexate%20for%20longer%20than,in%20patients%20with%20rheumatoid%20arthritis. "Taking methotrexate for longer than 4 years was linked to the lowest risk of dementia. Dr Danielle Newby, from University of Oxford said:
“Our research exploring the use of the anti-inflammatory drug, methotrexate, in real world data sets finds 29% fewer dementia cases in patients with rheumatoid arthritis." A bit more on methotrexate: versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/drugs/methotrexate/
Used as a cancer drug, it's also used for arthritis. And here's a page dedicated to finding Alzheimer's drugs: www.alzdiscovery.org/They don't think much of methotrexate. It's use is apparently a beneficial side effect and preventative, rather that a treatment. Okay, that's enough med-nerd for the day. |
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Post by worksforme2 on Feb 9, 2024 10:45:34 GMT -5
Today the BBC are reporting the findings of a credible study by UCL which found that Alzheimer’s risk was 18% lower in men who regularly used Viagara in their 50’s and 60’s. I felt empathy for the gentlemen here, for whom Viagara may well make a bad situation worse. So, greater frustration or increased Alzheimer’s risk? Tough choice. Or you could get out and get laid, I suppose. so for those who are not having sex i suppose Alzheimers will make is easier to forget what you are missing Just one more crucible for men. I have been taking Cialis for years on as as needed basis. And now my uroligist has me taking a small dose daily. I do my best to get laid as often as possible, but as a single 75 yr. old man, at times there is simply no p*ssy or blow jobs to be found. |
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Post by aquacat on Feb 16, 2024 21:57:10 GMT -5
I have a prescription for the generic Cialis that I use only because sometimes I lose my erection because my wife just isn't into it. She hates that I get it filled and tells me I don't need it.
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Post by deadzone75 on Feb 28, 2024 13:40:18 GMT -5
I have a prescription for the generic Cialis that I use only because sometimes I lose my erection because my wife just isn't into it. She hates that I get it filled and tells me I don't need it. A few years back I tried generic Viagra for the same reason. I thought it might make the awful once-in-a-blue-moon sex more enjoyable. I was wrong. I couldn't breathe out of my nose for a couple hours. The sex still sucked, and I still had the pre-sex, mid-sex and post-sex blues, and I had bonus congestion. |
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Post by isthisit on Feb 28, 2024 14:30:56 GMT -5
I have a prescription for the generic Cialis that I use only because sometimes I lose my erection because my wife just isn't into it. She hates that I get it filled and tells me I don't need it. A few years back I tried generic Viagra for the same reason. I thought it might make the awful once-in-a-blue-moon sex more enjoyable. I was wrong. I couldn't breathe out of my nose for a couple hours. The sex still sucked, and I still had the pre-sex, mid-sex and post-sex blues, and I had bonus congestion. So, DZ, I guess the question is whether a stuffy nose is worth increasing your chances of being able to pull up your own pants when you’re 80. Not for the first time, I find myself very grateful I am a woman. |
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Post by aquacat on Feb 28, 2024 14:39:00 GMT -5
I have a prescription for the generic Cialis that I use only because sometimes I lose my erection because my wife just isn't into it. She hates that I get it filled and tells me I don't need it. A few years back I tried generic Viagra for the same reason. I thought it might make the awful once-in-a-blue-moon sex more enjoyable. I was wrong. I couldn't breathe out of my nose for a couple hours. The sex still sucked, and I still had the pre-sex, mid-sex and post-sex blues, and I had bonus congestion. I've noticed I'm aroused more easily and a little more sensitive which isn't good when I take it thinking I'll get lucky and it doesn't happen. I occasionally get the congestion as well. |
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Post by deadzone75 on Feb 28, 2024 15:08:58 GMT -5
A few years back I tried generic Viagra for the same reason. I thought it might make the awful once-in-a-blue-moon sex more enjoyable. I was wrong. I couldn't breathe out of my nose for a couple hours. The sex still sucked, and I still had the pre-sex, mid-sex and post-sex blues, and I had bonus congestion. So, DZ, I guess the question is whether a stuffy nose is worth increasing your chances of being able to pull up your own pants when you’re 80. Not for the first time, I find myself very grateful I am a woman. Not for the first time, I find myself depressed that I am a man. Is tapping out at 70 an option? |
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Post by deadzone75 on Feb 28, 2024 15:10:53 GMT -5
A few years back I tried generic Viagra for the same reason. I thought it might make the awful once-in-a-blue-moon sex more enjoyable. I was wrong. I couldn't breathe out of my nose for a couple hours. The sex still sucked, and I still had the pre-sex, mid-sex and post-sex blues, and I had bonus congestion. I've noticed I'm aroused more easily and a little more sensitive which isn't good when I take it thinking I'll get lucky and it doesn't happen. I occasionally get the congestion as well. I do remember waking up the next morning very aroused...like diamond aroused. My first thought was how long have I been like this?? Because the television says an erection lasting longer than three hours requires immediate medical attention. |
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Post by isthisit on Feb 28, 2024 18:47:25 GMT -5
So, DZ, I guess the question is whether a stuffy nose is worth increasing your chances of being able to pull up your own pants when you’re 80. Not for the first time, I find myself very grateful I am a woman. Not for the first time, I find myself depressed that I am a man. Is tapping out at 70 an option? If you go to Switzerland you get the choice. |
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