Time of day for taking oral ED therapy meds?

DanmanBob

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Joined : Feb 2008

Posts : 467

Posted 4/3/2008 12:27 PM (GMT -6)

Have read that some take the meds at night, others at other times.

Is there a particular reason for taking them at one time of day instead of another?

Thanks.

Danman Bob

Age 57

Nerve-sparing, open prostate surgery November 13, 2007

Gleason score 9, PSA 14

Biopsy result - 9 of 12 sticks showed cancer

Despite high Gleason score, cancer was confined to the prostate

Possible post-surgery radiation therapy...decision likely in late April 2008, depending upon PSA at that time

Unrelated surgery January 2008 delayed incontinence recovery, which is now showing good signs of improvement (fraction of a pad a day as of March 2008)

Began using Viagra 3 times a week December 2007 to stimulate blood flow

Began using Osbon Erec-Aid Esteem manual pump for therapy mid-February 2008

Will probably begin using bimix injections in addition to Viagra and pump in May 2008

James C.

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Joined : Aug 2007

Posts : 4463

Posted 4/3/2008 2:31 PM (GMT -6)

I was told by the doc to take it at bedtime. The purpose of it, until you start having response and erections, is to open blood flow, and hopefully trigger nocturnal erections during your sleep. That's the reason we had so many during the night before surgery, it was the bodies way of flushing and renewing the penis with fresh blood, keeping the cavities open and stretched, and helping with nerve health and veinous valve strengthing and conditioning. All in all, a good thing to have, at any age....

James C.

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Age 60

4/19/07 PSA 7.6, referred to Urologist, recheck 6.7

7/11/07 Biopsy- 16 core samples, size of gland around 76 cc. Staging pT2c

7/17/07 Path report: 3 of 16 PCa, 5% involved, left lobe , GS 3/3:6.

9/24/07 (Open) Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy performed

9/26/07 Post-op Path Report: GS 3+3=6 Staging pT2c, 110gms, margins clear

10/15/07 ED- begin 50mg Viagra and Vacurect pump nightly, Fully continent

1/14/08 Caverject started/stopped, aching. 2/24/08 .5ml Bimix started-success

3/24/08 ED- 6 mts.-Viagra, pump, no response- Bimix continues

Post-surgery PSA's: 3 mt:0, 6 mt:0,

Frank1205

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Joined : Feb 2008

Posts : 308

Posted 4/3/2008 3:15 PM (GMT -6)

Hi Danman Bob,

Here is my protocol from Universtiy of Chicago.

Start 50 mg. Viagra everyother day two days after catheter comes out. Wants me to manipulate to climax everyother day as well. If no success he will go to 100 mg.

I saw Billy's post. Made my day.

Frank

Frank S.

diagnosed 01-08-08 53 years old

DRE always normal

Abnormal PSA for 5 or more years

2004 Biospy negative

2008 Biopsy positive (01-08-08)

10 cores, 1 positive and at 1% of that one core

Highest PSA 10 ever

Lowest PSA 4

Current PSA 6

Bone and Ct scans negative

Staged at T1C

Gleason 3+3 = 6

Robotic Da Vinci performed March 27th, 2008

University of Chicago

Dr. Arieh Shalhav

surgery at noon out to recovery at 500 pm

in recovery 3.5 hours

Cardiac rythum issues

Surgery thursday pm home friday pm

Catheter out in 7 days typical early indications

Frank1205

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Joined : Feb 2008

Posts : 308

Posted 4/3/2008 3:16 PM (GMT -6)

Add to my post. I take meds in AM.

Frank

Frank S.

diagnosed 01-08-08 53 years old

DRE always normal

Abnormal PSA for 5 or more years

2004 Biospy negative

2008 Biopsy positive (01-08-08)

10 cores, 1 positive and at 1% of that one core

Highest PSA 10 ever

Lowest PSA 4

Current PSA 6

Bone and Ct scans negative

Staged at T1C

Gleason 3+3 = 6

Robotic Da Vinci performed March 27th, 2008

University of Chicago

Dr. Arieh Shalhav

surgery at noon out to recovery at 500 pm

in recovery 3.5 hours

Cardiac rythum issues

Surgery thursday pm home friday pm

Catheter out in 7 days typical early indications

Paul1959

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Joined : Nov 2007

Posts : 598

Posted 4/3/2008 9:17 PM (GMT -6)

I take 100mg every night. There was a study that showed that the higher dose did indeed speed healing. The night thing is, as said earlier, to combine with normal nocturnal erections. In fact, my first sign of recovery was that i would wake up with an erection in the middle of the night - even if I could not get one during the day. My doc told me to JO as much as I wanted. If I saw any hint of action down there, go ahead and see what happens. Sure enough - closer to climax, it did start to firm up and was a recognizable erection. One fun technique is to try to keep from climaxing to see just how much blood you can get in there. Several times I was able to get a stuffable erection - had my wife only been around!

47 at Diagnosis.

Father died of Pca 4/07 at 86.

1/06 PSA 3.15

1/07 PSA 4.6 (Biopsy 3/07 just suspicious)

10/07 PSA 5.06 (Biopsy 11/07 1 of 12 with 8% involvment) (1mm)

Da Vinci surgery Jan 5, '08 at Mt. Sinai Hosp. NYC www.roboticoncology.com

Saved both nerve bundles.

Path Report: Stage T2cNxMx

-Gleason (3+3)6

-totally contained to prostate,

-10% involvement in L & R Mid lobes

PSA 0 at six weeks

Pad free on March 14 - (10 weeks.)

ED - Take 100mg viagra every night.

Totally usable erections at 10 weeks.

StrictlyInc

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Joined : Dec 2006

Posts : 357

Posted 4/3/2008 10:04 PM (GMT -6)

I take 100 mg Viagra or 20 mg Levitra daily, in the evening.

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Prostate cancer diagnosed: May 15, 2006 (age 40)
Gleason score: pre-surgery 3+3=6; post-surgery 3+4=7
daVinci radical prostatectomy: July 25, 2006
size of tumor: approx 1.1 inches; negative margins from surgery

- number of pads/day at 3 months after surgery: 3 to 5
- number of pads/day at 4 months after surgery: 1 to 2
- number of pads/day at 6-18 months after surgery: 0 to 1

- 1st post-surgery PSA: 0 (Nov 2006); 2nd post-surgery PSA: 0 (Feb 2007)
- 3rd post-surgery PSA: 0 (May 2007); 4th post-surgery PSA: 0 (June 2007); 5th post-surgery PSA: 0

The search for timber: took Viagra/Cialis approx. every other day, ErecAid once a day, injections. Peyronie's diagnosed 7/5/07. Now on daily Cialis, L-arginine and pentoxyfylline. Peyronies has stabilized and significantly reversed.

- PGE1 batting average: .364 (4 for 11)
- Bimix #3 batting average: .722 (13 for 18) Bimix #1 batting average (1 for 1)
- Trimix batting average: .500 (1 for 2) Grand total 19 for 32 = .594

"Lost in the valley without my horses, no one can tell me what my remorse is..."

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