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Posted: 5/1/2022 2:03:48 PM EDT
During my recent physical last week I asked my doctor if my heart was healthy enough for sex.
 Expecting to get an Rx that I'd have to take to a local pharmacy and pay for out of pocket (which I don't mind) I was surprised when he added sildenafil to my Rx list. The catch: you get 3 fills per year. Each fill is 9 pills. Each dose is 1/2 tablet and you can only dose once in 24 hours. That's 54 doses per year and... That's once every 6.7 days.  This means every performance had better be an Oscar-winning one.  |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 2:06:05 PM EDT
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Just use one of those online places.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 2:24:48 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By ThePontificator: During my recent physical last week I asked my doctor if my heart was healthy enough for sex. Expecting to get an Rx that I'd have to take to a local pharmacy and pay for out of pocket (which I don't mind) I was surprised when he added sildenafil to my Rx list. The catch: you get 3 fills per year. Each fill is 9 pills. Each dose is 1/2 tablet and you can only dose once in 24 hours. That's 54 doses per year and... That's once every 6.7 days. https://i.imgur.com/UuErOmN.gif This means every performance had better be an Oscar-winning one. Mix it with Ambien you'll get an Oscar winning performance and really earn a spot in the Hall of Heros. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 2:27:53 PM EDT
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How big are the pills, 20mg?
20mg is good for 36 hours. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 2:31:44 PM EDT
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Stuff gives ma a headache for two days and doesn't work.
Fucking ripoff. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 2:34:09 PM EDT
[Last Edit: sergtjim]
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Posted: 5/1/2022 5:37:29 PM EDT
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These are 100mg tabs. I have a pill cutter
 Yes, I have heard that they can cause headaches (vasodilator). Doctor says to stay well hydrated (water not alcohol). An ARFCOM buddy who's an RN told me that Cialis (taladafil) if often Rx'd as a daily med for enlarged prostate (me) but that it may not be a VA-approved treatment as they're often behind the times. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 9:51:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ThePontificator]
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Quote History"Spendy" indeed.  Rx just arrived in today's mail. The tablets are huge so cutting them into the desired dosage...hopefully 25mg quarter tabs...will be easy. Gonna run up the flag this weekend.  ETA: a closer inspection of the bottle shows the doctor was mistaken. I get FOUR fills/year not three. At the recommended 1/2 tablet that's 72 doses/year or a dose every 5 days. Other than cut them in quarters I figured out another way to make them last longer: "Honey! I just bought a case of primers using our emergency fund!"
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Posted: 5/18/2022 3:35:25 PM EDT
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GoodRx is what you seek.
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Posted: 5/26/2022 7:03:20 PM EDT
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The VA gave me 4 a month for several years, with the same dosing standard (100mg in half).
I’m still finding bottles of the shit. They were, well, unfortunately optimistic about frequency of need. |
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Posted: 5/26/2022 11:36:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HappyLife_NoWife: Mix it with Ambien you'll get an Oscar winning performance and really earn a spot in the Hall of Heros. @HappyLife_NoWife Tell more about this concoction. |
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Posted: 5/26/2022 11:57:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: GlutealCleft]
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Originally Posted By ThePontificator: During my recent physical last week I asked my doctor if my heart was healthy enough for sex. Expecting to get an Rx that I'd have to take to a local pharmacy and pay for out of pocket (which I don't mind) I was surprised when he added sildenafil to my Rx list. The catch: you get 3 fills per year. Each fill is 9 pills. Each dose is 1/2 tablet and you can only dose once in 24 hours. That's 54 doses per year and... That's once every 6.7 days. https://i.imgur.com/UuErOmN.gif This means every performance had better be an Oscar-winning one. Call and ask your doc for an rx for more pills. The VA might not cover that many pills, but the doc should give you an Rx. If the VA won't pay for the pills, get them at CostCo. Enough pills to keep you bonered-up 24/7 for 6 or 7 months straight will only cost you something like $60. |
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Posted: 7/11/2022 4:05:29 AM EDT
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This drives me crazy.
I'm not 65 years old! I want to have a normal healthy sex life, and that is NOT once a week. This is what happens when politicians write medical treatment policy. |
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Posted: 7/11/2022 8:42:03 AM EDT
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"If the VA won't pay for the pills, get them at CostCo."
Am I to understand that you don't need a Costco membership to get a Rx fill there? Is that correct? |
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Posted: 7/11/2022 11:38:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThePontificator: "If the VA won't pay for the pills, get them at CostCo." Am I to understand that you don't need a Costco membership to get a Rx fill there? Is that correct? Yes, you have that correct. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 12:04:51 AM EDT
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I can see the VA being stingy with this type of medicine. I have seen too many times where vets that don't need it get a VA doctor to prescribe it anyway. The guys turn around and sell the pills to their buddies.
I was prescribed Viagra years ago but never used it. I didn't need it, I jut needed a new girlfriend instead. |
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Posted: 7/27/2022 12:17:10 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By ThePontificator: These are 100mg tabs. I have a pill cutter Yes, I have heard that they can cause headaches (vasodilator). Doctor says to stay well hydrated (water not alcohol). An ARFCOM buddy who's an RN told me that Cialis (taladafil) if often Rx'd as a daily med for enlarged prostate (me) but that it may not be a VA-approved treatment as they're often behind the times. You can get daily Cialis approved for prostate issues, but it takes a little paperwork and follow through to get the mail order folks on the same page. |
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Posted: 7/28/2022 6:55:26 AM EDT
[Last Edit: GlutealCleft]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThePontificator: An ARFCOM buddy who's an RN told me that Cialis (taladafil) if often Rx'd as a daily med for enlarged prostate (me) but that it may not be a VA-approved treatment as they're often behind the times. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThePontificator: An ARFCOM buddy who's an RN told me that Cialis (taladafil) if often Rx'd as a daily med for enlarged prostate (me) but that it may not be a VA-approved treatment as they're often behind the times. Technically, it can be prescribed for BPH, but it's next to ineffective for it. Flomax is about 10x more effective. Originally Posted By chumpmiester: I can see the VA being stingy with this type of medicine. I have seen too many times where vets that don't need it get a VA doctor to prescribe it anyway. The guys turn around and sell the pills to their buddies. That was probably true when it was name-brand, and at the peak, something like $50/pill. Now that it's generic and can be had for something like $0.25 per pill, I wouldn't think there'd be much market in that. Like I said above, buying the pills from Costco, you could have a boner for a half-year straight for something like $30, so I assume that the wholesale cost of the pills is probably somewhere around $10-$15 for that length of time. It would probably cost the VA less to just hand them out than to pay employee salaries to spend 10 minutes explaining why they didn't want to. |
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Posted: 8/3/2022 9:10:48 PM EDT
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90 pills of cialis is like $18.00 at Costco.
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