What is the effect of Viagra for women?
What is the effect of Viagra for women?
Some studies have been done to evaluate whether Viagra might have positive sexual effects on women the way it does on men, but results haven’t been promising. When a woman takes Viagra, she may experience some of the side effects of the drug (headache, skin flushing, blurred vision), which occur because it causes some general dilation of blood vessels, but she will not experience improved clitoral erection.
As mentioned in the section on antidepressants and sexual anhedonia, some prescription drugs can be used to improve sexual function in people who experience sexual side effects from antidepressants. Some studies have found that Viagra may be helpful for this purpose in both men and women, although this is still an off-label use of the drug (the drug is not approved by the FDA for this purpose, but doctors may recommend it because there is preliminary evidence that it may be helpful). If you’re considering taking Viagra and you don’t have a prescription for it, please be aware that it interacts dangerously with a number of prescription and recreational drugs.