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Are Headaches, Fatigue And Fever Side Effects Of ED Medication?

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Posted on Wed, 29 Apr 2015
Question: about 50% of the time I take E.D drugs, I feel crummy the next day.....(slight headache, fatigue, low grade flu like).....is this related to the drugs?

If so, which of the ED drugs has the least side effects
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Answered by Dr. Kathy Robinson (13 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
common side effects

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question.
The side effects you are experiencing are very common. Side effects are similar of all of the ED drugs. Headache may occur in up to 40 % of people taking this type of medication. Muscle aches are also common and may occur in up to 15% of people. Fatigue and flu-llike syndrome occur in up to 5% of people. However all of these side effects are dose related. See if you can get by with a smaller dose. Also although all these medications have similar side effects they may be different for different people so trying a different one may five you less side effects.
I hope you can find a way to not have these symptoms.
Regards,
Dr. Robinson
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Are Headaches, Fatigue And Fever Side Effects Of ED Medication?

Brief Answer: common side effects Detailed Answer: Hello and thank you for your question. The side effects you are experiencing are very common. Side effects are similar of all of the ED drugs. Headache may occur in up to 40 % of people taking this type of medication. Muscle aches are also common and may occur in up to 15% of people. Fatigue and flu-llike syndrome occur in up to 5% of people. However all of these side effects are dose related. See if you can get by with a smaller dose. Also although all these medications have similar side effects they may be different for different people so trying a different one may five you less side effects. I hope you can find a way to not have these symptoms. Regards, Dr. Robinson