Holy Crap! 40 Men Blind from taking Viagra???

[leftchick]

I just heard this on the CBS news report. :wow:

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The Food and Drug Administration disclosed Friday that it was in discussions with the makers of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra about what the labels of those drugs should say about the rare cases of varying degrees of vision loss, including blindness. The maker of Cialis already has voluntarily added a one-line mention to its label.

The FDA has 43 reports of NAION among the impotence drug users: 38 for Viagra, four for Cialis and one for Levitra, said spokeswoman Susan Cruzan.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050527/ap_on_he_me/viagra_blindness;_ylt=ArcU2co4L0IBLlZCwtbWisGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2MTQ3MTFjBHNlYwN0cw--

[Maple]

1. That's out of

about 23 million. Or normal

[applegrove]

3. still - if they showed no signs of impending blindness before..it is

a bit worrisome. Blindness is slow in my experience.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

2. Here ya go

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=3&u=/nm/20050527/ts_nm/health_viagraxx_dc

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Friday said they have received more than 40 reports of a type of blindness in men taking impotence drugs, mostly involving Pfizer Inc.'s Viagra.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has received about 38 reports of the rare condition among users of Viagra, four reports of blindness among users of Eli Lilly and Co.'s Cialis and one report of the condition in men talking Levitra, made by GlaxoSmithKline Plc.

Pfizer said outside of clinical trials, Viagra has been used by more than 23 million men worldwide over the past seven years. It said reports are extremely rare of visual loss due to the condition known as non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION)."

FDA is aware of these reports but has not determined there is a cause and effect due to use of Viagra ... We're working with the company to make sure this information is available to doctors and patients," FDA spokeswoman Susan Cruzan told Reuters.

[SnowGoose]

5. I wonder if they controlled for....

... well you know, that behaviour that can make you go blind.

[getmeouttahere]

13. Damn, you beat me to it, SnowGoose!

[Jazzgirl]

22. LOL, I thought the same thing! n/t

[Options Remain]

20. I wonder which is more likely

bush having actually won the election
or
going blind from viagra

any oddsmakers here?

TearForger:

[MissB]

4. *cough*

There is a joke there somewhere, right?

[wakeme2008]

6. Something about Rosie and daughters right :) nt

[pnorman]

7. Joke? Perhaps this:

"I WARNED them if they keep doing that, they'll go blind!"

pnorman

[ClintonTyree]

9. If you get one of those 4 hour stiffies...

they tell you about on the commercial, you'd be blind, deaf and dumb by the time it was over!

[MindPilot]

8. I told my dr that Viagra was affecting my vision.

It had some pretty profound effects on my color preception and ability to change focus. And the effects persisted for a day or so after taking it.

Dr said "nothing to worry about" but I quit using it. Looks like I made the right decision.

[leftchick]

11. thank goodness you stopped

If it is happening with all of the drugs this is serious shit.

[MindPilot]

17. the side effects of that stuff are quite unpleasant

I get a tingly scalp, my sinuses tighten up so my voice goes all nasal, I see a blue halo around any light, have a little queasy feeling in my stomach, and a mild headache.

Even if it did give a raging boner--which it doesn't because on top of all the side effects, like most medications, the shit doesn't work as advertised--I would be remotely interested in sex.

Viagra, Cialis, Lavitra they are a fucking--pun intended--scam.

[BigBearJohn]

10. when I first heard masturbation could make you blind, I had one question..

Can I just do it until I need glasses?

[indepat]

12. With rare exception those who need to take Viagra et al aren't up to the

task health wise IMHO and sadly Viagra is reportedly being used by those even in their thirties who don't need it, but are just looking for some recreational magic elixir.

[getmeouttahere]

14. That would not surprise me....

at all...I plan to hold off the use of anything like that until I'm at least 50...by exercising regularly! What a concept, huh?

[drm604]

15. From the article...

Also complicating the question: NAION is considered one of the most common causes of sudden vision loss in older Americans, and estimates suggest there are anywhere from 1,000 to 6,000 cases a year. Risk factors include diabetes and heart disease, two of the leading causes of impotence.

So it may simply be that the group of people who use Viagra are, on average, more prone to NAION to begin with. Correlation does not necessarily equal causality. Still, the issue does need to be examined.

[lala_rawraw]

16. so the old fright tale is true? you go blind from....?

[paineinthearse]

19. Brilliant!

Like (devious minds) think alike - see what we posted at the same time (posts 16 & 18).

[lala_rawraw]

25. we are on the same brain wave today...

I am using my one and only brain cell for dirty thoughts today, ha!

I can hear the Viagra bottles falling all over the Dobsonites' homes across America. Praise Jesus, the lord has stuck them down for their "Shock" and "Awe". Amen.

As for actual sane human males, I am so very sorry. Can you stop using that stuff and try perhaps some natural method?

[paineinthearse]

28. "try perhaps some natural method"

Be still my dirty brain!

I have to get away from this computer.

[retnavyliberal]

26. Naw... that's how it works

Can't see so you have to imagine and BINGO!

[paineinthearse]

18. You've heard the warning "if your erection lasts for more than four hours

...call a doctor".

It appears these men were "taking matters into their own hands", in manner of speaking.

[KansDem]

24. The kind of "doctor" that makes house calls, no doubt!

Hubba-hubba :D

[mwb970]

21. Maybe they poked themselves in the eye somehow. (n/t)

[LizW]

31. Bwahahaha!

:rofl:

Disclaimer: my laughing out loud in no way reflects a lack of sympathy for the men who actually lost their vision due to using this product.

[Mugweed]

23. But how many blind men are taking it?

OK, I got nothing.

[jazzjunkysue]

27. How many republican men are in the senate? More than 40, right?

We knew they were deaf and dumb, but, this viagra explains alot.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

29. I'm sorry, would you type in a larger font? I seem to be having trouble..

(Sorry, couldn't help it)

[Algorem]

30. well they wanted to get wood,