The age-old dilemma of sildenafil vs. tadalafil
The drugs are numerous, the therapies are customizable… Like with so many other things in modern life, men face the problem of choice at a pharmacy counter. Suhagra or Cialis? Even if the differences are obvious, which one is better for me?
This is the informational age, we all know a lot, and so we assume that you know your pills and the basic differences between them very well. So why does the question come up again and again? Because there is no hard and fast rule applying to how one chooses between the two rivaling substances, sildenafil and tadalafil.
Both are drugs that inhibit an enzyme called phosphodiesterase-5 whose function is to end the erection by acting at the vascular level (induces constriction of blood vessels). By inhibiting their action, the relaxation of blood vessels is allowed, which fill with blood and provide an erection.
Suhagra vs. Cialis: efficacy compared
The first of these drugs for erectile dysfunction that was invented in 1998 was sildenafil, and is now generically available as Suhagra. This drug that is presented in doses of 25, 50 (the one recommended for its onset) and 100 mg, is effective between 30 and 60 minutes after taking it. Its effectiveness can last up to 6h. And 56%, 77% and 84% of patients treated with the respective doses had better erections. In diabetic patients the efficacy is 63% in terms of successful intercourse attempts.
Tadalafil, marketed as Cialis, was approved in 2003. The effect begins 30 minutes after it is taken and can be effective up to 36 hours. Unlike Suhagra, its absorption is not altered by consumption with food. The tablet is yellowish, in the form of a coma, and only has two preparations recommended for on-demand use: 10 mg (recommended starting dose) and 20 mg. 67% and 81% of patients treated with the doses described have better erections. Its effectiveness in diabetics is similar to that of Suhagra. In addition, there are the doses of this drug for erectile dysfunction of 2.5 mg and 5 mg that can be used daily with good results in cases where couples want to have non-time-dependent spontaneous sexual intercourse since taking the drug.