A small number of patients have lost their eye sight in one eye after taking an excess of Levitra. This rare and typically very short live type of the loosing of vision in one or both eyes is known by the name of non arterial previous optical neuropathy with isquimia (NAION, by its abbreviations in English). NAION causes loss suddenly of the eyesight because there is a blockade of the flow of blood to the optical nerve. Vardenafil, which happens to be the active ingredient in all Levitra compressed pills can be the causes NAION. The percentage of the population with a greater and more pronounced risk of developing some sort of NAION include those that have diseases of the heart. People at risk are also compounded in the age group greater than fifty two years old. Also those suffering of diabetes should be monitored by their physician when taking such erection dysfunction pills like Levitra, Viagra or Cialis. Also people that have a high arterial pressure and display very high levels of cholesterol are at risk of these very occasional temporary blindness when taking Levitra.
People who smoke or have some sort of medical problem in theis eyes should consult a trusted doctor before taking any of these medications like Levitra. If you have some loss of the vision in either or both eyec after taking Levitra look for medical attention immediately. Do not take Levitra if you are using a nitrate for chest pains or problems of the heart. Before taking Levitra, tell your doctor if you: Had a cardiac attack, accident, vascular brain, or irregular beats of the heart or risk to your life, in the last 6 months. If you have medical file of cardiac failure. Diseases from or to the coronary arteries of the heart. Arterial problems such as hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, or the complete opposite spectrum of low preassure.Another contraindication is people who have had some sort of ailment of the liver, kidney malfunctions of desease. Problems or irregulaties of blood that include but are not limited either anemia or another condition known as leukemia. Retinitis pigmentosa which in most cases if due to some hereditary condition in the eyes). If you have physical deformity like disease of Peyronie, which has an ill efect on the penis.
Perhaps you cannot take Levitra, or perhaps you needs a modification in the dose or a special control during the treatment if anyone of the mentioned conditions previously is present. Although Levitra are is approved for use in women, it has been classified by the FDA in category B of Risks to the Gestation. This means that this product may not damages the unborn baby, but why take chances?. Levitraa does not have to be used by the women. It is not known what effects Levitra has to maternal milk.