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Posted 10/20/2011 6:09 PM (GMT 0)
Blue Cross approved my Cialis 5mg x 6refills =180 but denies me (8) 20mg. Can't I just take 4 of the 5mg per ?
Posted 10/20/2011 6:21 PM (GMT 0)
The 5mg is what I was given as a "daily" dose. According to my uro, you can take two or more to get a higher dose, but not in combination with the 5mg a day. He suggested that if I want to take a 20, to skip the couple of days before and after.
Posted 10/20/2011 6:45 PM (GMT 0)
Since I was refused for the 20mg I was wondering can't I take 4 of the 5mg instead?
Posted 10/20/2011 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
i think that is what 142 is saying.  just don't take 20 mg daily.  maybe every third day.

ed

 

Posted 10/20/2011 7:24 PM (GMT 0)
I understood it this way - the 5mg daily dose is to keep a stable level in your system, so if you want to take 20mg, you need to NOT do that on top of a daily 5mg.

Again, from my uro, if not using the 5mg daily, I could take 2, 3, or 4 of the 5mg at one time to get to the 10, 15, or 20 dose.

It just depends on the context you are taking them in.

F8 - exactly.

The uro wants no more than 40mg total per week for me, and warned not to do 20mg two days in a row - I did try that (only once), but the low back pain was a real killer, and left me unable to get out of bed for the pain.

Post Edited (142) : 10/20/2011 1:28:46 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/21/2011 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
I find the previous comments interesting since my urologist stated that if the cost was not prohibitive he would like for me to take 20 mg Cialis/Levitra or 100 mg Viagra daily.
Posted 10/21/2011 12:21 AM (GMT 0)
rjih,

I had (and still have) "tolerable" low back pain from the 5mg daily Cialis. During my adjuvant RT, I had to stop it during the week, as it made being perfectly still impossible. It is a known side effect, but as always, some suffer it, some don't.

Since I lost both sets of nerves, mine is really just to keep Willie from falling off, more than resolving ED.

Your uro is your expert -

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