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I understand this is just a snarky remark, but IIRC sildenafil is actually being tested.

at_a_remove 7y ago
This was literally the first thing that came to my mind, and I'm being serious.
GekkePrutser 7y ago
That will have.... unintended consequences. "Are you afraid of COVID-19 or are you just happy to see me?" :') But seriously, it can't be good to walk around with a boner all day every day. Could be intimidating for women too. And embarrassing for men. Maybe if it's effective to people already infected and in hospital anyway. But I couldn't see this socially feasible as a preventative drug.
- _ph_ 7y ago
  From what I understand, this is important for people who show (severe) symptoms of Covid-19, not as a preventive drug. So no reason to take it until clear symptoms show up.
- serf 7y ago
  >But seriously, it can't be good to walk around with a boner all day every day. Could be intimidating for women too. And embarrassing for men. Maybe if it's effective to people already infected and in hospital anyway. But I couldn't see this socially feasible as a preventative drug. That's not how viagra works. It makes an erection possible, it doesn't cause one. it inhibits an enzyme responsible for constricting bloodflow, as far as I know. the whole viagra causes boners thing is really just a convenient gimmick for comedians. if you want something that causes a boner, look at percutaneous perineal electrostimulation[0]. when THAT becomes the treatment for covid19 we're in trouble. [0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435023/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435023/
bitL 7y ago
Climbers in Himalayas use sildenafil all the time to cope with altitude sickness/High Altitude Pulmonary Edema. That could also align with the theory from some NYC doctor that COVID-19 requires the same approach as altitude sickness and not ventilators (too much lung damage). Also, Chinese doctors reported that people in "prone positioning" recovered faster. https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200407/doctors-puzzle-over-covid19-lung-problems https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200407/doctors-puzzle-over...

This was literally the first thing that came to my mind, and I'm being serious.

That will have.... unintended consequences. "Are you afraid of COVID-19 or are you just happy to see me?" :') But seriously, it can't be good to walk around with a boner all day every day. Could be intimidating for women too. And embarrassing for men. Maybe if it's effective to people already infected and in hospital anyway. But I couldn't see this socially feasible as a preventative drug.

_ph_ 7y ago
From what I understand, this is important for people who show (severe) symptoms of Covid-19, not as a preventive drug. So no reason to take it until clear symptoms show up.
serf 7y ago
>But seriously, it can't be good to walk around with a boner all day every day. Could be intimidating for women too. And embarrassing for men. Maybe if it's effective to people already infected and in hospital anyway. But I couldn't see this socially feasible as a preventative drug. That's not how viagra works. It makes an erection possible, it doesn't cause one. it inhibits an enzyme responsible for constricting bloodflow, as far as I know. the whole viagra causes boners thing is really just a convenient gimmick for comedians. if you want something that causes a boner, look at percutaneous perineal electrostimulation[0]. when THAT becomes the treatment for covid19 we're in trouble. [0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435023/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435023/

bitL 7y ago

Climbers in Himalayas use sildenafil all the time to cope with altitude sickness/High Altitude Pulmonary Edema. That could also align with the theory from some NYC doctor that COVID-19 requires the same approach as altitude sickness and not ventilators (too much lung damage). Also, Chinese doctors reported that people in "prone positioning" recovered faster. https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200407/doctors-puzzle-over-covid19-lung-problems https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200407/doctors-puzzle-over...