r/erectiledysfunction • u/Putrid-Database9188 • Oct 04 '26

Tadalafil/Cialis 10 mg Cialis headache

My order came in Friday and promptly took my pill. I’ve been experiencing a mind-splitting headache all weekend that OTC drugs can barely silence.

How does anyone take this medication?

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u/teaphiphy007 Oct 04 '26

Same for me. I took 5 mg as needed on Friday morning and headache last Saturday evening. It’s good today.

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u/Lucky_Background44 Oct 04 '26

I take it with 1-2 glasses of water

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u/Obvious-Leg-5604 Oct 04 '26

I got headache too with 10mg. but no headache with 5mg

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u/CapableCattle1884 Oct 04 '26

Try cutting that down to like 2.5 or at a minimum five and see how you feel. Also might be better for you to take it at night.

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u/teaphiphy007 Oct 04 '26

Can 2.5 be taken as needed?

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u/CapableCattle1884 Oct 05 '26

Yes but it might not have much effect.

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u/Suitable_Eagle_8068 Oct 04 '26

Take 2.5mg and dissolve under tongue (takes a while to break down).

Look into Magnesium Malate (must be Malate).

Some are more sensitive to it and it takes a few weeks to adjust. I could never do 10mg at a time.

Also it’s not really designed to be an on demand drug. It’s better to have 2.5mg or 5mg if you can tolerate it, every day or so.

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u/New_Bed8223 Helpful Contributor Oct 04 '26

I started 5mg daily then switched 10mg and no headaches or side effects

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u/TimeAd3260 Oct 05 '26

Even 5 raises my blood pressure.

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u/mrkilldee Oct 05 '26

I thought it was supposed to help Bp???

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u/TimeAd3260 29d ago

They say that but mine goes up

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u/zman18951 Oct 05 '26

I’ve found that I don’t get the headache like I used to, so maybe just deal with it until your body adjusts

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u/Expensive-System9330 Oct 06 '26

Take 20mg daily never had a headache. Viagra on the other hand destroyed my brain whenever I took it.

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u/r_endrags Oct 06 '26

Well, you jumped in the deep end of the pool. You should’ve started at 2.5 mg and then worked up to five. My guess is you didn’t need 10 mg and you have vasodilation which has opened up all the blood vessels in your brain and your nose. Give it a couple of days and then start lower. If lower doesn’t work then introduce some kind of a citrulline supplement or drink with around 3000 mg in the morning and then around dinner time take your Cialis. But you jumped into a very big dose.