Sexual health · FAQ
What happens if I stop using my sexual health treatment?
Short answer
When you stop treatment, its effects generally wear off, and your original symptoms may return. Results vary. Sildenafil and tadalafil usually do not need a gradual dose reduction, but other ingredients may need different guidance. Ask your physician before stopping a daily medicine or an unfamiliar combination product.
The effects of sildenafil and tadalafil wear off after the medicine leaves your body. Your earlier erection concerns may return. Results vary. These medicines usually do not require a gradual dose reduction, but ask the prescribing physician for advice about your specific situation.
Daily Tadalafil may also be prescribed for urinary symptoms. If that applies to you, stopping could affect those symptoms as well. Results vary. Tell the physician why you want to stop, such as side effects, cost, a health change, or lack of benefit.
Stopping a spray or cream generally ends its temporary local effects. Results vary. Guidance for Dual-action chew or a compounded formula depends on all active ingredients. Do not assume every sexual health medicine can be stopped in the same way.
If you have a serious reaction, seek urgent care rather than waiting for a routine reply. Stopping medication and canceling a billing plan are separate steps. Contact Verra about future orders or charges, and ask your physician whether any follow-up care is needed.
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Written by the Verra clinical team · Medical review pending
General information, not medical advice. If you're in crisis, call or text 988.