Jet-lagged? Viagra may help

Washington - The male impotence drug Viagra may be useful for treating jet lag as well, according to Argentine researchers who gave it to hamsters made to feel like rodent globe-trotters.

The researchers manipulated the schedule of turning lights on and off to induce jet lag in the laboratory animals, they reported on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Adult male hamsters given Viagra, also called sildenafil, recovered from jet lag up to 50% faster than hamsters that were not given it, the researchers said.

The scientists stopped giving the hamsters the highest dose they had been using in the experiment due to a certain side effect.

"However, we used the intermediate dose for the rest of the experiments because at that dose animals did not manifest the effects of sildenafil-induced penile erections," they wrote.

Flying across multiple time zones can confuse one's sleep-wake cycle, resulting in the condition called jet lag, marked by insomnia, sleepiness and difficulty concentrating.

Researchers Patricia Agostino, Santiago Plano and Diego Golombek of the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes in Buenos Aires gave doses of Viagra to the hamsters at night, then switched on bright lights six hours early to simulate eastbound flight.

They judged how well the hamsters adjusted to the changes by observing when they began running on exercise wheels.

The drug helped the rodents cope with jet lag only when given before the equivalent of an eastbound flight, not the reverse when they delayed turning on lights to simulate westbound travel, the study found.

The researchers said the findings suggested that Viagra could be useful to help people cope with jet lag or shift work. They said the dose needed for such uses could be lower than the one used for treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Viagra interferes with an enzyme that lowers levels of a naturally occurring compound that plays a role in the regulation of the circadian cycle, the body's internal clock, the researchers said.

That gives new meaning to the phrase " Getting up for the Hunt"

JD

well the idea has its ups and downs, but it might just replace movies for entertainment

Try explaining this to the wife. ' No really it's for jet lag' but since yer up.

Frederik, what exactly do you "get up" to in the Limpopo province?

Original headline: "Jet lag - Viagra Can Help You Beat It"

News Flash! Mile High Club membership Soars!

Take a few extra pills out in the field and you could have your own built in shooting stick

They are currently giving viagra to all of the residents in our local old folks home.
They say it stops them falling out of bed !!

It could hurt like hell if they did!

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Originally posted by PoppaW:
Try explaining this to the wife. ' No really it's for jet lag' but since yer up.

Or why you need to take Viagra with you on a hunting trip that she is not joining you for. Yah, sure...jet-lag...right.

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Originally posted by darkside:
Take a few extra pills out in the field and you could have your own built in shooting stick

If I shoot prone, I'd never get on target !!!!

(bragger) (liar) Shut up, dear!!!

Trophyman

Pole dancing around bush TV. It just isn't right.

I hate waking up in a pup tent.

What if you get one of those fabeled 4-7 hourer's?
How do you explain the "look of sheer happiness" in the trophy photo's?
Not to mention hunting with the men AND mr Happy!

Saeed, I believe we have a way to "enhance" Walter's hunting, next year!!

Don't take it on the plane, you will spill your drink.

I have heard of it being used on male burn victims. Keeps the sheets off the skin.

HBH

David Letterman needs to read thread this as it would help his jokes.

This is a great discovery as people have been looking long and hard for something like this.
(sorry)

50,000 comedians are jobless and we just found'em...Now we know why!

It would tend to take your mind of the jet lag I'm sure..

Viagra has other uses. A freind of mine has an elderly father in a nursing home, because he needs constant care. He visits his father every week, and shortly after Viagra was released onto the market he got a bit of a surprise. His old man used to have trouble sleeping and after one visit he asked the nurse "how is he sleeping these days?" She replied,"He sleeps really well, we give him a cup of hot chocolate and a Viagra and he's fine for the night." This caused my freind some consternation. There were some aged women in the home, although they all had private rooms, and the thought that occurred to him just didn't seem feasible. He said to the nurse, "You have got to be kidding, he is 92 I don't think he's interested, even if he could!". She replied "No no, it's not what you think. The hot chocolate is to help him sleep, the Viagra is to stop him falling out of bed"

It's not true, just a joke

So what happens if your manhood stands at attention for longer then 4 hours. We have all seen the warnings... if your soldier is at attention for longer then 4 hours seek immediate medical attention.

So how do you explain that to your PH or convince medjet to swing on by and pick you up... or at least drop off a nurse.

canucks wife thinks like mine. Dr.C

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Originally posted by JohnHunt:
So what happens if your manhood stands at attention for longer then 4 hours. We have all seen the warnings... if your soldier is at attention for longer then 4 hours seek immediate medical attention.

So how do you explain that to your PH or convince medjet to swing on by and pick you up... or at least drop off a nurse.

Priapism is a persistent, usually painful, erection that lasts for more than four hours and occurs without sexual stimulation. The condition develops when blood in the penis becomes trapped and unable to drain. If the condition is not treated immediately, it can lead to scarring and permanent erectile dysfunction. Medications are a common cause.