Key facts
- This helps you prepare. It doesn't tell you whether treatment is safe.
- Your prescriber makes the decision.
- Take a full list of your medicines.
A preparation list, not a medical clearance. Only your prescriber can decide whether treatment is safe for you.
Before your consultation, note down
- Any heart condition, heart attack or stroke, and when it happened
- Chest pain, especially during exercise or sex
- Your most recent blood pressure reading, if you know it
- Whether you get breathless or dizzy with mild exertion
- Diabetes, high cholesterol, or kidney or liver problems
- Every medicine you take, especially anything for chest pain (nitrates)
- Any eye condition affecting the optic nerve
- Any ED medicine you've tried before, and how it went
Then
Give your prescriber accurate answers. If they have concerns, they may suggest a GP check first. See heart health before treatment.