Does splitting a Viagra tablet make it work faster because the coating is broken and the inside is exposed? Can I increase the rate of effect by cutting my dose into smaller pieces?In general, people report widely varied onset times for Viagra, from 15 minutes to 90 minutes. Various factors can affect how quickly the drug is absorbed, including what you've eaten beforehand and how much. Many Viagra users buy 100mg pills and split them in half or in quarters to save money vs. buying 25mg or 50mg tablets. And it stands to reason that once a Viagra tablet's protective coating is breached and more of the medication's surface area is exposed, it will break down faster after being swallowed.
Some people crush Viagra tablets into a powder and put it under their tongues. Users reports that this works, they do get faster results. And also, it tastes terrible. While we haven't heard of any negative effects aside from the taste, Viagra was designed to be delivered into your system at a certain rate. So it might not be the best idea to alter that by chewing or pulverizing the tablets. Substances absorbed sublingually go into the bloodstream more directly than through the stomach, which would affect the appropriate dosage. But again, you'd just be doing guesswork here in order to get the appropriate amount. And don't even think about snorting the powder.
If you want to chop up your regular dosage into tiny pieces and swallow them, that seems like a safe compromise that might speed up your time to lift-off. One thing you should be wary of is the sublingual Viagra tablets, soft-tabs, or lozenges sold online. Pfizer doesn't make Viagra in a sublingual form, so these products are generic and may or may not have sildenafil in them.
