Learn more about our editorial standards here. Sildenafil comes as a tablet and suspension liquid to take by mouth. Viagra Increases Your Sex Drive Another common myth about Viagra is that it can increase your sex drive and cause you to feel more motivated to have sex. These small differences affect the way each medication works, such as how quickly it takes effect and wears off, and the possible side effects. Severe liver disease. These are commonly prescribed for an enlarged prostate or male pattern baldness.Viagra is absorbed quickly into your body. It can start working within 30 minutes, but it may take a couple hours for some people. However, one study on Viagra found that about 70% of men achieved erections in 30 minutes, and more than 80% of men achieved erections within 45 minutes. For most men, the effects of Viagra will start within .  · Maximum dose: 20 mg orally three times a day. Injection: Initial dose: or 10 mg IV bolus three times a day. Comments: No greater efficacy was achieved with oral doses higher than the maximum recommended dose. A 10 mg injection dose is predicted to provide pharmacological effect equivalent to the 20 mg oral dose. Typical dosing for Sildenafil (Viagra) The typical dose is to take 50 mg of sildenafil (Viagra) by mouth, about 1 hour before sex, as needed. The maximum recommended dose is mg. Don’t take sildenafil (Viagra) more than once daily (at any dose). Written by Brian Leonard, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP.