7 SCARY side-effects of Viagra and other sex enhancement pills.
Updated: a year ago.
Editor’s note: 20% of healthy young men have used Viagra or a similar drug, a recent study found. And not because of erection problems, but to boost sexual performance – despite the serious health risks. Urologist Dr Walter de Bonis, one of the researchers behind the Argentinean study, told Love Matters Africa about a typical patient who takes Viagra for kicks.
In my surgery I talked to a patient who had come to me for the first time for a routine check-up.
“What medicines do you take?” I asked him, as I do with all new patients. “None, only Viagra,” he answered.
“Which doctor gave you the prescription?” I asked. “None,” he replied. “A friend recommended it and gave it to me.”
Some men simply do not consider Viagra as a medicine and they can easily get hold of it without a prescription. It is a very common story heard in the surgery of a urologist.
“Do you know Viagra is a drug prescribed for erection problems?” I asked him. “Do you suffer from these kinds of problems?”
I asked him to explain.
“When I’m with a younger woman – don’t forget I’m 48 – I take it to perform better. You know, young girls are more demanding!” he told me enthusiastically.
I hear stories like this every day. Men who don’t have any erection problems take these kinds of medicines because they wrongly think it will improve their sexual performance.
But there is no evidence that Viagra or similar drugs improve performance if they are taken by men who do not have erection trouble.
What is more, as with any medicine, there are risks of attached to using Viagra if it is taken without a prescription without consulting a doctor.
By the time my patient calmly left the surgery, I had managed to convince him of his own ‘potency’ and that he did not need any magic pills to boost his performance.
We made a new appointment. I’m very curious to see how he gets on.
Recreational Viagra use.
The study in Argentina found that:
1. 20% of men aged 18-30 have used Viagra or similar. Of them:
2. 20% did it out of curiosity.
3. 96% didn’t have a prescription.
4. 75% say it improves their erections and sex.
5. 95% think they’re well-informed about the health risks.
6. 20% actually are well-informed.
7. Most users took the Viagra with alcohol or drugs, which increases the risk of side-effects.
The drug Sildenafil citrate, a PDE5 inhibitor, is sold as Viagra and Revatio, and under other names. Possible side-effects include:
1. headaches, flushing, nausea.
6. rarely, loss of vision or hearing.
7. more seriously, sudden heart problems, especially for people who have had heart trouble or a stroke before.
Love Matters provides easy-to-access information and news on sexuality and sexual health for young adults around the world. It aims to have an open, honest, and non-judgmental attitude towards sex. Read the original article and many more HERE.
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