Posted on 10/04/2012 5:21:33 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
To the casual observer, bachelor Daniel Atkinson looks like any other healthy, athletic young man in the prime of his life.
Six foot tall with chiselled cheekbones and a trim physique, Daniel admits he never has any difficulty attracting the opposite sex.
But Daniel, 32, has a very intimate secret. When he wants to have sex with a woman, he needs up to two Viagra pills to perform.
The blue tablets, which are available on the NHS, have long been viewed as essential medication for men in their 50s, 60s and beyond.
But Daniel is one of a growing number of young males turning to the drug due to performance anxiety, triggered by a host of psychological issues from the proliferation of porn on the internet making ‘normal’ sex seem boring, to financial pressures.
Viagra was even blamed for its part in the suicide of a 24-year-old writer earlier this year, after his girlfriend discovered he was secretly using it.
James Andrews’s body was found on a railway line between Bristol and Bath on Valentine’s Day. An inquest into his death revealed how he’d rowed with girlfriend Eleanor Sharpe — a ballet dancer who appeared in the Olympic closing ceremony — over his use of the drug, despite the pair enjoying a ‘normal physical relationship’.
Daniel, now an entertainment promoter, was just 20 and on a weekend with friends in Amsterdam when he took his first pill. It was supplied to him by a friend, after he had picked up a girl.
Even though he had never had erectile problems, he was so impressed by the extra stamina it gave him he continued to take the drug with subsequent girlfriends.
On two occasions, he was even prescribed it by his GP, albeit with warnings about the long-term effects
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ya can’t fix stupid with a little blue pill
they spelled “addicted” wrong
You have to be careful about mixing viagra with other drugs. There are unwanted side effects. I knew a guy who took viagra while using rogaine. His hair stood up.
Is anyone else getting absolutely sick unto death of ads for various pills and supplements to improve mens’ “performance”? I understand that this is a real problem for some people, but for God’s sake, can’t you keep it between you and your doctor?????
Today was a Viagra day. Long and hard.
***Is anyone else getting absolutely sick unto death of ads for various pills and supplements to improve mens’ “performance”?***
Ever see any of those adds from the late 1800s for “Impotence”? Funny.
Depends on the gal he’s with.
They’d save a fortune if they’d crush the pills and snort just a small part of it. Not that I’d know that of course...
Oh, indeed I am. Although, the ponderous list of grave side-effects usually prompts me to count my blessings.
And what on earth is the deal with the two bathtubs? That's just bizarre.
If ever there was a headline ripe for a typo, that’s it.
The blue tablets, which are available on the NHS, have long been viewed as essential medication for men in their 50s, 60s and beyond.
Yikes! I’m 58 and don’t even think about it. I had no idea.
I suppose if you stay in shape and never take it, there is no need for it. But it looks like it’s like so many illegal drugs: Once you start taking it, you NEED it, no matter how old you are.
How long have you been waiting for just the right thread to use that GIF?
RE: If ever there was a headline ripe for a typo, that’s it.
Never have I been so tempted... :)
What does his girl friend look like?
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