You wake up one morning and decide to give Viagra a try. You log on to Amazon and make your purchase. You then take the pill as recommended and wait for the effects to hit. After about 10 minutes, you feel a strong desire to have sex. You go ahead and have sex with your partner. Everything is going well, so you decide to make it a regular thing. Pretty soon, you and your partner are taking Viagra every other week. You decide to buy a 30 day supply and continue on as before. Pretty soon, you realize that you’re starting to rely on the drug. You want to continue but are worried about what will happen if you run out of the drug. You decide to ask your doctor for some more. While you’re at it, you might as well go for the big bottle. Your doctor agrees to write you a prescription for Viagra, but only if you become a patient at his practice. You take the drug as directed for the rest of the month. The same thing happens, except this time, it’s a 40 day supply. You are now fully dependent on the drug. You decide to ask your doctor for another 30 day supply, which he reluctantly agrees to. It’s apparent that you will need to continue taking the drug for the rest of your life. You might as well buy the largest bottle you can afford. Your doctor asks that you come back in a month to have your refill. You go through this same routine for the next 9 months, except you stop at 100 days because you decide that it’s time to wean yourself off the drug. You decide to let your doctor know that you’re ending your subscription. The doctor refuses to write you a single prescription and asks that you come back in a year to have your refill. You tell him that you’ll be back in a year. Instead, you go to another doctor. He agrees to write you a prescription for Viagra, but only if you become a patient at his practice. After about three months, you decide that it’s time to try a new drug. You get your prescription from the first doctor and try Aurogra. While you’re at it, you decide to make another change. This time, you decide that you want a male doctor. You find one and decide to become his patient. He agrees to write you a prescription for Viagra, which you decide to take for 90 days. This is a trial period to see how you react to the drug. You decide that you want to continue taking the drug, so you ask your doctor for a refill. He reluctantly writes you a new prescription but makes you promise to come back in a month. After you have your refill, you decide that you want to take Viagra for the rest of your life. You become his patient and he agrees to write you a new prescription every year. You depend on the drug and don’t want to think about going without it. You might as well buy as much of it as you can afford. The same thing happens, except this time, it’s a 90 day supply. You decide that you want to try something new, so you ask your doctor for a trial period of Zyrtec. You decide to take it for 30 days. This is to see how you react to the drug. You decide that you want to continue taking the drug, so you ask your doctor for a refill. He agrees, but only if you become a patient at his practice. Just as before, you become his patient and he agrees to write you a prescription for Viagra, which you decide to take for 90 days. Pretty soon, you find that you’re relying on the drug heavily. You decide that you want to stop taking it but your doctor refuses to write you a prescription unless you become a patient at his practice. This continues for the next 9 months. You ask for a prescription refill every three months, which he reluctantly provides. You become completely dependent on the drug and don’t want to think about going without it. You might as well buy as much of it as you can afford.
Side Effects
Just like any other drug, there are side effects that you need to be aware of. Some of the more serious side effects are:
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Muscle weakness
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Vision problems
- Nausea
- Sleeplessness
- Skin reactions
- Mouth sores
- Sensitivity to light
- Changes in sex drive
- Back pain
- Heartburn
- Bad breath
- Upset stomach
- Dry mouth
- Constipation
- Memory loss
- Tremors (shaking)
- Changes in mood
- Rash
- Hair loss
- Difficulty breathing
Many times, the side effects are more bothersome than the benefits of the drug. In these cases, you may have to try another drug or alternative treatment. Some of the less serious side effects are: