FirstMed Consulting Blog

As I was trawling through the latest news regarding the treatment of impotence I noticed a voting poll on the site of Men’s Sexual Health Center. This poll gives new insight as to the percentage of younger men using Viagra, Cialis and Levitra impotence prevention drugs for their love making experience.

I knew there has always been some evidence to suggest that these pharmaceuticals have caught on as recreational drugs in some circumstances and that men who have never suffered from impotence or performance anxiety, are using ED treatments anyway, in some cases as an insurance policy against the effects of alcohol, in others simply to enhance endurance. But this poll suggests that more than half the men less than 20 years old polled used Viagra Cialis or Levitra.

This is a very worrying trend. Erectile-dysfunction drugs such as Viagra and its newer rivals, Levitra and Cialis, were developed and intended for those suffering from erectile dysfunction due to age or any number of medical or psychological conditions not for young men who want a performance boost after a night on the town.

Viagra is also being combined with ecstasy in drug club culture to produce an aphrodisiac drug called ‘sextasy’. Most worrying of all is the trend in the gay clubbing community of mixing Viagra and Amyl nitrate(otherwise known as ‘poppers’). Combining the two chemicals can cause dangerously low blood pressure. Anyone who uses amyl nitrate is denied treatment as a result.

Taking ED treatments when you don’t need them may help to alleviate performance anxiety but Urologists warn that some men who don’t need the medication might develop a psychological dependency. And the long-term effects are still unknown.

All that said, not all under 30’s are taking ED treatments for recreational purposes. Indeed, Pfizer contends that if someone can feel the effect of Viagra, then they, by definition, have lost some sexual function.

If you are of a young age and have erectile dysfunction you should take a good look at your health and make sure that you go and see a doctor rather than just popping an illegally gained erectile dysfunction drug.