Viagra, a drug from Pfizer Labs, has been touted as an effective treatment for male impotence. The popularity of Viagra has skyrocketed over the past year. This marvelous little blue pill has brought passion and excitement back into people’s sex lives. Viagra has proven to be a bestseller with good reason: it’s effective for many people.
However, the problem with a short-term solution such as Viagra, is that it encourages people to forget about seeking treatment. By taking a quick-fix pop-a-pill approach without investigating the problem, most people will only be adding to the delay of treatment and lowering their probability of fully recuperating.
Most troubling of all, Viagra users are prone to side effects. Reports of violent headaches, facial flushing and upset stomach are all too common. Some men report visually related side effects such as a blue color tinge, light sensitivity and blurred vision. In some instances, men have even experienced an inability to discontinue the state of erection, an ailment in the medical community known as “priapism.” Pfizer Labs says any person who experiences priapism must seek immediate medical...