Urologists warn against the "recreational" use of the remedy against impotence

The prescribed use of erectile dysfunction drugs reactivates the bad lives of helpless men and regains self-esteem.

It is to feel safe that William, as he prefers to be called, started using Viagra at the age of 26,. "At the time, I was really failing.The case was ugly.The company was getting embarrbading by my side, shameful […] It was with utter disinterest."

Today at 39 years old already to have used several different types doses. He says that to improve his self-esteem, he usually takes the medication when he goes out with a new partner.

For Paulo Aguiar, expert of the Federal Council of Psychology, this type of behavior is "a great symptom of society".

Aguiar points out that the misuse of remedies against impotence exposes clinically healthy men to psychological dependence and reaffirms social norms that are not always positive, in which male masculinity reigns.

Use for recreational purposes

Alex Sandro Baiense of the Federal Council of Pharmacy stresses that the case of Willian is generalizable. "There is an abuse of the use of this type of drug in people who do not have a clinical picture that justifies the use of this drug. It is more in the field of recreational use as the issue of performance makes impression. "He notes that the advice to pharmacists is that" any medicine is correctly stated ".

"No medicine can be used at random, it is enough for someone to come to the pharmacy and buy it.Medicine does not work like that.

" We have a small universe of people who have absolutely no contraindications to using this type of medication, but there is a vast universe of symptoms and signs that can occur with the use of drugs. When the patient is not warned of this, he is surprised by the side effect, "adds urologist Osei Akoamoa Jr.

Lucio Flavio Gonzaga Silva, urologist surgeon, also condemns the 39; unnecessary use and lack of medical consultation. "Some situations contraindicate the use of these drugs. If you take it without prior medical badessment, you may have one of these contraindications and you are at serious risk. "

Anthropologist Rogerio Lopes Azize, badociate professor at the Institute of Social Medicine (UERJ), says that the misuse of drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction is a sign of the times "We live in the contemporary West in a performance society, in which we see ourselves as a society-subject, whose performance must be managed and improved. It crosses and builds our subjectivity, influences our relationship with drugs in general, legal and illegal terms. "