The WSJ article was a fair piece. Here' some of the good stuff James failed to add.
Perry
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from WSJ 5/4:
Still, many -- perhaps most -- are benefiting. Among the successful: a
47-year-old Delta Airlines pilot. Recently divorced, he had been having sexual
troubles for about three years. Dr. Sharlip prescribed Viagra and it worked
"fabulously well."
So well, in fact, a dilemma arises. His new girlfriend is unaware his ardor is
getting a pharmaceutical boost. "With all the publicity, I'm sure I'm going to
be asked," he says. But until asked, he's staying silent.
Another success: a 39-year-old San Francisco banker, whose fear of failure
made him avoid intimacy with his mate.
"I had withdrawn like an aging rock star who won't perform because he fears
criticism," he says. Counseling didn't help; the prescription did.
"It worked in one hour. It felt natural," he says. And there were encores "all
night long." Though he suffered a "Viagra hangover" (morning-after
headaches), it's been worth it, he believes. "It's going to save a lot of
relationships," he predicts, though he warns it won't aid spontaneous trysts.
"Viagra isn't something you take and go for a jog, hoping to get lucky," he
says. "You have to have it on you, like a condom in your wallet. It would be
like a Woody Allen movie if you lost it."
Age is not necessarily an impediment, says Dr. Sharlip. One 86-year-old man
took Viagra and faxed back ratings of his per-dose virility: "50 milligrams
give me 70%, and 100 milligrams give me 95%. Where can I get the other
5%?"
The doctor said, "Live with it." |
