romneyfor2012 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 If you are uncomfortable disclosing this information publicly, please feel free to message me. I am curious about the male enhancement pills that you see advertised on TV. Everything I read about them online says that they are all scams and do not work. But I know that a couple of the manufacturers have been around for many years and sell their products in department stores and pharmacies, so you would think if it was a total scam, it would have died by now. So has anyone tried them or know if they really work ? If so, which one worked, how well did it work, and if it worked does it only work as long as you take the medicine (temporary) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPhT Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 If you are uncomfortable disclosing this information publicly, please feel free to message me. I am curious about the male enhancement pills that you see advertised on TV. Everything I read about them online says that they are all scams and do not work. But I know that a couple of the manufacturers have been around for many years and sell their products in department stores and pharmacies, so you would think if it was a total scam, it would have died by now. So has anyone tried them or know if they really work ? If so, which one worked, how well did it work, and if it worked does it only work as long as you take the medicine (temporary) ? I don't know so much about the commercially available OTC stuff, with the exception that many of them are herbal supplements with the disclaimer of "Product has not been evaluated by the FDA". Now the Rx/Legend stuff, like your Levitra, Cialis, Viagra, etc, that stuff works. Sure, it can't overcome some issues, like psychological, trauma, or cancer, but it can definitely put some "ding" back into the ding-a-ling. Then, we also have what we lovingly call our "cement mix", the injectable ED medications. You better keep an open schedule if you inject this stuff, because, and I quote a patient, this stuff will "make you harder than a Chinese spelling bee". These medications include Prostaglandin E-1, Papaverine, Phentolamine, and the occasional Atropine or Pentoxifylline. Our usual strengths range anywhere from PGE10mcg-40mcg, PAP10Mg-40Mg, and PHEN0.5Mg-1Mg, all per mL of injection. Typical dosage is 0.1ml, titrating up by 0.05ml until desired "effect" is reached. Now... would I ever want to stick myself with a needle in that particular region? Hell no. If the time comes in my life when my only option is to poke my poker before I poke her, then I'll tie a white flag around the end of it and call it a day. Some of my patients are actually quite fond of it though, and are more than willing to drop $99 a month, plus syringes, just to keep the dream alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romneyfor2012 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thank you for having the balls (yes, pun intended) to respond in a public forum, but I was asking about products like Enzyte that promote that they will make your little man larger, not erectile dysfunction meds. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Plain Ruff Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thank you for having the balls (yes, pun intended) to respond in a public forum, but I was asking about products like Enzyte that promote that they will make your little man larger, not erectile dysfunction meds. Thanks Yeah Enzyte, I tried that thinking that I would walk around with a shit eating grin on my face permanently but all I got was 39.99 monthly bill for a product that didn't seem to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPhT Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thank you for having the balls (yes, pun intended) to respond in a public forum, but I was asking about products like Enzyte that promote that they will make your little man larger, not erectile dysfunction meds. Thanks It's all snake-oil. Buy a Corvette. In all actuality, most of those "wonderpills" have SOME basis in holistic medicine. The typical ingredients that claim "thicker, fuller erections" are the same ones that, in reality, are just treating mild cases of erectile dysfunction. Ingredients like Saw Palmetto, and Yohimbe (now outlawed) have been shown to increase blood flow to the genitalia, and ingredients like Zinc can help men achieve "harder" erections. Males with Zinc deficiency can often have difficulty in either getting an erection, sustaining an erection, or having a full erection (flag flying at half mast, if you will). Tribulus Terrestris, in holistic usage, is said to be a COX-2 inhibitor. Ginseng is another that has holistic usage in ED treatment. Revisiting Saw Palmetto, there is evidence (don't ask me to provide it, I have it somewhere in my stacks of Pharm Tech CEs) that the extract of Saw Palmetto can help with the symptoms of Prostate Cancer. Anyways, the basic mechanism of action for products like Enzyte is that they claim they can "inflate" the erectile tissues in the penis with both more volume and more pressure, and that over time, this "over-inflation" will stretch the penis. Ouch. Let's think of the problems with this though. 1. You have to be aroused to have an erection, or at least stimulated in some way. There are no "passive effects" in play here. 2. You have to overcome the natural elasticity of an organ that is MEANT to stretch and grow, and do so at a frequency such that additional stretching and growth is achieved. There's money in a treatment. That's what they pound into our heads in pharmacy. If the product actually worked, they would be in FDA trials, because after they get FDA approval, they could charge WAY more than $30 a month for the stuff. So like I said before, get a Corvette. At least you can have fun with the car all the time, not just for 10-20 minutes every hour or so. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingemt2011 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) Cpht is right, all studies say these pills do not work, but I wonder how enzyte and others have stayed around if they are scams, or could it be that big pharma did studies to discredit it. Cpht, so if u took a Viagra a day is it possible to stretch mr. Happy over time? Edited December 8, 2011 by flamingemt2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B the EMT Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Tangent Alert! Would someone be kind enough to explain to me how my department instructors neglected advising me of the dangers of mixing Viagra and Nitro? I had to find out in the Jack Nicholson movie, "Something's Gotta Give", when he knocked over the IV stand after lying about using the little blue pill, and recieving an IV Nitro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happiness Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 is to poke my poker before I poke her, Now say that fast 3 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstevens58 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 People buy that stuff because of the commercialization of the product. Same thing that makes you think a product can make "it" bigger, makes you empty the wallet. Bigger is not always better, but we naive young boys are led to believe it and we will do anything (including emptying our wallets) on something that we believe will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenac Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 http://www.salon.com/2011/12/10/nj_woman_charged_in_penis_silicone_injection_death/ "A New Jersey woman who police say injected a man’s penis with silicone, resulting in his death, has been charged with manslaughter" I guess it worked as he will be an eternal stiff now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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