{"id":7505,"date":"2016-10-09T09:55:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T09:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrugstore.md\/blog\/?p=7505"},"modified":"2018-11-26T14:11:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T14:11:23","slug":"which-celebrities-have-used-viagra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/erectile-dysfunction\/viagra\/which-celebrities-have-used-viagra\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Celebrities Have Used Viagra?"},"content":{"rendered":"

C<\/span>elebrities, both young and old, admit that they’ve taken Viagra and can confirm that it delivers on its promise to improve erectile function. Almost all have positive experiences to recount. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Being rich and famous in no way protects against the frailties of the human condition, including erection problems that develop as a result of either physiological or psychological factors.<\/p>\n

In fact, being rich affords many celebrities the luxury of trying Viagra\u2019s little blue pill even if they don\u2019t really need it. Many of today\u2019s young celebrities admit to trying the drug just to see if it gives them an extra edge in the bedroom even though they don\u2019t yet suffer from any real difficulties in getting an erection.<\/p>\n

Dole Took Part in Trials<\/h3>\n

Actually, Viagra\u2019s introduction to the American public began with an endorsement, albeit an indirect one — from a very famous politician, Bob Dole. The former U.S. senator from Kansas and unsuccessful 1996 candidate for the American presidency famously urged men to seek help for erection problems in TV commercials that began running in early 1999, a year after Viagra\u2019s market debut.<\/p>\n

Viagra, the first of the so-called PDE5 inhibitors to hit the market, made its U.S. debut in the early spring of 1998. A few months after the pill\u2019s introduction, Dole acknowledged publicly that he had participated in the clinical trials for Pfizer\u2019s wonder drug. He went further, declaring that Viagra was \u201ca great drug.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pfizer Launches Ad Campaign<\/h3>\n

Although Viagra chalked up impressive sales in its first year on the American market, it came in roughly $200 million below Pfizer\u2019s expectations, which had been for $1 billion in sales in 1998. To raise the drug\u2019s profile and, hopefully, its sales, Pfizer in late 1998 hired Dole to do some TV commercials, according to the Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the commercial itself, the veteran politician talks about being diagnosed with prostate cancer. His immediate concern, Dole says, was defeating the disease, but he was also concerned about possible side effects of prostate surgery, including impotence. While acknowledging that it\u2019s a somewhat sensitive subject to discuss, he urges viewers to forget about any possible embarrassment and to seek help from their doctors. In the years since Viagra’s 1998 debut, it has been joined by a number of other PDE5 inhibitors, such as Levitra, Cialis, Staxyn, and Stendra.<\/p>\n

How PDE5 Inhibitors Work<\/h3>\n

Similar to each other in action but differing slightly in chemical structure, the PDE5 inhibitors temporarily block the effects of the phosphodiesterase-5 enzyme, which can impede blood flow to the penis, essential for getting and keeping a strong erection.<\/p>\n

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In the years before his marriage to Jennifer Garner, actor Ben Affleck experimented with Viagra, but the results for him were not what he’d hoped for.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although Dole was the first well-known figure to get on the Viagra bandwagon, many have joined him over the past 15 years. One of the most famous advocates of Viagra use was the late Hugh Hefner, founder of the Playboy empire. In launching Playboy<\/em> magazine in the early 1950s, Hef is credited with bringing sexuality out of the darkness into the open, leading to a realization of the important role that it plays in our lives.<\/p>\n

In a February 2011 article in The\u00a0<\/em>New York Times Magazine<\/em><\/a>,<\/a> writer Charles McGrath reported that Hefner, then 84, was still enjoying a relatively active sex life, \u201cpopping Viagra as the occasion warrants.\u201d It\u2019s also been reported that parties at Hef\u2019s Playboy Mansion prominently feature bowls filled with the little blue pills.<\/p>\n

Pele\u2019s ED Awareness Campaign<\/h3>\n

Although he claims not to need any help getting and keeping an erection, Brazilian soccer great Pele participated in a series of TV spots designed to increase public awareness of impotence. Aired in countries around the world, Pele tells viewers worried about signs of impotence to \u201ctalk to your doctor. I would!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pele TV ad campaign was launched in the early 2000s but interestingly was never aired in the soccer star\u2019s native Brazil.<\/p>\n

Actor Michael Douglas has been very frank about his use of Viagra, crediting it with giving him the extra potency he needs to keep up with his much younger wife. In an interview that appeared in an early 2010 issue of AARP Magazine<\/em>, Douglas says he\u2019s grateful that his wife \u201clikes older guys.\u201d He then goes on to note that \u201csome wonderful enhancements have happened in the last few years — Viagra, Cialis — that can make us all feel younger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Affleck Admits Viagra Use<\/h3>\n

Not all celebrities have found their experience with Viagra as pleasurable as Douglas. Ben Affleck, much younger than Douglas and probably in no particular need of the extra boost provided by the little blue pill, told an interviewer for Playboy<\/em> that he gave Viagra a try back in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n

What prompted Affleck\u2019s experimentation? Ben blamed peer pressure. “I figured it’s this old-guy drug. If you can’t get a hard-on, you take Viagra,” Affleck, 27 at the time of the interview, said. “But then these guys start telling me, ‘No, no, no, you can take it too, and it’s like you were 14 and jerking off six times a day.’ ”<\/p>\n

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Rising young actor Miles Teller admitted in an interview that he had tried Viagra and found that the little blue pill delivered on its promise.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Affleck, the recreational fling with Viagra was pretty much a bust. \u201cI almost had a heart attack. I had to sit down, and all it did was make me sweat and feel dizzy. And really unnerved. I felt no sexual side effects whatsoever.” Although his reaction to the drug was extremely uncommon, his experience points up the danger of using PDE5 inhibitors recreationally, a practice that Pfizer spokesman Geoff Cook told WebMD the drug maker has \u201cconsistently opposed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recreational Use Continues<\/h3>\n

Nevertheless, curiosity continues to tempt young celebrities to try the little blue pill. Thankfully, most of them have not had any adverse side effects such as those Affleck experienced.<\/p>\n

In an interview that appeared in Elle<\/em> magazine, film actor Miles Teller said a friend in Las Vegas had given him one of the little blue pills, telling him, \u201cBro, break it in two and take it two hours before you\u2019re ready.\u201d Teller, best known for his star turn in The Spectacular Now<\/em>, said he did as directed, observing that his friend was \u201cright.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Rob Kardashian, part of the famed family so closely followed by reality TV viewers, the introduction to Viagra was accidental. In a 2009 episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians<\/em>, Rob said he got a big surprise when he drank some of stepdad Bruce Jenner\u2019s coffee, which unbeknownst to him contained a small amount of Viagra. \u201cI woke up from a nap, and my penis was hard. It would not go away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Efron Dodges Question<\/h3>\n

Somewhat coyly, actor Zac Efron dodged a question about his Viagra use during an appearance on the Conan Show<\/em> in 2014. \u201cI can\u2019t confirm or deny that,\u201d Efron said. He then went on to say that he \u201chad a friend of a friend try it, like a half of a half of a half of a Viagra.”<\/p>\n

During a 2005 interview with Glamour<\/em> magazine, actor Ashton Kutcher admitted to experimenting with Viagra. \u201cI took it a few times recreationally,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s illegal (sic), but I\u2019ve taken it.\u201d Kutcher said that at the time of the interview, however, he hadn\u2019t used the little blue pill in years.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re a celebrity or just an ordinary Joe who\u2019s experiencing some difficulties getting and keeping an erection, Viagra and the other PDE5 inhibitors offer a way to treat impotence that\u2019s been shown to be effective and safe for most men.<\/p>\n

Buying ED Drugs Online<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a reliable online source for Viagra or one of the other popular impotence drugs, longtime online facilitator eDrugstore.com is sure to fill the bill. It sells only FDA-approved medications that are sourced solely from U.S. licensed pharmacies. If you have a prescription from your doctor, you can fax it or scan and email it along with your order.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t yet have a prescription or are somewhat hesitant to discuss this matter with your doctor, eDrugstore can set up a complimentary online consultation with one of its contract physicians, saving you the time and money needed for a visit to the doctor’s office. To learn more, visit eDrugstore’s Erectile Dysfunction page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Don Amerman<\/i><\/a> is a freelance author who writes extensively about a wide array of nutrition and health-related topics. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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