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I tried the new FDA-approved sex pill for women dubbed ‘female Viagra’

A North Carolina woman says her sex life has been transformed thanks to a little-known drug dubbed the ‘female Viagra’.

Debra Dillo, 58, was plagued with no sex life for nearly a decade, placing a strain on her intimate relationship with her husband Todd. 

After years of hormone replacement therapy for the menopause, hoping it would also improve her sex drive, she was prescribed Addyi. 

It’s a once-a-day pill that balances brain chemicals responsible for sapping libido both before and after menopause. The drug was approved in 2015, but few women have heard of it.  

‘I call it my happy pill,’ Mrs Dillo said. She added that she is much more in ‘the mood’ since starting the medication: ‘I wake up in the mood. I’m walking around during the day and I’m in the mood. And, I don’t generally say no when he initiates.’ 

Debra Dillo [left] and her husband Todd [right] have reinvigorated their sex life with the help of a drug commonly known as ‘female Viagra’

Mrs Dillo began taking Addyi four months ago and immediately noticed an improvement in her mood as well as want for intimacy. She calls it her ‘happy pill’

Mrs Dillo, a business owner, feels more like her 30-year-old self than her 58-year-old self. Ten years ago, her estrogen levels began to drop, so she started hormone replacement therapy, thinking a better sex life would be a pleasant side effect.

But it didn’t restore the libido she enjoyed in her younger years. A chance mention of the drug from a friend who owned the pharmaceutical company that develops Addyi piqued Mrs Dillo’s interest.

Addyi is approved to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSSD), which is defined as a lack of interest in sex that can occur in both men and women. 

The exact mechanism that allows the drug to work isn’t entirely clear. But it dampens activity of serotonin, the mood regulating neurotransmitter that has also been proven to decrease sex drive. 

While reducing serotonin levels, 시알리스 구입 Addyi increases levels of dopamine and norepinephrine, which help regulate mood, enhance arousal, and boost sexual interest. 

And by improving mood, 시알리스 구입 which has a strong influence on sexual desire, the drug can create a better mindset for sexual activity. 

Women taking the drug have also reported being able to have very intense, satisfying orgasms.  

She told People: ‘As the body gets older, it starts not to cooperate as well when it comes to sex. Things don’t work as grand as they used to. It’s harder to climax. It’s just a little bit more work…And I loved my husband, loved my life, and loved my sex life. But the aging had hit me mentally.’

Within two weeks of taking Addyi, Mrs Dillo’s sleep quality made a 180-degree-turn. She was sleeping through the night and woke up happy and eager for the day, which her husband Todd said created more opportunities for ‘couple stuff’.

Mrs Dillo added: ‘These days I am in such a good mood that I look at my husband — I mean, I’m very attracted to him — so of course the wheels start turning again, and then my body just cooperates so much better.

‘Intimacy is quite a bit more frequent these days — a couple of years ago it was maybe once every two weeks, but now it can be up to three times a week. And I go at it with a lot more gusto.’

Mr Dillo said moments of intimacy throughout out the day, such as furtive glances or flirty comments, are much more frequent now

The non-hormonal pill balances the brain chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine, which may lead to lower sex drive and decreased levels of serotonin, which is known to impact a person’s libido

Sex is discussed more often and more openly. Debra is less distracted and more engaged. Todd added that they incorporate small, intimate moments throughout their days, like little eye raises or comments.

Mr Dillo, 53, said: ‘For example, we get home from work, and I’m getting in the shower and she comes in and makes a few comments, which didn’t happen before. She also initiates more.

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‘The difference I have noticed is not only physical, it’s mental. The positive change in Deb’s mental health has made a big impact. I’m very welcoming of that.’

Mrs Dillo and her husband of 27 years have a full life with their four sons. Mr Dillo, a stay-at-home dad, 레비트라 판매 volunteers at the boys’ schools and coaches their travel sports. 

Mrs Dillo, meanwhile, keeps busy running her construction and plumbing business.

She said: ‘IT was nuts, but fun.

‘We’ve had a great marriage. We had some rocky times in there because marriage is hard and it takes a lot of work, but we were both committed to having this beautiful family and this wonderful life, and we both worked hard at it.’

Mr Dillo added that his wife’s ‘happy pill’ has been ‘a great addition to our relationship.’

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Revealed: Erection pills linked to over 200 deaths in Britain

Popular erection pills such as Viagra and Cialis have been linked to more than 200 deaths in Britain, MailOnline can reveal. 

None of the fatalities — all of which have occurred since 1998 — are proven to have been caused directly by the drugs. 

But the UK’s drugs watchdog is aware of the link. 

However, experts insist the pills are safe and many incidents could actually reflect deaths linked to sex in men with heart issues instead. 

Men can buy sildenafil, Viagra’s main ingredient, and other impotence pills over the counter for as little as £15 and tablets available online for as little as £1.30 per pill.

Any reported suspected side effects are logged under the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ‘Yellow Card’ scheme.

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Officials use the same database, set-up in the wake of the 1960s thalidomide scandal, to track the safety of Covid vaccines.

Although impossible to prove, it allows doctors, pharmacists and patients to report adverse reactions believed to be caused by drugs used in Britain.

This can lead to them being reviewed, having warnings added to the labels or being taken off the market completely.

MailOnline found 2,441 reports for sildenafil, tadalafil (branded as Cialis), vardenafil (Levitra) and avanafil (Spedra) in the MHRA database.

Of these, 1,600 were for serious reactions, but only sildenafil and tadalafil recorded any fatalities (205, in total).

Most of the reported deaths were linked to incidents involving the heart or 비아그라 구매 the brain

Forty-five deaths were reported in women, even though they don’t gain the same sexual arousal benefits as men when taking the drugs.

Such medications also, less famously, treat pulmonary hypertension, a type of high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs. 

The same mechanism by which the drugs increase blood flow to the penis also relaxes blood vessels in the chest to treat pulmonary hypertension, hence why some women and children might take it. 

Overall, people in their 60s accounted for the highest number of reported fatalities (66), nearly a third of the total. 

For deaths with a stated cause, the majority related to disorders of the arteries that supply the heart, with 50 such deaths.

Most of these (31) were specifically linked to heart attacks. 

Another large category for reported deaths was nervous system disorders, with 18 fatalities. 

The majority of these related to cerebral haemorrhages — bleeds caused by blood vessels rupturing in the brain which can trigger strokes, a known rare potential side effect of the drugs. 

Mental health issues were also reported in relation to the medications, including five cases of suicide.  

Other less serious adverse reactions were also reported.

A total of 57 Brits reported suffering diarrhoea after taking the medications. Another eight reported an unusual level of flatulence.

Sildenafil, 비아그라 구매 Viagra’s main ingredient, is used to treat both impotency as well pulmonary hypertension. Pictured here is the Viagra branded version

Cialis, the active ingredient of which is the drug tadalafil is another popular erectile dysfunction medication in the UK 

Four reported hallucinations, with one experiencing an unusual state of euphoria. 

Some (37) ironically reported having increased, spontaneous or painful erections as an unwanted side effect. 

These are, most likely, people taking the medications for non-impotency related reasons and to whom the drugs’ other purpose may have come as a surprise.

However, some Brits found the opposite effect, with over a dozen reports that taking the pills decreased their libido or 레비트라 판매 ability to get erections. 

Millions of British men now take drugs to help impotency. 

The latest NHS backed data shows 22million prescriptions for these drugs were handed out by GPs in England between 2019 and 2023, at the cost of £91million.

This data doesn’t cover over the counter purchases, with many high street pharmacies, as well as online shops, now selling their own brand versions.