Disclaimer: This article contains affiliate offers, where we may recieve a small commission upon sale – at no extra cost to you.

“All you need is Viagra”, they tell you.  
It used to be “All you need is love”.  
 
I guess times have changed. 

But seriously, if your best bud is sleeping on the job, and won’t get up even for Scarlett Johansson… 
What can you do? 

Keep popping those little, blue pills forever? 
Or find another way to make sure you can keep on loving your partner, 
in all sorts of exciting and creative ways? 

Why Viagra may not be right for you 

As you know, every medication comes with some side effects. And Viagra is no different.  
These are just some of them:  

• Headache
• Stomach issues
• Dizziness
• Vision changes
• Muscle aches
• Skin rash
• Chest pain

Your doctor may already have talked to you about this.  
There is no doubt that regular exercise, eating a healthy and balanced diet, reducing stress and quitting smoking will improve your overall health. Your sexual health included.

But if you’ve already tried that, and it didn’t work – maybe the issue is not physical. 

Talk it out 

Stress, anxiety, or depression can sometimes cause problems with arousal. If that is an issue for you, it might help to get things off your chest. Talk to a trusted friend or a councelor. Or, if you have a partner, give couples therapy a try. 

Still no luck? 
Don’t worry – you have other options. 

Natural Remedies 

Instead of popping pills with a long list of unpleasant side effects, try some herbal remedies and natural aphrodisiacs. These are some of the more popular for boosting sexual health: 

• Ginseng 
• Yohimbe 
• Tongkat Ali 
• Fenugreek 
• L-arginine 

Make sure you double check with your doctor before taking any new supplements, though. Some might interfere with other medication, so you want to make sure these are OK for you to try. 

Next up, we’re taking the more mechanical approach. 

Medical Devices 

Ever heard of Vacuum Erection Devices (VEDs)? 
They’re about as sexy as they sound.

The way they work, is by forming a vacuum around the penis.
This draws blood into the shaft to create an erection. 

A vacuum pump could be a good fit for you, if supplements, lifestyle changes and therapy don’t work. The only downside is having to do a lot of pumping before you get to the humping, if you know what I mean. 

And yeah, some are a bit embarrassed to use a pump in front of a new partner.
But if the love is there, they’ll learn to love the pump too.
So, don’t worry about it. 

Still not satisfied?
Alright, but the following choice is only for the truly desperate.

Surgical Options 

Cutting into the Holiest of the Holy – that is really NOT something that you want to do.
Unless you’ have’ve already tried everything.
And failed. Repeatedly. 

What we are talking about here, are penile implants.

First, what they do is put a little pump in your jingle bells. Then they attach it to a balloon in the shaft of your penis. And when you want to have sex, you squeeze your balls to inflate the device.

Sounds like more pain than pleasure to me, but it works for some. 

Now, if you’re not really keen on any of the above methods, we have one more to go.

For the man who has tried it all… 

Someone, who isn’t me, 
has been playing around with this thing called ‘The Hypnotica Sex Protocol’ for a while. It’s all about increasing your dopamine levels, and changing the way you have sex. 

Working with the protocol is not an overnight sensation thing, but it absolutely gets better as you practice. And if you’ve tried everything else on this list, this is the last tip I can give you.