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Blue tablets in dps wash bag

62 replies

organicapricot · 22/06/2018 00:13

So , just got home from night out with friend so wine involved. DPs wash bag out from night away with work. As I was putting it away found some blue tablets in there called sildenafil which I googled and found they are sold as the brand name viagra. 3.5 of tablets are missing from packet. I've called dp twice and no answer. Then text to say I want to talk about what I've just found in his wash bag. No response yet. Should I be worried? No history of ED although we are having problems TTC as to not drip feed. I am v angry.

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MikeUniformMike · 22/06/2018 01:18

Porn is probably ruining things for a lot of people.

thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter · 22/06/2018 01:21

Umm ok, sorry to throw this in here but from what I’ve read about cheating DPs on here before, some use viagra to maintain an erection when going to see a sex worker to get ‘value for money’ - basically so that they stay harder longer. Yeah men like this exist. Sad

PyongyangKipperbang · 22/06/2018 01:21

Maybe he seen the advertisement in boots because they are now OTC and wanted to try one as an experiment?

And what about the other 2.5 tabs?

Also, DH works in Boots Pharmacy and they dont just hand them out like sweets. You have to fill in a comprehensive form and speak to the pharmacist who will only agree to dispense them under certain conditions.

Monty27 · 22/06/2018 01:21

Secrecy can't stand it. There's usually something untoward.

offupop · 22/06/2018 01:23

How often do you have sex? If you have an active sex life he may just be supplementing. We use them.

Doesn't mean he's cheating, but you'll have a gut feeling x

MikeUniformMike · 22/06/2018 01:23

Thanks for answering Pyong and dirty. You have answered something that I was curious about but would never had the nerve to start a thread about. So if a new man I met had viagra to take before we DTD but no condoms, he'd either be playing solo or a bit of a dickhead?

dirtybadger · 22/06/2018 01:32

The conditions for getting them OTC are actually very loose. The form is just "nope" to a list of contraindicated conditions. The pharmacist does not have to undertake the consultation. You can also get them online through private pharmacy/online doctor services (a doctor you never have to speak to directly) very easily. They are exceptionally easy to get hold of, albeit perhaps not from all Boots.

Sorry OP not helpful for you, but for clarity.

Mikeuniform- well presumably he might have anticipated having sex with you, so bought them? Or got them from a doctor "just in case" if he knows he struggles. Or, yes, for use alone.

TuTru · 22/06/2018 01:39

Maybe he thought you wouldn’t find them if he kept them in his travel bag. Just a possibility. He’s having trouble getting it up, too embarrassed to tell you.
Or he’s using them on somebody else (possibly younger or gay)

dirtybadger · 22/06/2018 01:52

It might actually make sense that he has used his bag to hide them. Because if he doesnt want you to find them, he wouldnt leave them lying around when he goes away (he would take them with him). Does he have a different but equivilant bag at home? I keep all my meds in my travel bag- because I dont have another option.

Did you find the box with foil and tabs in, or just the foil?

ReginaldMolehusband · 22/06/2018 02:05

If he's just back from work away why not ask him in person, where is he now? Assuming this isn't compete bollocks which I doubt.

Original poster
organicapricot · 22/06/2018 07:12

He was out last night but we talked about it when he got in. He had loads more in the drawer too which he showed me. He got them for our recent holiday as he had performance anxiety related to the TTCand was worried he wasn't going to perform. I genuinely believe there is no cheating going on. Annoyed with him for not speaking to me about it and also for ordering pills on the internet without proper medical advice. He said he didn't even notice a difference.

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GertieMotherwell · 22/06/2018 07:20

That sounds feasible.

I would imagine TTC can cause anxiety issues. The fact he had some in the drawer and not just hidden in his wash bag is good imo.

He needs reassurance from you 😊

NotTakenUsername · 22/06/2018 07:32

That sounds most likely. I hope you were supportive. He’s a grown man and viagra is quite legal.

mumontherunnn · 22/06/2018 08:05

What a relief, I'm not too surprised, it's really common for men when ttc.

But please please please - destroy these tablets, take them to a local pharmacy. You have no idea what they really are or came from, counterfeit drugs are huge business and you often can't tell the difference. The fact he says they didn't make any difference raises huge alarm bells as this is a potent drug. Whatever is in these counterfeit tablets at best is sugar at worse could be full of chemicals that not only hinder you ttc but could be putting his health at risk.

Don't flush them, the compound (whatever it is) will make it into the water supply.

NotTakenUsername · 22/06/2018 08:14

If he got them online from the likes of LLoyds I think he’s fine, but it’s worth considering if they were bought somewhere reputable and accountable.

He may be embarrassed that you found them and is downplaying their effectiveness.

MarthasGinYard · 22/06/2018 08:15

'You should've waited til he got home. Now you've given him time to make up some bullshit story.'

Yep

cricketmum84 · 22/06/2018 08:22

Don't want to worry you unnecessarily OP but I think I would still be asking why he had some in a wash bag he only uses when he is away from you with work?

MarthasGinYard · 22/06/2018 08:25

I don't get why they were opened and in his work wash bag either.

ISpeakJive · 22/06/2018 08:27

Don't want to worry you unnecessarily OP but I think I would still be asking why he had some in a wash bag he only uses when he is away from you with work

^ This

PicklingGherkins · 22/06/2018 08:31

Maybe it's the same washbag he used when they went on holiday and they were left in there.

GertieMotherwell · 22/06/2018 08:32

Perhaps he wanted to see what happened whilst he was away?

Why would he leave them in the drawer at home if he was hiding them

NotTakenUsername · 22/06/2018 08:42

Don't want to worry you unnecessarily OP but I think I would still be asking why he had some in a wash bag he only uses when he is away from you with work

Where did op say he only uses washbag on work trips? Confused Is this like the only on Mumsnet two dishwasher phenomenon? Do we have a work wash bag and a recreation lap traveling washbag now...?

Daydreamer2407 · 22/06/2018 08:45

Why would he use viagra if he was struggling with trying to conceive? And why are they in the wash bag rather than in the drawer or something. I'm sure op would know if he had used them with her as they tend to keep it 'hard' for a long time after sex as well. OP what is his general behaviour like when he is away?

mindutopia · 22/06/2018 08:47

Unless you have reason to believe he’s cheating, I wouldn’t necessarily be worried that means anything other than he is a bit stressed about performance while ttc. Or just was curious and wanted to try them out (there’s a reason pharma companies spend so much on their marketing departments, especially with viagra just having come onto the otc market).

When I first met my dh we lived abroad in a country where you can buy absolutely anything you want without a prescription. He bought some viagra just because he was curious. He wasn’t cheating on me. In fact, he bought them before we met and wasn’t having sex with anyone at the time as he was working constantly and didn’t even know anyone locally except his work mates. He’s never actually used them as far as I know. He found them in an old wash bag like 4 years later and was showing me, which is how I know. But definitely when we were ttc our two, he definitely felt under pressure as he knew the timing was so important and it meant so much to me. I certainly wouldn’t have blamed him for wanting to try something that might help, even if he felt like he couldn’t talk to me about it. I wouldn’t have assumed he was cheating. Unless I had other reasons to believe that.

NotTakenUsername · 22/06/2018 08:49

Ok... the conspiracy theories have began. Run, run away fast op before they convince you that something your husband did based on his insecurities actually makes him a dirty cheater, and and btw ltb! 🙄