With Valentine Day’s tomorrow, some people might want to get in the mood in different ways. Some people might turn to certain substances to enhance their sex lives. But using drugs, especially untested over-the-counter (OTC) ones, might not enhance your libido. They might just kill you.

This should go without saying, but buying drugs that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or other authorities have not approved is not a good idea. People sometimes complain that the government plays too big a role in our lives and that it’s too big.

I’m not sure if that’s the case, but that’s not the focus of this blog anyway. What I’m trying to say is that some testing and control of drugs is not necessarily a bad thing. Many of the drugs on the Internet do not have such approval. That’s one reason why sellers might be marketing them on the Internet in the first place.

Even if websites promise that over-the-counter (OTC) drugs deliver miraculous results, be wary. Remember the saying that if something sounds to be good to be true, it probably is. These sites often seem to focus on promising amazing results without actually informing people what is actually in the OTC drugs and informing people about their side effects.

Even supplements and drugs that are “natural” can be dangerous. Marketers might combine these natural substances with other, unknown substances. Or, the substances might interact with other medications, foods, or drinks that people might be ingesting (such as alcohol). The substances might be dangerous to people with certain health conditions.

It’s understandable that people want to find the most joy and pleasure possible. But seeking a quick pharmaceutical fix off the Internet is probably not the answer to many of life’s problems. (Now, if we’re talking about a quick fix of puppy videos on the Internet, now we’re talking. That could solve some problems.)