According to sources close to the pair, a Coalisland kiln-maker, Marty Guinness (61), and his partner have initiated proceedings against a chemist in Dungannon after his paracetamol purchase left him in a permanently heightened state, three days after it was consumed.

Guinness, who ordered the supposed batch of paracetamols after getting his finger caught in a gate, noticed something was wrong when his partner was giving off about the mess he’d left the small living room in, and he didn’t really mind.

“In fact I found her quite attractive,” added Guinness. “She was calling me all the bad names of the day but I just found her deadly alluring. It was then I realised it wasn’t a paracetamol I had ate, but one of them Viagras, and a strong one at that. I keep taking cold showers but to no avail. It’s very awkward in the pub, especially when you’re talking to an oul fella or a relative. I’ve had some quare looks.”

Guinness’s partner, Mary Rice, revealed that although the constant attention was flattering to start with, she is now tired of the seductive looks and has taken to hitting him with a wooden spoon.

Doctors believe the symptoms will subside soon.