Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Im sorry to hear these problems from you but speaking from personal experience with my wife, you and her need to get together to talk. Why do I say this? BEcause she, just as you do, seems to have such a difficult time trying to understand this as to why sometimes I can get so erect, while others I just can't perform. Why sometimes my libido will be railing for her, while other times sex would be the very last thing on my mind. This post ssri disorder is very very difficult, and im sorry for you, or my wife, or any other woman (or man if the woman has pssd) has to go through this. all I can say is for you to be very understanding towards him and realize that we who are affected by PSSD know so very little also. It is not all in our head but a very real physical, as well as mental, physiological problem. It affects our whole biochemistry. Trust me, personally im not trying too put on tricks with my penis for my wife, to make her life hell. I love her to death. Just the same, im not withholidng information about PSSD from her. I know nothing about whats going on with my body, just as she doesn't It is no one's fault, just the drug companies, and FDA. Oh and those peoples greed for money. --- yupitsme wrote: > My husband's main problem since Prozac has been ED. > He has all the libido in the world but has trouble > either achieving or maintaining an erection. While > on a pretty high dose of Prozac last year, he became > almost completely unable to achieve an erection and > climaxing took forever, didn't happen, or needed > direct hand stimulation to happen (never happened > during intercourse). He tapered off the Prozac and > the delayed/non-ejaculation got much better, but the > ED only marginally so. However, earlier this > summer, he fell back into a deep depression and > unfortunately, his counselor is terrible and is not > equipped to handle depression (I'm trying to get him > to go somewhere else) and his psychiatrist just put > him back on Prozac with a shrug and an explanation > saying " well the Wellbutrin, Klonopin, Prozac mix > worked well for you " . Gee thanks. So now he's > feeling better again and getting off the Prozac, > though our marriage took a huge hit in the process > of all of this, starting > about 18 months ago (but that's another story--I > think we might make it....) > > He's been to a urologist, neurologist and his GP. > All have pronounced him physically " fine " though his > testosterone levels were initially marginally low > (don't know the number) when he went back to the doc > for a retest, they were " normal " (again, don't know > the number). His next step is to go to an > endocrinologist (appt 10/30). I brought up possible > hormone therapy for low testosterone and he's > thinking that might be a possibility. But I guess > the age old question comes up. Is this *all* a > result of the Prozac? Is some of it in his mind (we > had a tough 2 years that our marriage miraculously > survived). Why is it he can achieve an erection > some times but not others, but not maintain it very > well and why can't he climax during intercourse? If > things were black/white, it would be easier to > understand. It seems like most folks on here have > an issue with libido, but that's not his problem. > His equipment just doesn't work like it used to, > pre-Prozac. > > Would fixing his testosterone levels, if that's > the issue, fix the ED problem? > > scallewags wrote: > Hi Steve and thanks for your reply. > > I have yet to get the Free T tested, what is the > relevance of Free T? > > Also unfortunately i don't have a pre SSRI baseline > but as you > explain it would've been very helpful in determining > changes to T. > > As for being within the normal range, they quote a > range when you > get your results so that's what i was referring to. > > I suppose what i was trying to ascertain is that > assuming your T > levels are ok will adding extra T assist in > overcoming low libido > caused by the SSRI. > > thanks for your help > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > Is testosterone therapy likely to help low > libido (due to SSRI > use) > > > if > > > > your testosterone levels are within the normal > range ? > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > good question! i want to know the answer to this > aswell. > Anyone?? thanx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 > > Hi > Is testosterone therapy likely to help low libido (due to SSRI use) if > your testosterone levels are within the normal range ? > > thanks I think you need to define normal range. The medical profession has not narrowed that down much. Testosterone levels in your 20s is normally a lot higher than when you are in your 60s. The normal range for testosterone is not broken down by age. Many antiaging clinics beleive that your testosterone levels should be maintained at a level that would normally occur in a persons 20s. That level would normally be a high normal level. My testosterone level was low normal 6 months ago. I was perscribed testosterone in gel form. I think it has helped a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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