Another problem? Ed?

[Nzxt27]

So I'm 33 don't smoke or drink, don't do any drugs. Not much over weight. But I've noticed that it's harder for me to stay hard lately. I'm meaning harder for me to get hard and if I quit touching it couple mins it's back down. I'm also not getting any morning wood. I don't even remember the last time I woke up with one.

As some know I went to doctor feb 14th for chest pains and had EKG and blood work ran again. Doctor said my blood work was great with numbers like mine I'd never have a blockage. And he pretty much sent me on my way.

I'm just so confused with it all if my blood work is great then why am I having issues with morning wood or holding a Hardon. It seems worse if I'm laying down conspired to sitting or standing. I can also feel a pulse in my penis soft or hard. Hard I can see it moving with my heart beat which I thought was probably a good sign that it's getting blood but idk. I'm worried it's something bad of course like heart disease. But was just checked out for that??

It's taking a toll on me because I hate mentioning it to family or my gf it just upsets her if I tell her I got something wrong or think I have something wrong. I'm also tired of doctors and going to the doctor. I'm starting to lose all hope in them. But I try to stay positive and have hope.

And as for my sex drive and stuff I use to get hard when wind blew the wrong way 5+ times a day and use to masterbate 3+ a day. I don't even get random hardons anymore. None.. Idk anymore... Sometimes I wonder what if they are missing something big and it's not all in my head. I would think it might all be in my head but no mourning woods makes me think other wise. Because when I'm sleeping I don't control my thoughts. I'm tired people. And that is putting it lightly. I was doing good till I couldn't hold a erection. I'm really starting to think maybe I had something wrong this whole time and that lead me to anxeity. I've tried to rationalize with it just being anxeity and was doing good till this. I'm not a crazy person that people around me seem to think. I have common sense and I know what I'm feeling. I even told the ER Doctor that when I went on feb. I'm not crazy. I know when something feels off or is not right.

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I can still get close to fully hard but it's when I'm close to getting off. Which I have been trying to cut back on messing with it hoping it would get better but idk. Just so crazy to me 2 years ago I remember working in warehouse driving hyster 12 hour shifts and I would get multiple hard ons a day while working for no apparent reason. I'm meaning fully erect that wouldn't go down for ten mins or longer. No touching or anything.

[MyNameIsTerry]

Yes, it's frustrating. Especially when during sex.

It's very common with things like depression. And a side effect of many antidepressants.

Are you on any? If so, have you started our changed dosage close to when this started?

How long ago are you talking about when you say you could get aroused all the time? If you mean in your twenties, it's going to change a bit as you age. I've noticed changes in this, and in periods of fatigue I have experienced some problems like you describe, but at 41 I'm probably just at the age where you need it in a splint anyway :biggrin:

[Nzxt27]

Yes, it's frustrating. Especially when during sex.

It's very common with things like depression. And a side effect of many antidepressants.

Are you on any? If so, have you started our changed dosage close to when this started?

How long ago are you talking about when you say you could get aroused all the time? If you mean in your twenties, it's going to change a bit as you age. I've noticed changes in this, and in periods of fatigue I have experienced some problems like you describe, but at 41 I'm probably just at the age where you need it in a splint anyway :biggrin:

Not on any medication. And meaning within the last year or so. During sex I haven't had any issues keeping it up but I wear condoms too idk if that helps trap the blood in or what. Or if it's because I'm more aroused when I know I'm getting some compared to using hand. I only took my anti depressant 2 days I don't like medication because of all the side effects I don't even like taking aspirin or anything. And that's been almost a year ago since that. I do remember when I went for my colonscopy on dec last year he found unsspecfic rectal inflammation and he put me on some acid reflux pills and some steroids that went up my butt. I forgot the name of them but I could find the bottle or paper that has them on it if needed. I took like 10 of those once nightly as directed. That's when I can remember I thought I was having some issues keeping it up. If I'm sitting down seems to be when I can get firmest and it stays around longer without messing with it. Idk why.

I will probably have to go see a doctor which I'm really tired of doing but it does have me worried some. Just don't understand it had my heart and blood work checked twice within the last year both times they say I'm fine. Last doctor acted like he couldn't believe my blood work numbers and said I was probably healthiest in the room out of 6 people.

I was trying to wait it out to see if it might be porn induced ED. I will admit I have watched a lot of porn in my days. And never even knew they was a such thing as porn induced ED. But it's like it's taking something to really get me going not just thoughts. From pics to porn to maybe just sexting my GF. If that makes sense.

[MyNameIsTerry]

Well there is nothing wrong with seeing a doctor for the right reasons. That doesn't mean letting the HA twist it into a feared scenario, just asking the doctor for some help with a potential side effect of anxiety/depression.

Porn is a possibility but so is the emotional upset of mental health disorders so I wouldn't jump to conclusions about that. Even poor sleep can affect libido and sleep is often an issue for us.

I think when there is trouble getting going, it can sometimes be because things feel like a task rather than a pleasure. Therefore shaking things up a bit to avoid thinking about routine or indulging in something more likely to get you going (fantasy, sexy lingerie, etc) can help.

I've struggled a lot with a mindset of everything being a task. It started in my relapse because I worked on projects with a role in lots of planning. I started seeing everything in my life as a milestone in a plan and everything became a chore. This made enjoyment very difficult. Even sex has felt like this and shaking things up helps me with that ongoing battle I have to change this mindset.

Steroids can interrupt natural hormone production in longer doses and they cause withdrawal. I think that's in longer courses than you had but since you noticed this starting then, it's a question for the doctor to answer. You would have felt withdrawal as it would hammer your mood and I think that's more when you've been on them a month (they just do a gradual reduction to negate this and allow normal horse production to increase).

With condoms it can be about the closeness. The contact is more continuous than without them. It could be that when you are wearing, which is an easy test to conduct when "going solo".

[Nzxt27]

Yeah I'm hoping it's nothing to do with heart disease or something with blood flow. I'm really tired of going through whatever is going on with me. They look at me as healthy 33 year old with a low risk of heart diease. Very low risk. Not even my family history has it in it.

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I'm also to the point I just want them to find what is wrong. Tired of feeling like I'm stuck in a corner by everyone. I use to be such a happy stress free guy. And still try to be but it's always something now. Maybe it's something simple so I can put it behind me and be happy like I was before this happened.

[montys]

My drive has taken a huge beating during my recent/current bout of anxiety. I think this sort of thing is normal. Our hormones are probably all over the place.

[Nzxt27]

My drive has taken a huge beating during my recent/current bout of anxiety. I think this sort of thing is normal. Our hormones are probably all over the place.

I hope your right. But not waking up with mourning wood has me worries me most.

[montys]

I hope your right. But not waking up with mourning wood has me worries me most.

Also, I had a phase where I thought I had porn-induced ED, but that whole science is a whole load of horse-crap. It's best to avoid that rabbit hole altogether.