I’ve been dealing with these symptoms for 2 years now. I believe my main problem for whatever reason is mental. All my bloodwork came back well within range and when I was giving T boosters it still didn’t work. It’s as if propecia have triggered or somehow effected my ability to desire sex…as if I’m become A-sexual over night. Anybody else feel this way. That it may not be a problem with the body but with the mind. And if so how do you change/fix that. It’s well beyond the help of oa pchsylogist…as if it’s chemical or something.
Personally I think there’s no question that this whole thing has affected me psychologically in very deep ways. It could be one of the last main hurdles for some of us to get over, who knows. I’ve posted very good numbers before and still felt shit, and wonder at times if my brain has just gotten accustomed to not recognizing when to send desire signals, if that vague statement makes any sense.
This drug definitely messed up our endocrine systems, but even as they come back online, some of the extra psychological trauma it caused has probably helped the recovery process in no way.
i know exactly what you are talking about Quint. I wonder it the brain just isn’t getting enough dopamine or something?
Who the hell knows. I’ve tried dopamine and serotonin supplements with no real benefit. So many things are affected, or have made it extra difficult to climb out of this.
Note: I had launched into a sleep discussion, but that’s been carried into another thread in the Mental Sides Section. The point, however, is that there are so many, many reactionary effects that this drug apparently can cause that it seems hopeless, but on the other hand, it also could mean that there is more than one way to get on the right track.
Right now I’m trying to treat my adrenals to see if that might start to restore some balance to my system, since having good, healthy hormone levels did not register in any meaningful way with me. One of the regular posters at Musclechat was saying “take care of thyroid and adrenals first, then worry about Testosterone” in response to someone’s lab results and his questions about going on TRT. Probably good advice. I really only want to jump on TRT as a last resort, even though I feel these days like I’m running out of options.
But I can tell you that I have had periods where I have felt all sexuality return – libido, desire, etc. I don’t know what the link is between total testosterone levels and what they call “intratesticular” testosterone. It is this “intra” version which stimulates sperm production, as far as I know. But I do know that I only feel horny when I have a normal volume to ejaculate. The two are directly connected for me.
How do you “take care of thyroid and adrenals”? Could you please private message me as well as posting a reply on here.
Thanks!
Does anyone else suffer from the absence of libido??? Only libido/desire/sex drive?
I think 99% of the people on the forum suffer from this. There have been periods of time where I have felt normal, so I think there is a way out of this.
That’s what really keeps me going - the fact that I have felt this reverse itself, so I know recovering is possible. Just wanted to highlight that point.
To me this really sounds as if it is all a mental issue, that you kind of got I A-sexual ‘over night’. Do you see a therapist because of you A-sexuality?
I actually happen to think that it by all means is remediable.
I do not know how much value you set on having a sex-life, but if you do, you should really figure out what your ‘problem’ is, because it is a harm for you own personality and your personal development if you face incapability of having a sexual life every single day.
cut out stimulants eg coffee , drugs , stressful situations (as much as possible)
eat reasonably healthily , light exercise
meditation
for thyroid maybe look into kelp supplementation