Has anyone had this happen to them??

Symptoms Sexual
#1

I curse the day I started to take fin constantly, and wish I could travel back in time, no matter how futile the notion. Anyhow, I go through periods where my dick is limp, and requires much manual manipulation to get it up, and then it goes soft quickly. I finally lost my virginity at age 24 a few weeks ago, but it was embarassing because I constantly lost my erection, and had 3 mediocre sexual encounters in a full week spent with my girlfriend.

SO here’s what I have been going through, 8 months since taking fin x 3 weeks…
-I cycle through phases…maybe 70% noodle dick function. But 30% of the time, I am close to pre-fin function and fullness. This lasts maybe a week, then back to noodley dick. Am I alone? Has anyone been through this? Has anyone tried viagra or sex therapy, things I am considering? I’m scared of side effects of things like T, etc, so I’m staying away…also waiting for testosterone results. Biggest fears are that I’ll be limp dick forever, and that I will have to end my relationship with my girlfriend (I don’t want to p[ut her through the stress and frustruation of this all)

#2

Hey man
I am terribly sorry you’re going through this as well. You described what happens to be verbose. I am the exact same way. I have 2 weeks of superb function and then 4 of no function. It is uncanny. I really think the cycle of hormones is completely messed up. I have been off Propecia for 2 and half years now. I am not fully satisfied with my recovery yet. I am trying to stay positive. I am 25 of age as well. I really think for the most part it is a vicious cycle of mind and body…
all the best

#3

Man, I can relate, although my experience isn’t exactly the same as yours. Mine seems to go in cycles too. There was about a week around two months after I quit that was my absolute worst time…I literally could not get the thing to work for a few days and I was freaking out pretty bad.

Since then, I can at least usually get it up and finish, although it will sometimes be not as hard as I want it to. for awhile I wasn’t getting any real action anyway so I didn’t really care. But recently I’ve met a girl that I really like and we’ve been intimate a few times. So far I’ve always been able to get it up, but a few times it’s taken awhile, and I have to make up excuses like I don’t want my roommates to hear.

It’s weird because sometimes certain stimuli won’t get it up while others will: for example, I was making out with her and just couldn’t seem to get hard even though I really wanted to go for it, and then as soon as she reached down there it responded and I was ready to go. On the bright side, it’s as large as it always has been, just not quite as hard, and I’ve been able to last quite awhile to the point where she is obviously having a good experience.

I guess I should be happy that I can still please the opposite sex, I just wish I could solve the problem of not always being able to respond mechanically when the time comes. I am trying a variety of supplements and will post if I have any success.

#4

My experience is fairly close to your guys’ as well. I’ve definitely had on and off weeks. Early on the difference was particularly stark… one week I would have absolutely no libido and then the next I would be hornier than I could remember. I think the two have balanced out a bit more as of late… I still have highs and lows, but the gap between them isn’t as drastic. My libido varies and occasionally (during the low weeks) it can be hard to get it up, but I always do eventually, even if it’s not as hard as it should be. My biggest problem is far and away maintaining an erection. I consistently start off 80-90% hard, but withing minutes it quickly deteriorates to below 50%. My girlfriend is very supportive of it all and she still seems to enjoy it, especially on the better days, so that’s good. I’m going to try and put together some comprehensive diet/exercise regimen for when school starts in the fall… I’m hoping that it will noticeably improve by the time I graduate.

On a somewhat related note, this is going to sound bizarre, but I waned to check if anyone has had the same experience. I’ve been using the jacuzzi in my house w/ my girlfriend for the past few weeks, and I’ve noticed that if she turns me on and we start going at it in there (half under water), I can stay a lot harder for a lot longer than usual. I know it sounds absolutely ridiculous, but the difference is huge and it’s been a tremendous psychological boost. Anyone have any idea of what could be going on here?

#5

Increased bloodflow/circulation due to heat?

#6

That sounds completely plausible. I mean, really, the difference is astounding… as long as my libido is in place (and granted, that can vary), this lets me feel up to 100%. I think it ties into another issue you’ve brought up before that I’ve been having, and that is that it’s a lot easier for me to get an erection laying down, and that they disappear rapidly after I stand up. I feel like if I could somehow solve these issues of circulation, that would be half the battle. I have a doctor’s appointment coming up in a week and a half. Is there anything I could have done to check this further?

#7

Penile doppler ultrasound to check for bloodflow/veinous leakage issues.