This Drug Has Done This To Me...

The point is: Not everyone is you, and you are not everyone.

I have blurry vision and severe dry eye. My eyes don’t want to seem to work together anymore, and I get dizzy and nauseous pretty easily because my brain can’t handle this new vision. I can’t read a book nor stare at a computer like a did at my old job. At this point, I have to find a job where I don’t need “normal vision.” I consider this a handicap. Sure, there are things that are worse, but it’s a “disability” that I now have to deal with.

No we don’t. The way you said it was kinda assholish. Many people have said the same things you have said, but in a more constructive and positive way. Telling someone to “get a fucking life dude,” is not a call to action, it’s just rude.

I believe many of us have the chance to reach a point with this condition where we can learn to live with our issues. Many people do see varying degrees of improvement. The problem is: we are all hit differently and our bodies will all react differently. It takes a year or two for a lot of us to even break out of the shit cloud that has been thrust upon us.

I don’t know man, I just don’t think people want to read posts about how easy or “not that bad” PFS is. Are there things that are worse? Of course. But the fact that people have killed themselves (or are currently considering it) makes this extremely serious and very difficult to deal with for some people.

Anyway, good for you for pushing through finding a way to live with this shit and still strive to get better. Just try and remember some of us are fighting to just get past the first couple years here, and we don’t need to be told it’s “not that bad” or we “need to get a life.”

The word for the day is: TACT.

Sorry if I’m preaching guys. I just wish this site was more positive at times. I know it’s hard and we all get aggravated. I haven’t expressed myself well at times either. Tumbleweeds is right about getting some exercise and trying to get out there and live as much as possible.

I took onboard some of Tumbleweeds positive crticism and dragged my arse for 2 mile run today after a 10 hour shift at work… nearly killed me but I’m going to try and fight the fuck out this PFS with a healthy lifestyle of exercise and good eating. It cant do any harm, I have been guilty of moaning like a bitch at times, sorry to those who took offence to it but i’m going to try and be strong and fight this bitch!!!

Hopefully I can stick at it

Love hearing that, man. Way to go!

Good man! That’s the attitude! Whether it takes 2 months, or several years to recover from PFS, that work ethic guarantees you a positive, healthy, happy future. Giving in to the depression, while seductive, is straight up dangerous. By staying active, we can still enjoy life, stay positive, and healthy. Which is the most important thing!

If you’re a runner, run. If you’re a swimmer, swim. Lifting weights is great, too. In 12 months of consistent exercise (4+ times a week), your body will look totally different. And you will feel totally different. More confident, stronger, perhaps higher libido, and be and look more healthy. Girls will give you more attention as the weeks pass and this will build and strengthen your confidence.

When you’re ready, go out and have some fun. Pop a 100 mg Viagra, go out to a bar or club with friends, and meet women. That confidence in a pill really does its job, and you can have some semblance of a normal sex life (albeit with diminished enjoyment), and have real relationships. Most women don’t need to get banged more then once a day. A guy with PFS and Viagra can handle this, no problem.

In the meantime, we’ll all be here trialing different products/supplements/treatments to cure and enhance our libido/eq.

The biggest most important step now is to be consistent with the exercise. 4 plus days a week. You’ve made the best step already - taking responsibility for your future and choosing a healthy one! Congrats man.

And sorry man. I just want to say one more thing - we’ve all been there. I’ve been there - defeated, blaming everyone, wallowing, depressed, crying, feeling hopeless, cursing God etc. Every single one of us has been there man. It takes time to move through it, but being active is honestly the best way to tackle this. That never say die attitude towards exercise AND LIFE is what will save us all.

God bless.

Yeah Tumbleweeds!! Fight!! Kick PFS’s ass!! Yeah!! Go!!! (Just make sure you don’t, I don’t know, actually trouble yourself to participate in any research that could help lead to a cure…) Fight!! Yeah!! Suck it up!! You can live with this!! (While the research may lead to a cure, you don’t need to participate, but you will endure every day and never have a bad attitude - even though a cure would be better…) Fight!! Yay!! Sunshine!! Rainbows!! Butterflies!! (No research for me!!) Awesome!!

Good luck Paul.

This is the single greatest post anyone has ever written on here. It captures the situation perfectly.

I love butterflies.
Edit: lol just joke

There’s about 100 active members on the board. Your time would be much better spent bullying other members who actually live inside the United States. I deliver pizza for a living, work 50 hour weeks and live in another country.

And if you want to discuss the issue, start a new thread for it. Don’t make off topic arguments. It ruins the discourse.

excellent advice…