Posted by hudef on December 29, 2001, at 5:04:58
In reply to Re: Cause for depression » hudef, posted by kid47 on December 28, 2001, at 10:49:11
Thanks kid,
yup, it is premature ejaculation that is the cause of my grief.
I did see a doctor about it three years back. First he told me to try the "squeeze" method, but I informed him that I had already given this a good try. It didn't work for me. Then he told me that PE is not really a physical problem and no medication existed to treat it. But he offered to sign me up for a two year series of consultations with a shrink! I said that in my opinion it was a physical malady in my case, as it has been a lifelong malady. He said I should learn to live with it, and that endurance is not important to all women(bullshit!). I told him that I was so desperate(it was ruining my relationship) that I wanted him to give me a script for the dick injections I had read about. He flatly refused and proceeded to give me another condescending lecture about the psycological cause of my malady.
Most doctors seem to resent a patient who knows what is wrong with him, and especially someone who suggests the appropriate treatment. Imho doctors rate just above lawyers on the lovability index.
I am apprehensive that if I go see a doc and tell him I need a script for Paxil he will just try to slip me a prescription for a placebo. Maybe if I just pretend to suffer from depression.....
By the way:
1) What would be the dose?
2) Would I need to take the Paxil daily, or only if I expected to engage in sex?
3)If only when needed, how long before?
4)I am in Australia right now; do you know if Paxil is approved for sexual dysfunction here?Thanks for your advice and words of encouragement.
> Howdy. I assume PE is premature ejaculation. There can be many factors that cause this & a lot of men have experienced it at one time or another. There is good info on the net or the library about this. I would be wary of sharing friends psychmeds. They could cause unpleasant or even dangerous side effects. Maybe you could speak to your doc about this. Paxil (an anti-depressant) has been succesfully prescribed for treatment of premature ejaculation. Good luck. Take care.
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> > I don't actually suffer from depression, but I do suffer from a disorder that is pretty depressing(both for me and my girlfriend). The reason I was led to this board was that I read somewhere that some anti-depressants can help aleviate this condition. After plenty of research regarding PE, as well as honest introspection, I am convinced that my malady is not psychologicaly induced(i.e. by some sort of anxiety). Accepting my assesment as true, do you believe that taking anti-depressents could be beneficial?
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> > I have read that anafridil taken 24 hours before sex is the most common recommendation. What's the dose? What other drugs might also be considered.
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> > I have a friend who has zyprexa and valpro tablets which they have offered to share with me. Perchance are either of these worthy of consideration?
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