Posted by ed_uk on April 11, 2006, at 15:43:57
In reply to Re: Would you listen to this doctor? Help please!!!!!!, posted by qbsbrown on April 10, 2006, at 21:00:16
Hi Brian
>How long is a fair trial to give paxil while it is greatly increasing my anxiety/derealization?
Decrease the dose to 5-10mg. 20mg was clearly much too high a starting dose.
>Gentlemen (women close your eyes), has it ever occured that the anxiety from a med is/was so bad, that your genital shrink up (adreneline rush), almost to receed in to your stomach? This happens non stop.
Anxiety causes the testes to be brought closer to the body. The scrotum may appear 'tight'. The size of the penis at any one time is related to the amount of blood that it contains. Your penis can be many different sizes throughout the day! An erection occurs when the erectile tissue of the penis fills with blood. During the flaccid state, the penis is smaller because it contains less blood. Anything which decreases the blood flow to the penis (eg. very cold weather) will cause a temporary decrease in size. Anxiety can affect the blood flow to the penis, causing a *temporary* shrinkadge - which *immediately* reverses when the anxiety is relieved. Anxiety related to sex is particularly likely to cause these symptoms.
Regards
Ed
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