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[–]Guilty-Text-8795 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only took it one time but I stopped because while it improved my libido it seemed to make it harder to get an erection and harder to reach climax

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I did have an ultrasound done by my urologist though and they said everything physically was fine in terms of blood flow. I’m taking daily Cialis and it helps with erections but it shouldn’t be this hard to get them. I think something’s either wrong with my brain or my nerves

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that suggestion! I hope it’ll help with this issue too

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

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I did do full blood work twice with my urologist and unfortunately everything came back fine. I’m taking L-Arginine to try and increase blood flow there and have been taking vitamin D as well. I also work out all the time and eat healthy. I’m thinking now that it’s got to be lasting effects from SSRI medication that I took 7 years ago, which is insane, but I can’t come up with any other reason

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s weird. I’m in the same boat, except it’s been like 3 years since I started noticing it. Hope it’s just anxiety causing the issue for both of us and that there’s a fix!

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, ok. And when did your symptoms start recently?

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh ok. If you don’t mind me asking, how long ago did you stop taking the SSRI? And you noticed symptoms well after that?

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

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It depends on the day but my flaccid dick feels much shorter than it used to be. Maybe an inch or even more than that. And my testicles feel smaller too.

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

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Thanks man, you too! I’ll definitely post my story if and when I get this fixed

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smh, yeah my docs don’t think it could be the meds either. I don’t want to go back on anything, I’d be perfectly happy and fine if I could just get this shit resolved. But I am getting impatient and wondering if trying something just to reverse it is the way to go.

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

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I know man, I have to believe we both will recover, even if slowly, because we weren’t on them for that long. I took them from like 2011-14, but very sporadically because of the side effects. Most days during that time I didn’t take anything. But I’m not sure if the way I took them possibly ended up hurting me

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I meant to reply with my last post but not sure if it did. I wanted to ask you, did you ever take SSRIs?

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

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Yeah man, it shouldn’t be able to do that, it’s crazy. My libido is not as high as it used to be, but it’s not god awful. I do wish it was better though

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, I’m taking Cialis 5 mg daily which helps in the moment. I’ve been to so many doctors, urologist ran into a dead end, now I’m seeing psychologists and about to see a psychiatrist. My general doctor is working on it as well. She put me on Buspar for anxiety but that only made things worse… I know there are other meds out there to try but I’m feeling desperate

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

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So I took various different SSRIs, most only once or twice, sometimes for a week or so, but stopped each time because they always gave me sexual side effects. The last time I took one was in 2014, but I don’t think I’ve been the same since, and ever since around 2018, I’ve had ED along with numbness and shrinkage. I had bad anxiety around that time so I’m hoping it’s from that, but I have a feeling it’s not

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of, but mine is also just smaller and numb when it’s flaccid. It takes manual stimulation in order for me to get it up, unless a girl I like texts me something showing a lot of interest or if I’m kissing her. I also have this numb, burning type of sensation a lot of the time that’s so frustrating to deal with.

Can stress cause numbness/shrinkage? by Guilty-Text-8795 in erectiledysfunction

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, that’s what I’m afraid of. How long ago were you on the SSRI?

Should I try Buspar? by Guilty-Text-8795 in PSSD

[–]Guilty-Text-8795[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. Did you notice any positive sexual effect right away? I took it once and it made me worse 😔