Need advice on anxiety meds for HF

Probably sick of seeing these sort of threads but need a wider opinion before I push my doctor for the medication, I’ve had anxiety and depression for 7 years now so its pretty much ingrained in my psyche, and I’ve been medication-less the whole time which has been pretty miserable to say the least.

Last week, after reading a Hard flaccid thread following a workout something in my mind ticked to panic and ever since I get frequent hard flaccid throughout the day (feels ‘softer’ when I’m calm and relaxed but it returns pretty soon if I think about it) so my PE is at a standstill and its entirely anxiety related it would seem. I know the general consensus is to not think about it, and that is what I’m doing to the best of my ability but its extremely difficult given how my brain works, so I need something to hit my poor mental ailments at the source so I’m on good track mentally for future PE, and I’ve heard mostly good things about xanax as treatment.

Has anyone on here used xanax? If so what did you think of it? Any drawbacks? Do you think it will be substantial enough to end my needless HF worries and get rid of this hard flaccid?

Funnily enough, it would seem its actually very common for people to get these symptoms after reading a HF thread that scares them, its just detaching my mind from my dick lol

Sorry for the long winded post but something I need to get off my chest and get answers for, any help or advice is hugely appreciated

Addiction/Dependence are drawbacks, plus they will affect your erectile function, possibly making it worse unless you only take it every once in awhile. Xanax is one of the most addictive meds out there. You may consider SSRIs for anxiety/panic. My two cents.

-BD

Bad idea IMO. Maybe use something like Valium once or twice just to confirm your hard flaccid is in fact caused by panic/stress etc, then actually start working on that panic. Meditation, exercise, breathing exercises etc.

Xanax is very addictive and long term does bad shit to you - http://drugabus e.com/library/t … ffects-of-xanax

Valium has been shown to cause some pretty serious neurological problems with chronic use.

Not a good idea at all.

Hey tropical94 - not sure if this will be helpful, but here goes.

I don’t have anxiety per se, but I do have depression. I went through 4 medications before I found one that really worked for me (and my particular internal chemistry). I went through Amitriptyline, Escitalopram, Wellbutrin, and finally Prozac. Prozac is what I’m on now, and it is a great fit.

So my suggestion to you is to understand you may need to try a variety of medications, as opposed to deciding on the “right” one BEFORE talking to your doc. Try one, then be brutally honest/direct about ALL symptoms (positive and negative) and don’t be afraid to request a change if you don’t like the effects.

P.S. - You may want to do a little research on dysthymia. Maybe it will ring some bells, and maybe it won’t. *Shrug*

Pretty much the same dude, I’m heavily depressed, but the Hard flaccid problem is causing me to be very anxious, do any of you think ill still be ok to PE with this HF problem? Or which it cause further damage

Your damage is mental not physical so doing PE won’t do a thing to physically harm you.

Well, assuming you’re in this (PE I mean) for the long haul, then consider that a break (for, say, a week) isn’t going to cost you anything in the long-run. Also, for what it’s worth, I REALLY think you should talk to a doctor about the depression. Not sure if the UK is different, but I worked with my usual general practice doctor. No specialist/psychiatrist meeting necessary. In fact, I think I actually just brought it up at my annual physical.

When my condition was at it’s worst, there were things I was anxious about (I.e. Fixated on), and I came to find out all the worrying I was doing was just another manifestation of the depression itself.

Seven years is TOO long. Doctor, doctor, doctor. Make that appointment ASAP and tell him about the depression, the anxiety and the hard-flaccid. Use this thread as a journal: post what the doc says, any meds you try, side-effects, everything.

Do you think the PE will still be effective?

Thank you, I’ve taken almost 2 weeks off, and yeah I agree I think a trip to the doctors is in order mate, hope they don’t push me to therapy like they have done in the past, and hopefully they’ll be able to help me out, it is far too long, thought going it alone would help me in the long run but I haven’t mentally improved for a long time, and sure thing ill keep the thread updated :)

Why not therapy?

Daunting concept particularly in regards to anything sexual, I had some therapy when I was younger and it still haunts me to this day, don’t know why but it just does

Well if your issue is mental how are you going to overcome that without therapy? If you are going to need medication which is the title of this piece then you need a doctor to give it to you.

More of an in and out job when I consult my GP, rather than hours talking to a therapist, maybe I will go to therapy again, I’ve just had horrible experiences in the past, ill go to the doctors and see how it goes, ill probably push more for meds at this point though

I don’t think Jimmybob55 is wrong. For me though, personally; I needed the medication before the therapy. Really it WAS the medication that gave me the clarity needed for therapy. Medication was the “cloth that wiped the fog off the mirror.”

Tropical94 - you gotta take care of yourself. When I read 7 years of untreated depression/anxiety, it immediately makes me concerned. If someone you loved told you they had had depression/anxiety for 7 MONTHS I bet you’d freak out on them. It’s too long. So you should do WHATEVER you need to do to start putting one foot in front of the other. Medication first, then therapy? Cool. Therapy first, medication second? Fine too. Just start the ball rolling.

So you prefer the quick fix. How’s that working out for you?