TL/DR: My bf might be suffering from ED caused by meds and I don’t know how to be there for him
(I am a male and I’m 22 years old, my bf is 32)) A few months ago my bf said he was losing a lot of hair and noticed his hair looked thinner. He tried every vitamin/home remedy but he thought nothing worked, so he went to see his doctor for balding who prescribed him with Dutasteride.
My bf mentioned before taking the meds that there was a lot of possible side effects. Things like decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, anxiety, mood swings etc. I told him I thought taking the medication wasn’t worth it. He decided to give it a try and I supported him. He was prescribed to take one pill everyday but said that from the first pill alone, it made him feel awful (out of body, lightheaded, brain fog, short tempered). So he only ended up taking one pill a week for 5 weeks.
He stopped taking the meds because he said the side effects were just too much and thought it was causing issues with libido. Since then, it’s been almost 2 months since his last pill and he feels like the meds may have permanently damaged his penis. Specifically his penis head, he says he feels no sensation on it and that the top of his penis doesn’t get hard anymore (he said it feels like there’s no blood flow). Although he can still get hard and ejaculate from sex. He says it doesn’t feel the same and that when he cums, it feels like nothing.
We thought maybe his masterbation and porn usage as well as his anxiety/depression could’ve caused his change in libido and performance anxiety. We thought maybe if he tried to cut back it could help but he says it doesn’t make a difference. He says when he masterbates at home he feels nothing on his penis and has a hard time getting hard. I feel so bad for him because he’s always upset and sex has become incredibly tricky. All day long when he’s not at work he reads article after article on how others who’ve taken the medication feel like they are permanently affected by it. He’s started to resent me because I get morning wood/boners/ hard (he hasn’t touched my dick in weeks).
I don’t know to do, it’s causing him so much sadness and frustration. He feels like it’s hopeless. I listen but there’s nothing else I can do. He says there’s nothing I can do. I’ve barely convinced him to make an appointment with his doctor next week. I’ve suggested taking maca root because I feel like it helps me. I also try to stop him from obsessing when he’s in front of me. Please I’d appreciate any advice on how to support and what to do.
Submitted February 04, 2022 at 02:09PM by usrnme_nxtdoor https://ift.tt/g9jURCZ
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