What problems have you had stop you from having amazing sex?

For me, my biggest barrier to having good sex is that my mind keeps getting in the way. Also, sometimes I'm too shy to say what I really want. How about you? What are your challenges.

A few examples may be...

• Busy and loud mind
• Lack of connection or shame of body
• Not able to fully express myself in bed
• Not being able to be honest about my sexual desires to my partner
• My partner can't keep his erection
• Self conscious about my body.

 

ed from more than 24 years of managed type I diabetes. Use a vacuum pump for erect but it just works okay

 

54 years old.
From Rolling Stones - "I just ain't got that much jam"

 

Sometimes I can't admit to sexual fantasies I want to try. And other times, way in the past, there was a matter of privacy.

 

Its my inability at times to get or maintain an erection. Mainly on account on the meds I'm on. My second reason is the lack of my wife and I discussing our desires like we once did. She prefers anymore to a quick and get it done session.

 

I take 100mg Atenonol daily. So far it has not effected my ability to get an erection, but it goes down fast without stimulation. For instance when masturbating, if I stop - almost immediately it begins to settle down. So that effects wanting to do multiple positions etc.
As well as Atenonol dramatically reduces stamina. It's job is to slow the heart rate down as well as lessen the beat itself. So when you are highly active it doesn't beat hard/fast enough...so I get out of breath much quicker than most.

 

Atenolol does that much performance damage? Damn - I’ve been on 50mg/day for over 25 years now. The doctor that prescribed it to me for hypertension and as a beta blocker. I saw the doc a month before he retired and asked about something else and he said that had the least amount of side effects. He said he hadn’t written a new prescription in over 10 years, but he wasn’t changing existing prescriptions.

I also heard that long term use can be a contenting factor to type 2 diabetes.

I started using sildenafil (generic Viagra) around 5 years ago. I though it was just age, but it looks like atenolol may be part of it. I know other blood pressure meds are FAR WORSE on your sex life. Blood thinners, too.

 

I take two different blood pressure meds and three diabetes meds. They kick the crap out of my erections. It's sometimes quite an effort to produce and maintain one. My next doctor visit I will need to address the viagra with him.

 

There are injections that you can do. Prescription medication that will give you an erection that will last for hours, even after orgasm. It is rather expensive, but if your other medications prevent quality erections it’s easy to justify the cost. Edex and Caverject are two names that come to mind. If your doctor can convince your insurance company that you are not a candidate for Viagra, Cialis or Levitra, this would be the way to go. The needles are as small as those on a diabetic syringe. One little prick and you will have a big prick that will last for hours. I got a sample, and it was pretty wild! Fortunately, I’m not at the need for that yet.

 

Update on the atenolol: my doctor of 18+ years retired and I had an intro appointment to set up a new primary care physician yesterday.

I told him that the atenolol didn’t seem to be doing what it was supposed to because my systolic pressure has been creeping up over the years. He changed me to 50mg/day of losartan. He said that will do the trick, and will NOT have a negative impact on erections.