February 8, 2010 - 10:54pm
i have a question. i was wondering if anyone has experianced anything differnt in there sex drive before being on painkillers and actually being on them. my problam is i cant last as long since i started taking painkillers and its getting really frustrating. i dont know if its just me or if anyone else is experiancing the same problam. thats all i was wondering.
February 8, 2010 - 11:00pm
#2
yea i cant last more than 5
yea i cant last more than 5 mins and its starting to make me mad. when i am on them i can last forever. but now that i am going to be off of them i really want to build my drive back up. i dont know what to do because i am pretty shure my wife is getting sick of it
February 8, 2010 - 11:12pm
#3
well my freind
you have a condition here in the hills of Virginia known as cabbageitis,the stalk is too weak to support the head.
yes pain medication has a effect on a person s sex drive,your post brings back some memorys esp. what my grandpa told me as I was growing up, he told me
that when a newlywed couple will do it anywhere in the house, around the house or a telephone booth
then after 5 yrs its strictly in the bedroom
then after 20 years its 100 per cent hall sex, its when you pass your spouse in the hall, you look into each others eye an say sc_ew you.
Woodstock
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February 9, 2010 - 12:46am
#4
i want to answer to this but
i want to answer to this but feel its too graphic for us all here lolol
February 9, 2010 - 12:53am
#5
may I suggest
You watch Sue Johnson s show, they discuss anything from the bedroom to the barnyard on that show
Woodstock
February 9, 2010 - 1:19am
#6
I wanted to bring this up
I am losing desire for sex all together. I see attractive girls that I know are good looking, but it doesnt raise my blood pressure one bit. Before taking opioids I would be over there and I would have this strong desire to keep working at it til I finished the mission so to speak.
I have heard opioids lowers the sex drive, but If I didnt have pain killers I would be in too much pain to even want to walk across the room and talk to the girl.
By the way... I am only 26. I thought I would be in my 50's before this happened.
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February 9, 2010 - 1:27am
#7
woodstock that is too funny.
woodstock that is too funny. and jjmiller i know that opioids has lowered my drive so much i feel embarresed to eveb talk about it. i also want to know will my sex drive go back up after the opioids are out of my system and i am clean from them for a while.
February 9, 2010 - 1:46am
#8
for sure when your done its
for sure when your done withdrawing its way better and easier to "climax", also i used sex as a drug to resort to being/getting sober. so i guess i didnt go completely sober, i had that drug everynight to resort to. remember critter that sex produces "feel good" chemicals in the brain and ive read theres some that are close to the morphine molecule.
edit: (When pleasure centers in the human brain are stimulated, chemicals called endorphins (a natural opiate, this neurotransmitter is similar to morphine. It is produced in the pituitary gland. It protects against excessive pain, and is released with ACTH into the brain) are released into the blood stream. Endorphins and related chemical compounds / hormones released naturally are believed to be associated with the mood changes that follow sexual release.)
February 9, 2010 - 5:09am
#9
I can relate to that,
I definetly notice a difference in stamina while on pain killers, I always kinda considered it an added bonus although there were times when it was difficult to climax at all. Upon taper/discontinuation I seemed to experience the same "Hair Trigger" effect along with a significantly increased sex drive which seems odd because generally withdrawl doesn't feel all that great, you'd think that sex would be the last thing on your mind. I was on Percocet 10/325 every four hours following several oral surgeries over the course of nearly six weeks so I did experience some moderate withdrawl symptoms to go along with the reproductive oddities. I actually got the courage to mention the symptoms to my PCP and he was nice enough to put me on a taper schedule (like the oral surgeon should have done), and went ahead and wrote a script for viagra so that I could atleast have a fighting chance if the hair trigger continued during the taper, so essentially if you fell off the horse, you could hop right back on and keep going. Things seemed to level off and return to normal after the Percocet taper came to an end. I think the worst thing about these kind of problems is that they have a tendancy to mess with your mind and be in your thoughts while you're trying to concentrate on the act. It's almost as if you're waiting for something to go wrong and you actually will it to happen. I actually got to the point where I would avoid putting myself in sexual situations just to avoid the embarasment. Guys don't like to acknowledge that we have feelings, but problems in the bedroom have a way of eating at your pride. Hopefully the wife is somewhat understanding, just try to reassure her that you love her and that as your body readjusts to a chemically normal state things should improve.
Congratulations on taking your first steps to recovery, I wish you the best of luck. I've been following this website from the shadows for the last couple years, the vast majority of these people truly care and can be an essential part of your support system.
Take Care 
Bear
Everyone is different. I have more drive during withdrawals. Staying power was about the same for me as far as I can remember. I've been married to long :(