Young post-accutane sufferer from Canada
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:58 pm
Hello all. I'm 37, and I've been suffering from ED for almost 4 years now. I took an awful drug that I never should have been put on (Accutane), after my female doctor guaranteed me that there were no side effects, and it basically ruined my life. Only for her to gaslight me and tell me going impotent had nothing to do with Accutane, and she didn't think there was any correlation whatsoever. I would do anything to go back in time and not take that poison.
I was suicidal or extremely depressed for a long time, but I have learned to live with the problems. I have been able to have sex at times, but I usually have PE now, and I get weak/soft quickly during sex after. Then after that, I'm just numb and can't get it up for the life of me. So not very satisfying for either person.
I had a very high sex drive prior to Accutane, and women would compliment my stamina... so it felt like my whole identity and manhood was gone when I developed this problem. I almost never get morning wood or nocturnal erections now, and when I do it is often weak or goes soft very quickly. So this is a definite medical problem, and I don't see it improving after nearly 4 years of this. It's even more painful as someone who has never been married or had kids, I have often felt like a complete failure as a human being because of this (I know it's not true, but I'm sure some of you can relate to that pain).
I have stuck with supplements so far, but they do very little for me, as I have clearly undergone physical/cellular damage. I don't know how to fix this, and I nothing I have tried has worked. I have thought about TRT, but my doctor told me my T levels are above average. I never wanted to try ED meds, because I was worried they would just stop working and I would have to go through this pain and hopelessness all over again. But I am seeing a woman now, and am trying to have the courage to be in a relationship, and also to finally do something about my problems.
I got a prescription over the phone for cialis tonight, and I'm going to give it a shot this weekend. Life is too short to live in misery and pain, I really want to do something about my problems. I have really just had nobody to talk to about this stuff, and felt like I was defective for going through this. Reading some of the posts here has given me the courage to try and do something about my issues, and give me a glimmer of hope. Hopefully I can get some support from you guys and vice versa, thanks.
I was suicidal or extremely depressed for a long time, but I have learned to live with the problems. I have been able to have sex at times, but I usually have PE now, and I get weak/soft quickly during sex after. Then after that, I'm just numb and can't get it up for the life of me. So not very satisfying for either person.
I had a very high sex drive prior to Accutane, and women would compliment my stamina... so it felt like my whole identity and manhood was gone when I developed this problem. I almost never get morning wood or nocturnal erections now, and when I do it is often weak or goes soft very quickly. So this is a definite medical problem, and I don't see it improving after nearly 4 years of this. It's even more painful as someone who has never been married or had kids, I have often felt like a complete failure as a human being because of this (I know it's not true, but I'm sure some of you can relate to that pain).
I have stuck with supplements so far, but they do very little for me, as I have clearly undergone physical/cellular damage. I don't know how to fix this, and I nothing I have tried has worked. I have thought about TRT, but my doctor told me my T levels are above average. I never wanted to try ED meds, because I was worried they would just stop working and I would have to go through this pain and hopelessness all over again. But I am seeing a woman now, and am trying to have the courage to be in a relationship, and also to finally do something about my problems.
I got a prescription over the phone for cialis tonight, and I'm going to give it a shot this weekend. Life is too short to live in misery and pain, I really want to do something about my problems. I have really just had nobody to talk to about this stuff, and felt like I was defective for going through this. Reading some of the posts here has given me the courage to try and do something about my issues, and give me a glimmer of hope. Hopefully I can get some support from you guys and vice versa, thanks.