TX and Erectile Disfunction. My Experiance.

I ended 24 months of TX last February 28th. I relapsed and will TX again in April 07.
Once upon a time when living with a repertory therapist whom was into sleep studies, I learned  that a man on average will have an erection every 30 to 90 minutes in his sleep.
During my TX and up until recently I believed I was through dealing in that department. Sleep or no sleep he was gone. Well...
He's Baaaaaaaaaaaaaak.
At 52 years old this is good news. I got untill April I guess.

[DoubleDose]

I did a 15 month tx (relapsed) and an 18 month tx at double doses, and was successful.  I am SVR for over three years, but the ED that began during the first tx, continued, and has been a real problem.  I do now seem to have days when things function well on their own....probably about one out of five days now, as compared to zero days out of five over the past few years.  For me the tx knocked everything out, and it has been very slow to return. No morning or night activity, etc.  Bummer!!! I have recently had glimmers of normal performance, but who knows if that will continue to become more frequent.

I generally have used the standard ED meds during and after tx, and that works just fine...sometimes too fine!  Long, and maximum performance, but with the typical side effects.  I just want my good old normal functioning to return.  I am quite certain that a variety of hormones, and other chemicals are knocked for a loop by therapy, and may remain problematic for long periods of time after tx...or even (God forbid...) become permanent.  

This has not been studied very much by the medical or research community at this point...and I would also imagine that length of time on tx, and dosing levels all play a part in how much dysfunction is created, and how long and how severe it might be.

Oddest thing of ALL, is that for about a month after ending my successful tx, I had tremendous erectile function and sensitivity...very naturally...then after four weeks all my post tx symptoms hit in full force, including the good old ED.
So, during tx it was bad, and then from one month after ending and over the past three years, it has been pretty bad.

I really wonder why that one month window of feeling great (in almost every way!) after tx ended.  Almost like for awhile I was really CURED.  Maybe for awhile, even the residual virus after SVR is pretty disabled or inactive, and there is a feeling of having NO viral illness or immune system problems.  Then in a month or so, the immune struggle begins again, even though one is technically 'SVR'.

Who knows?

How much of your old sexual function has returned, at this point?  And, for how long has it 'been back'???

Hopefully you are out of the woods, and now looking to get into the bushes, where you belong!

Good Luck with your rediscovered friend.  

DD

[settecasi1]

Thank Youuu.... Thank you Very Much..... G-night!

The night thing is used when a fellow tells the dock he has a problem. He then sleeps monitored at the hospital a night or two. If he rises durring his sleep, the Doc would recomend some kind of therapy.
This was back in 1990. Today could be a different story. He would likley get get a 6-pack of blue pills for starters.

[settecasi1]

Sorry my last post is ill timed. I was typing it as you posted yours.

It has been back in full for 2 weeks now. It came back gradually over the last two months. So for five months after TX it was bad.

OK, this is pretty personal but it is HVC TX related and why we are here. I know there are those out there too shy to come out on this.
I reported all this to my MD Doctor after TX. The Gastro Doctor (not my new Doctor) shrugged his shoulders.The MD suggested I give myself (I have no partner)some therapy. Try anything I could to bring it back. Here and there I would make attempts and after a while there were responses. Pitiful at first but the better they got the more therapy I would apply. Then I finally could get to an orgasm but not at full power and they were dry as a (heh) bone. The next noted progress was full power orgasms but with dry ejaculation. Now all is normal, at least untill I retreat again.

[jmjm530]

Sette: ...I learned that a man on average will have an erection every 30 to 90 minutes in his sleep...
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Now I know why my Ex always kept saying, "You look tired, Jim, maybe it's time to go to sleep".

[olbaldguy]

How interesting....my doc said ed is not... a sx of tx chems....so you all are giving me some hope 2 months post tx.Yeah??

[abbas11]

Hello.Abbas 23 years old,boy.pre tx i was a hyper body builder.Was very nice life.the situation of health that I had pre tx has been changed to a unreachable dream now.I achieved to SVR. but now I am
14 months post tx :

Sexual dysfunction(zero libido,erectile dysfunction,low amount of sperm,decrease the size of testicle,penis allways is sleep 24 hours a day)

other exist side effects: low energy,chronic fatique,depression,anxiety,brain fog,low musel power,no fun in my life,hopeless, I live as a movable dead.

Interferon ruined my younghood years.Who is responsible?

Despite poor effect on controlling the virus and many side effects on the brain's stem,*** doctors still continue use this toxic garbage. Never say yes to interferons.its a horrible drug.

I was drug addict for 5 years, heroin injection not ruined my body, but interferon damaged all of my organs.

NEVER SAY YES TO INTERFERON.

Abbas,23.Iran

[settecasi1]

....my doc said ed is not... a sx of tx chems....

Not an advertised SX for sure. Perhaps the Doc would like to do a test trial personally?

Later

[abbas11]

**************************** all of doctors.ur doctor alsoooooooooooooooooooo

[returntosender]

I had tremendous, bordering on irrational, libido while on tx -for almost the entire time on tx as well.  As soon as I stopped tx, the libido stopped.  For a while, nothing, zero, nada, zip. At around 6 months out from tx, it is coming back.  Nothing spectacular, although I have my moments, but slow and steady. Diane Sawyer was looking pretty good to me the other day.  Kidding! But while on tx, Charles Gibson could do it for me! Kidding too! It seems that all of these post tx things are fruit of the same tree and they all start coming around at the same time.  I still have real problems though with energy and stamina, both of which are needed for "erections that you share."  For me erection day was last Tuesday.  I think Democrats did well - couldnt resist that one. LOL

[l-horn]

You sed: " I had tremendous, bordering on irrational, libido during tx."

Sounds dangerous.

[returntosender]

Was for my wife! LOL