Guys check out the facebook group - this is a rare but know problem call SRPE - there are some treatments available
Facebook page can not be found , can you provide some guidance on how to find the Facebook page?
Hello. I am an old time contributor to this chat group.
Just some new information. The onset of SRPE seemed loosely associated with me going on a SSRI Paxil (Paroxitine).
Recently I have diminished the dosage from 30mg to 5mg over a three month period or so and plan to go entirely off it in about two weeks. The SRPE events have declined a lot and it is possible it is associated with lowering the Paxil. Over the past four or five years, I regularly had three or four SRPE events (or even more) a night, but now it is one or none for a month or so. I am hoping I have found a way to greatly ameliorate the problem for me. Perhaps it is worth it for others to also try to reduce or entirely give up an SSRI (resorting to some other method to control depression or anxiety). For me, I am using low amounts of Klonopin on an as needed basis for anxiety.
Talk later.
JS from Mtl
maybe two years back I posted under the name Eugene. I have completely gone off the paroxetine (SSRI) now and have a single SRPE event per night or none, often none. It used to be 2 or 3, all the way up to 5 or 6 on very bad nights (each time requiring urination to end the event). So it has not entirely solved the problem, but it has greatly diminished the problem and hence the number of awakenings per night. I am surprised. I will check out the facebook site.
I believe it's from a bit too much pressure on lower back but bum area of bed sags too much. So feels look blood gets a bit trapped too easily in groin.
I'm looking to buy a new mattress. One I have is pretty old with memory foam topper.
I also noticed is more intense when I drink coffee early in day. I switched to black tea and it's usually not as aggressively hard. May be caffeine sensitivity issue along with mattress support issue.
I also noticed it happened extremely bad when I took saw palmetto, that was a big trigger for it. So evaluate any herbal supplements, considering quitting them all for a few weeks to see if issue resolves.
You have not joined our Fb group yet right?
Search it with key words Sleep related painful erections. You should see it easily.
Talk soon !
JS from Mtl