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Erectile dysfunction (ED) treatments: What works for you?

Men's Health | Last Active: Sep 1, 2023 | Replies (20)
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@jimhd
Sorry Jim but I just now saw this and I thought I would reply. Nothing like being a day late and a dollar short huh.

I have ED due to my epilepsy & the 300,000 seizure meds I've taken.
Just wanted to let you know that I use the drug TriMix and inject it. The injection may not be at the top of the list of fun things to do but if you do feel the injection at all it’s not as bad as you probably think. When I first heard about it I said “there’s no way I’m going to do that.” I know it sounds painful, that’s what I thought too when I talked to a man who was using it. He said at most it’s no worse than a pin prick. In fact there have been several times I injected it when I never felt a thing, believe it or not. I feel it less than when I go to the lab to have blood drawn. The needle is very small. Don’t let the fact that it’s an injectable scare you off. Works great and works fast, in about 5-10 minutes but I have read it's recommended to wait 20 minutes after injection however no physician ever told me that.
Take care,
Jake

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Jim, Volunteer Mentor | @jimhd | Jul 19, 2020

@jakedduck1

Hi, Leonard. I hadn't noticed your name lately.

Trimix was one of the options my urologist talked about. It would surely be less invasive than a penile implant. I'm not sure why we didn't pursue it. As soon as surgery can be scheduled - who knows with covid19 running the show - I plan to have the implant, also called a prosthesis. The recovery sounds pretty painful for the first couple of weeks, and I'm not good at dealing with pain, even though I live with chronic neuropathy pain. But it seems to be the definitive treatment for ED.

I don't know exactly what has caused ED. It could be tied in with the # of meds I take, though not 300,000. I take a couple of anti-seizure meds for depression. It's possible that the problem is, partly at least, psychological. I've never talked with a therapist about that possibility because none of them have been qualified to address it.

Hope all is well with you.

Jim

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