DoobieBrother
Active member
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2016
- Messages
- 58
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 10/2008
- Country
- CA
- State
- PE - Prince Edward Island
I thought long and hard about this post....hmm, maybe not the best choice of words with which to begin such a thread !:shock: Lemmee try again 
I'd like to know if other men have similar difficulties when it comes to marital relations, FM, and opiates. If dealing with pain, lack of sleep, depression, anxiety and the other nasty symptoms were not enough, taking opiates makes things even more.... well.... flexible. My doc prescribed Cyalis to combat this problem, but it only works if I am pretty much opiate free for a few days before hand. Any suggestions ?
Now, this was not a big deal at first, when cannabis was all I needed, but the past year or two my pain levels have gradually risen to where I need a few percocets to get through a day. This all means that spontaneity is pretty much dead, to the point where the decision to 'go' or not depends on how I feel at that specific moment.
I know it's not my fault, as does my wife, yet it always bothers me when things don't work as they should. Am I alone in this, or would it be safe to assume that this is relatively common ?
It goes both ways. I assume that women who suffer from FM have similar dissapointments (?). It's impossible to feel frisky when your skin is on fire or your hips and knees feel like someone is using a sand blaster on them! How do you cope as a couple ?
Thanks for taking time to read my post.
DB

I'd like to know if other men have similar difficulties when it comes to marital relations, FM, and opiates. If dealing with pain, lack of sleep, depression, anxiety and the other nasty symptoms were not enough, taking opiates makes things even more.... well.... flexible. My doc prescribed Cyalis to combat this problem, but it only works if I am pretty much opiate free for a few days before hand. Any suggestions ?
Now, this was not a big deal at first, when cannabis was all I needed, but the past year or two my pain levels have gradually risen to where I need a few percocets to get through a day. This all means that spontaneity is pretty much dead, to the point where the decision to 'go' or not depends on how I feel at that specific moment.
I know it's not my fault, as does my wife, yet it always bothers me when things don't work as they should. Am I alone in this, or would it be safe to assume that this is relatively common ?
It goes both ways. I assume that women who suffer from FM have similar dissapointments (?). It's impossible to feel frisky when your skin is on fire or your hips and knees feel like someone is using a sand blaster on them! How do you cope as a couple ?
Thanks for taking time to read my post.
DB