Well, thank God the pain doc talked to me about my nerve pain Friday, and decided to wean me off Neurontin within two weeks. (Suddenly stopping it makes horrid side effects - yeah, I tried that too). It is used to treat nerve pain, the kind of burning, icepick stabbing pain I had immediately after surgery from having the nerves all moved around and irritated. Apparently in about 1/100 cases it interferes with the ability to acheive orgasm (men and women!). Looks like I'm the lucky bastard on my block. It's been, what, 30 some days now and I remain completely disconnected from the neurological part of my body respnsible for arousal and all that? OMG.
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I see this topic all over womens' mags all the time, but never gave it much worry since my mind-body-soul connection cannot imagine going without orgasm for one single day. Not even one. I mean, I have documented that the intensity waxes and wanes with planetery cycles and what-not, but even then ususally I am able to get some reward for my efforts. But wow. Nothing. So in two weeks I stop taking it altogether, after weaning off, and then another week to get out of my system completely? OK I promise to seriously try to watch my temper and attitude stuff. But, please forgive me for any craziness, if you are a loved one nearby or close to my heart. I am out of my mind!
2 comments:
this happened to me too. I am female. Did you ever get it back? I have been off a few weeks now and still am NUMB in my genitals. It's HORRIFYING.
Yes, it returned after I discontinued that horrible medication.
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