I've got to address it, and what finer forum than AM!
I am getting old, yup, can't deny it. I am 38 now. And my lifestyle isn't as healthy as it once was.
I have an appointment with a general physician (I have not had checkups, except for those mandated by work, in years) but in the meantime I am exploring the questions on my mind.
My job is now pretty sedentary as I've been promoted, and very very stressful. I work with great people but the upper management and atmosphere makes it difficult. I get maybe one 45-minute exercise session every ten days or so. I take all kinds of supps, mainly your basic nutritional supps, as I always have. I have put on weight in my midsection like never before in my life. I know that had to do with less exercise and often eating badly at work. I've cleaned up my diet a lot lately, that was actually easy.
What worries me the most are sexual problems. I often have a hard time getting a rock-hard erection these days. It is sudden and has happened in the last few weeks or so. It's so bad that I haven't had sex with my live-in fiancee for a few weeks. My mind is there, but my body isn't. I can get fairly hard, but not like I am used to. Mentally I am ready to go like I always have been...physically it's not the same. I've tried fantasizing and concentrating, but that doesn't help. I feel bad about trying to fantasize, but I just want to make things happen. My fiancee is a stunning woman, nearly six feet tall with a killer body, but even that doesn't seem to do it anymore.
One thing that my fiancee pointed out is that since I changed shifts in October, I am taking almost no stims compared to what I used to. And all of the ones I took had some form of yohimbe in them. I am not sure if that could play a role...was I actually having hormonal or vascular problems for a while, that were covered up because yohimbe made it easy for me to get hard? I do not know.
Hormonally, that is the only thing that bothers me, but I have been losing my hair much faster than before during the last three years. I try to fight it with topical minoxidil and azelaic acid, and that seems to help a little. I realize the role DHT plays and I wonder what that could signal about the rest of my body.
Any input is appreciated, thanks!
I am getting old, yup, can't deny it. I am 38 now. And my lifestyle isn't as healthy as it once was.
I have an appointment with a general physician (I have not had checkups, except for those mandated by work, in years) but in the meantime I am exploring the questions on my mind.
My job is now pretty sedentary as I've been promoted, and very very stressful. I work with great people but the upper management and atmosphere makes it difficult. I get maybe one 45-minute exercise session every ten days or so. I take all kinds of supps, mainly your basic nutritional supps, as I always have. I have put on weight in my midsection like never before in my life. I know that had to do with less exercise and often eating badly at work. I've cleaned up my diet a lot lately, that was actually easy.
What worries me the most are sexual problems. I often have a hard time getting a rock-hard erection these days. It is sudden and has happened in the last few weeks or so. It's so bad that I haven't had sex with my live-in fiancee for a few weeks. My mind is there, but my body isn't. I can get fairly hard, but not like I am used to. Mentally I am ready to go like I always have been...physically it's not the same. I've tried fantasizing and concentrating, but that doesn't help. I feel bad about trying to fantasize, but I just want to make things happen. My fiancee is a stunning woman, nearly six feet tall with a killer body, but even that doesn't seem to do it anymore.
One thing that my fiancee pointed out is that since I changed shifts in October, I am taking almost no stims compared to what I used to. And all of the ones I took had some form of yohimbe in them. I am not sure if that could play a role...was I actually having hormonal or vascular problems for a while, that were covered up because yohimbe made it easy for me to get hard? I do not know.
Hormonally, that is the only thing that bothers me, but I have been losing my hair much faster than before during the last three years. I try to fight it with topical minoxidil and azelaic acid, and that seems to help a little. I realize the role DHT plays and I wonder what that could signal about the rest of my body.
Any input is appreciated, thanks!