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02/04/2008 09:20
teri hayes
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i am so lucky. my husband has the sex problem, not me. i just wait it out. the last wait was two years. we got intimate i got pneumonia. we still love and support each other. through both sides of the bed...

teri

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02/04/2008 10:19
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Loss of sexual interest is not a symptom of FMS.

Loss of sexual interest/lowered libedo IS a side effect of may of the antidepressant/anti-psycotic/ anti-seizure drugs prescribed (IMHO often either wrongly prescribed or in inappropriate dosages).

Painful intercourse/vaginal pain is most likely due to a condition called Vulvodynia which is a known symptom of FMS For men (at least for me) this translates into painful/burning ejaculation upon orgasm and a lingering feeling of physical discomfort - not exactly what one is striving for in a sensual experience.

For more information please search on the word Vulvodynia within MDjunction for previous threads

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02/07/2008 09:12
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I still want sex, though, not as much. The pain really gets in the way of fun. Also, the lack of energy. But I have noticed that I don't have the confidence that I used to. I was a runner and worked out quite a bit. This fibro thing really threw me for a loop and shocked my whole life. I sometimes feel on those nights I can get past the pain, I still struggle with the fact that I don't feel sexy anymore.

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02/07/2008 09:57
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Summer that's exactly how I feel! I spend sooooo much time in pain, all of it, that sex is the furthest from my mind and I'm soooo tired all the time, especially add bed time cuz that's when I take all my sleepy meds! He's understanding, but he REALLY doesn'tlike it Any one out there no anything about increasing drive? I also had full histercectomy including cervix, sex is enjoyable, painful, but enjoyable, but how do I want to get there when all I want to do is sleep and take my skin off? Wow, I've never been this blunt before Forgive me if this is all too mich info, my hubby is just sad
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02/07/2008 10:20
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No, it's not too much info. I spend most of my time in bed, also. Like right now. I have asked docs about increasing sex drive and have gotten odd responses. One doctor said "Well, if you're in so much pain all the time, why would you want to have sex?" Obviously doubting my pain level. Docs blame it on the fact we have kids, my husbands job, but never address the situation. We do as much as we can (creams and such) to make my drive come back, because I've realized docs do not see it as important. I have not had the same kind of probs that you have had, but I have had a few surgeries for cysts on my ovaries and the cramps are terrible! Nothing helps.

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02/07/2008 11:05
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That is EXACTLY how the drs. operate! I heard that vitamins b & zinc help, altho it did nothing for me. Alcohol used to help, but I can't drink anymore. The 1st thing my dr. said was to make an appt. with a therapist. We know what the problem is, its the pain and depression and fatigue. When my husband is more sensitive to what i'm feeling, I can force myself to have sex for him, but that has been rare lately. Boy does that sound pathetic. He says he doesn't want to unless I do, but I have a hard time pretending.

leslie

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02/07/2008 11:24
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HI......OK...... now here is from a guys point of view.....

You all are talking about the pain of intercourse...right....

Well there are more than one way to skin a cat. If you understand my meaning.... I know for me....I can go just so long with out some type of release...... And I will tell you it knaws at you, and gets worse....I know woman have a sex drive...but it is not the same as a guys.... we are talking two different animals here.....

And don't say well do it yourself.....because that just does not work....

There is something about the chemistry between a woman and a man that makes it all seem to work..... But there other ways.... time it so its at your best time of day...... when you do have a good day, make it a really good day..... No guy in his right mind wants to hurt his woman during sex...... That is a time of complete enjoyment for both..... It is for most guys a time of pride that he made his woman feel good....

I know all about the pain of fibro..not from a womans side of things...but it know the pain in general.... so this is a family thing that you have to work hard at working out.... You can not just say to bad for him, well you can...but don't be surprised if..

Please don't get me wrong here.... but there are ways to work this out....

But I think you have to sit down and talk it out..... really talk it out...understand that your language and his are not the same......

your meaning of love and his are not the same.. your meaning of sex and his are not the same...your meaning of trust is not the same...

What I am trying to say here is... try to understand his language and have him understand your.... but sex in a relationship is important....

But his drive.... is much different than your...for a guy you can fix anything with sex....have a cold have sex, have a broken leg have sex....

hurt....have sex......

Craig



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02/07/2008 11:59
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OMG! LOL I know I shouldn't be laughing at this, but it just reminds me of something that my husband would say! You are so right Craig...really, my husband would give his right arm for me to be as sexual as I used to be, and men and women are completely different creatures in a lot of ways! It is so difiicult though when your not feeling pretty, or sexy, or good about yourself at all, to feel sexual.

I do think that it is easy to get stuck in the rutt of not having sex though, and I know that it is very important to make it a priority. Infact if you had told me a year and a half ago that we would be down to only once a month or so, I would never have believed it.

I said a while ago on this the first post that I vowed to 2x per week. Haven't quite gotten there yet...but I'm working on it

I think most of it is psychological, for me anyway.

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02/07/2008 14:22
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Craig,

I think you r right. In our relationship I was normally the addict my husband would get tired and was ok with going 1 or 2 a month now the wheels have turned. Since I remember how it felt then it makes it easier for me to understand how he feel now. He always ask me now whe get home on the weekend so he can be prepared. If I feel ok then he's ready but even if I'm not feeling the best I want let him no I just try to please him and end it fast.I ask me husband the other day if I was not able to have sex with him would he be faithful or would he find another women to please him. I knew what his answer would be he's very religious and I do believe him. My thing is if I was just unable to preform at all. I think it would be selfish of me to think he wouldn't turn to another women.

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02/07/2008 15:25
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Whew, I didn't know I joined a porn site Just kidding. It is a very serious matter. My husband and I have been married for almost 31 years and have always had a very active sex live. I can't believe I'm writing about this. We were very active until......and everyone else in fibro world knows what until it. We talked alot, talked alot, and then talked some more. We just opened ourselves to discussion and agreed to express our truest feelings. And Craig is right. Men and women are different. I expressed my needs and wants and "not wants because of pain", and then he expressed his. We began trying new things, learning how to read each others body language better. Really paying attention to each other. And there are many nights when we call "snuggle" where the moment is for him. I love him enough to do this, and if you really put your mind to it, you can actually begin to enjoy those moments. They aren't quite the same as the wild sex nights, but working together we've have made them into very passionate nights. And as Craig says, men are always ready. My husband knows that if I feel like I might be in "the moment" he comes running!! Maybe it helps that we've been married a long time, I don't know. Our daughter would die if she knew I was writing this - but when the moments does strike, it sometimes turns into 2-3 times in one day. And then I'm probably good for another freeze or two. Hope this makes since. I'm not used to writing about my intimate life. Be willing to try new things. I'll have to get really bold before I tell some of the things we have tried. And I have a fibro friend that has a happy face magnet on the metal part of her medicine cabinet. When the happy face is turned up into a smile, her husband knows tonight is the night!! Blush, Blush.....
((((HUGS))) Kathy

we all need "splashes" of JOY in the cesspools of life
3:16...........real joy
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