physical or mental issue?

[ChrisJetee]

Ok, so first off an update,some of you might remember me i'm the guy with the chronic prostate infection. Well, thats what we thought, i had been having symptoms like painful ejaculation and burning while peeing and oversensitive testicals and a shooting pain that went from my bellybutton to the tip of my penis. Doctor check said it was a prostate infection gave me pills, they didn't help much, we switch it got better, still had problems but after being on the anti-biotics for 5 months i was starting to have some serious stomach issues. (my stomach has never been all that normal) went to a specialist he said the symptoms where all in my head and that the infection was gone (he checked, hes a very good prostate doctor, and he was up there a while.) So i stopped taking the anti-biotics, my stomach issues got a bit better.

Now here is the thing, i'm still having all kinds of symptoms, stomach issues and burning while i pee, but recently there seems to be a string of new symptoms, erection dificulties during sex and while masturbating. I want sex, but i don't really enjoy it once i get it and i get bored and loose interest in the girl. Also the other night i climaxed really quickly, basically a premature ejaculation and thats never happened to me before.

This is all coupled with a sorta "down swing" in my mood. I'm tierd and frustrated a lot, but its a stressful time for me too with school and i dunno just general life stress. This happenes to me fairly regularly, My family doctor tole me i might be bi-polar a few years ago. I don't think i am, and refused a reference to a psychiatrist. I've had bad past experiences with them and i've been told i've got al kinds of disorders.

Basically what i want to know here is, dose thing sound like i've got a real physical problem or is it all in my head? Also, what should i do, i don't really trust psychiatrists to be completely honest and i don't trust mood altering drugs, i've had bad reactions to them in the past.

p.s. sorry to just dump all this hear but i can do it anonymously at two in the morning so it just feels safer.

[Ducy]

Take it from me, mood altering drugs are not bad...I mean do not worry about it. Believe me, the last thing I ever wanted to do was go to therapy, or take drugs for my head. It made me feel like i was messed up or crazy you know?

But it got to the point my life was falling apart. I mean I wasnt bipolar, just depressed. And once I swallowed my pride/faced my fears, I took the medication, and my life got a lot better.

[sera300]

One small question...did the docs do blood work on you before you started antibiotics? If you have been off they for some time it may be time to do some. Checking for any elevations which show an infection. And maybe a CT scan of the pelvis?

[Nin]

I've basicly having the same issues, I was diagnosed with prostatitis in July and put on anti-biotics for 12 weeks. I'm supposedly over the infection now but i'm still having trouble maintaining a normal erection and keeping interest in sex in general.

I actually wondered if we have it to much lol, we have sex everyday (I can't even remember the last time we skipped a day) and I still manage fine and I still want sex daily but it always takes a little bit more work than it should and it feels like a chore to reach the ultimate goal of just finishing by the end of it.

A little background info also: I have been married for almost 11 years now, I love my wife very much so I hate that sex feels like work sometimes, I'm 27 y/o.

Also I've been back to a doctor over some pretty bad lower back pain (not sure if it could be related or not) and he took a test of urine and said it was a bit concentrated but no signs of infection.

He put me on muscle relaxers for now and said to stretch in the mornings and return in two weeks to see if it gets any better but i'm thinking another trip to the urologist may be in order also.

Just out of curiousity what would a pelvic exam be looking for?

[Ephemera]

27 - 11 = 16 years old.

Holy crap! You got married at 16?

[Nin]

lol, ok I meant we've been together 11 years married 7 years. Nice catch! I had only been awake for about 5 minutes this morning while posting this and i'm obviously not at the top of my game this early..

[ChrisJetee]

sera300 they did blood work before, everything was normal, or at least what they expected it to be. "all in order" was the term used when i asked.

[Brandye]

You need a complete physical. I have even seen these problems traced back to dental problems. Even chronis prostatitis can be dealt with but it does not sound as though the root of your problem has been identified.

COMPLETE physical with all the doctors knowing what the issue is. Then maybe some psychological work.

[ChrisJetee]

What exactly would a COMPLETE physical entail? cause this was something that originally came up in a routine physical. Should i ask them to do anything specific?