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SRPE (Sleep Related Painful Erections)

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john67039
john67039

Hey fellas. I acquired a condition which consist on painful nocturnal erections while sleeping. I have to get up and walk to make my penis flaccid again; go back to bed and it repeats again. I have 5 or 6 episodes typically. I've tried low dose cialis, pelvic therapy, antidepressants to ease REM fragmentations, you name it...nothing seems to work. It's a weird medical illness. No sickle cell, no blood problems, mri of spine is normal. Can you shed some light? Thanks in advance.

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  • Wee_Dugie
    Wee_Dugie john67039

    Posted

    Have you seen a Urologist ?

    • john67039
      john67039 Wee_Dugie

      Posted

      Andrologists, Urologists, Neurologists, none of them know how to treat it because is a strange illness.

    • Wee_Dugie
      Wee_Dugie john67039

      Posted

      A competent Urologist should at least be able to guide you on how to deal with the practicalities of what you are dealing with.

      I would be looking to get different opinions from different Urologists

  • glikkon33
    glikkon33 john67039

    Posted

    Did you look into Priapism? Sounds like it.

    • john67039
      john67039 glikkon33

      Posted

      Nope! priapism doesn't disappear by walking around. You have to go to ER for draining of blood because otherwise the erection will never go down. That's not my case, grace of God fortunately. Thanks for the opinion btw.

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