I'm not sure where to start, I have trouble with keeping up an erection for maybe more than 5 minutes, and possibly premature ejeculation when I am actually having sex (barely can last 3 minutes the last time I had sex). But I am not sure what part of my lifestyle is impacting me?
I am a young male in my early 20's. I am fairly active, I lift 5-6 times a week, ranging from activities including heavy lifting to HIIT. I have a fairly balance diet, heavy protein and moderate amount of fats as well as I am trying to put on lean muscle, not not necessarily kill my libido and other functions that comes with fats. I am stressful at Uni, but I am not sure whether that's the issue. I had high stress experience within the past, and while I was with my ex at the time, my sex drive was through the roof and I used to be able to go for 20 mins+ minimum. I only masturbate 1-3 times a week, sometimes I go for a full week without masturbation, yet I do think about sex a lot.
I was recently on accutane, which I stopped for 2-3 weeks now, and accutane impacted my mind a lot since I just constantly felt s****y and foggy through the day. I stopped accutane, and my doctor said after about 5 days, it should have worn off. As for the foggy mind, I feel better, but my sex drive still seems off. Physically, I know I want to have sex, but I am not sure what's the problem.
Could any one with similar situation or professional could help? I would greatly appreciate it.
Hi john, I think you need to realise you have a lot of things going on in your life. It is my guess that everything you are doing adds together and is not compatible with your physical well-being. You say you are stressful at Uni, and have had a high stress experience in your [recent?] past!
You doing weight lifting [don't know what HIIT is?] 5 or 6 times a week. I was fairly active at one time. I would always give myself at least 1 day break in-between training sessions. You do not say what year you are in at Uni? I would suggest you need to ease back on what you are doing. You may also think that heavy physical activities {weights} and your Uni work are two entirely separate things. But in many people this can add-up to the overall demands you are making on your body and mind.
My real concern is that, once you finish university and you go into what may be a stressful job, this will have consequences on you if you continue down the same route you are now. If there is a Medical Practice at your University, go along and speak to a Doctor who has years of experience in dealing with students and they will instantly recognise the situation you are in with your lifestyle and academic demands you are placing on yourself. Whatever you do, do something now - ease back, you cannot continue down the road you are currently on!!!
Thank you Dugie for your response. To follow up, I was stressful at university, currently a senior graduating and preparing to move for a new job. As of now, I dont think it was the stress of school considering my grades plummeted this year. And I was actually performing better sexually when I was stress out because the stress shifted towards my sexual frustration. And I broke up with an ex almost a year ago, I am not sure if that may be the reason, considering I felt much better since then.
As for my fitness routine, I do tend to have breaks, typically the weekends I take off, but maybe I should change my split. And HIIT is high intensity interval training, a form of extreme cardio basically.
I am considering going to a doctor possibly soon to check this out, so thank you for your time and advice for my concerns!