Gabapentin & Tramadol: Can't Climax

[I_Am_Tired]

I was in a traumatic crash about 5 years ago and have severe rib pain as a result. I am currently taking 1800 mg Gabapentin and 300 mg Tramadol daily. I cannot climax at all, no matter how much my partner tries. I have taken morphine and fentanyl patch in the past with similar results. Perhaps maybe an aphrodisiac might help?

[bldoink]

Welcome to the forum.
The drugs you're on certainly aren't going to help. And I certainly don't have any answers there. If you need the drugs for pain, then you need the drugs. If you're in a State where it's legal you might try THC and CBD and see if that allows you to back off on the narcotics. Some guys have been experimenting with PT-141 and report some success. You'd have to do your own research there as I know nothing about the stuff.

You could also try adding some anal stimulation. A vibrator town there might push you over if it's something your partner would be ok with trying.

Good luck.

[Martin6469]

Gabapentin is a notorious orgasm inhibitor. Don't know about Tramadol.

[Anonymous FT Member]

I complained of ongoing neck pain that was bothering me, and I just couldn't seem to get it to go away. I saw a doctor and he wanted to put me on Gabapentin. Once he told me it was a "seizure" medicine or something along those lines, I got scared out. I didn't have seizure troubles so I thought it best not to mess with such a thing.

Anyway the neck pain took longer to go away than I would have liked, but it did eventually work its way out. I think for me physical therapies helped me the most. I am a strong believer in exercise and therapies as some of the best medicines. I didn't know gabapentin caused orgasm issues. Not fun at all. I hope you find something that works for you allows for sexual pleasure as well.

[happycamper59]

I have been on gabapentin for a couple of months now, 2000 mg per day. Reaching a climax has been increasingly difficult in that time. Not sure if it is helping with my neuropathy (post-chemo), so after seeing this forum thread yesterday, I called the pall. care nurse and am slowly going off the gabapentin. I'll report back in about a month with my reaction/results. Thanks, FT buddies!

[happycamper59]

Update: Back to "normal" climax now that I'm off the Gabapentin. However, my ED has progressed to where getting erection is very difficult. Injections still work OK, but not good enough. I am so looking forward to my implant this summer!