for the guys!

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I was wondering if any of you have problems with nocturnal emissions?? ever since i hit puberty (when my ic symptoms started) ive had issues with sleep. for some reason ive seemed to have nocturnal emissions a few times a week ever since i was 12-13 (and im 26 now)..Even if i drink one sip of water or liquid it seems to happen to me (and sometimes i dont even have to do that).I was just wondering if this has happened to any of the males on the message board? Doctors never really want to address it.

steve

[Ronald]

Hi Steve, your not alone I have'nt had a decent night's sleep for almost 8 years at the moment I have to get up 14 times a night as my bladder will only hold 80mls, I wish I could only get up a couple of times, it's a problem??.


Ron

[Ronald]

Hi Steve, yes I have problems with sleep I have not had a decent night of sleep for over 8 years, at the moment I have to get up 14 times per night so if you have to only get up a few times you are lucky, it's a problem??.


Ron

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hey thanks for posting! :)

i know what that 14 times a night feels like too its not fun at all. sleep is my worst enemy, ive been saying i wish i didnt have to sleep for years but people dont seem to understand! my problem is with having the emissions it makes my bladder even weaker the next day and sometimes i wake up in the middle of a spasm which is definitly the worst thing to realize you're in so i gotta run for the meds. I think it definitly effects emotions as well!

sleep is for the weak! hehe :)

anyone else have these kinda problems? ladies too??

[Dean76]

I am a 26 year old male as well. Have had IC for about 8 years. For the past 2 or 3 years I have had erections during my sleep. They become quite constant during my sleep and seem to last an hour or so. The erections would physically wear me out and keep my bladder feeling irritated. I used to get up on average 3 or 4 times in a 7 year sleep but now since I have been on Elavil and proscar I only get up usually once a night. The proscar has helped with the erections. I would like to talk to some of you guys about this in more detail fill free to send me an e-mail. Dean

[michaelh]

Howdy

When you guys say emissions are you talking about waking up and needing to void. Do you guys have the pain or just an urge to void.

I havent slept more than 4 hours straight as well for about 8 years. The last few years I get up on average every hour to void and it is usually only 50ml.
In the beginning i would try to totally exhaust myself and stay awake for one night so I would be doubly tired the next. This obviously wasnt practical and i only slept an extra 1 or two hours for my effort. I tried some stilnox to help me sleep, which worked initially but then my body developed a tolerance.

My girlfriend sleeps like a log, snoring her way through 8 hours of peaceful slumber. I am so jealous, I sometimes think if I could just sleep 8 hours straight I would wake up and everything would be normal after that.

I sometimes wake up with an erection too, and an erection and needing to void dont mix very well. I usually dont wait for the erection to go down, I will just visit the shower, where aim or angle isnt essential........

Michael

PS It sucks trying to have sex when you need to void.... wink
An understanding girlfriend makes all the difference.

[michaelh]

Howdy

When you guys say emissions are you talking about waking up and needing to void. Do you guys have the pain or just an urge to void.

I havent slept more than 4 hours straight as well for about 8 years. The last few years I get up on average every hour to void and it is usually only 50ml.
In the beginning i would try to totally exhaust myself and stay awake for one night so I would be doubly tired the next. This obviously wasnt practical and i only slept an extra 1 or two hours for my effort. I tried some stilnox to help me sleep, which worked initially but then my body developed a tolerance.

My girlfriend sleeps like a log, snoring her way through 8 hours of peaceful slumber. I am so jealous, I sometimes think if I could just sleep 8 hours straight I would wake up and everything would be normal after that.

I sometimes wake up with an erection too, and an erection and needing to void dont mix very well. I usually dont wait for the erection to go down, I will just visit the shower, where aim or angle isnt essential........

Michael

PS It sucks trying to have sex when you need to void.... wink
An understanding girlfriend makes all the difference.