Hi, I just wanted to share my story. So around 2016, my ex partner and I were having sex and I’ve never came from sex before. I remember I had to concentrate extremely hard that night and I ended up coming during sex after he was rubbing my clit extremely hard but after coming I felt like the arousal problem never left my body and I was freaking out. I’m not sure if it was nerve damage or my mind concentrating so hard that it caused this but After that night I started getting extreme tingly, pin and needles in my clit and extreme arousalness that never went away and I was in a very dark place. It made me feel so sick and google wasn’t helping. I went to seek help from specalist etc and no one knew what was going on. I tried explaining to them it was PGAD but they weren’t quite sure what it was. They perscribed me with numbing cream but none of that seemed to work. What I found to be a temporary relief was putting ice on it to numb it or getting someone to massage you. When I feel anxious I feel like it flares up. Anyways, after 3 month later, the symptoms subsided, I think because I started a new job, I didn’t really have time to google or think about it but I was still scared to have sex or even cum again. After a year I decided to give it a go, I remember afterwards I would feel like death. I couldn’t sleep cause a rush/wave will go up and down my body and head. I felt like death after sex every time and needed at least a couple of days to recover - sad I know. After a couple of months later I started getting use to it. I remember after sex I could finally sleep okay and that’s when I knew my body was used to it again. I didn’t feel like death after sex and I felt pretty normal. The PGAD feeling was probably only 5% and I was feeling myself again. I hardly felt it and I hardly felt aroused anymore - however it was always there, just very very subtle that I couldn’t really feel it anymore. I mean I went travelling, lived a normal life for two years and it was great. I never touched google again and I never really thought about it. Fast forward, 2 years later. I woke up one night to go to the bathroom, and went back to lay down, I felt a rush go up my body and my arousal problem became more prominent. I felt like an anxiety/panic attack coming and my clit was pulsing so hard. It became super aroused again and weirdly it’s just on one side of my vagina. It’s been 3 weeks since that and I’ve been feeling mentally ill and sick. I keep getting rushes and waves of anxiety going up and down my body and extreme sweatiness whilst being aroused. The rushes feel weird cause it’s a mixture between aroused and anxiety so that makes me feel crazy. I can’t sleep properly cause of it and my heart keeps pulpilating. My hands and feet are always extremely sweaty but these rushes last around 10 seconds and I pretty much have to control it aka think about something else for it to go away. I swear it’s a mind over matter kinda thing. If I think about it, it will get worst. The moment i start reading about it on google, my heart will start pulsing and the down there feeling starts to go crazy. If I’m at my bf and I’m just enjoying his company it’s not as bad. Note, last year I had an UTI infection which developed into an overactive bladder. I went to specialist and they said I had a very tight pelvic floor. I don’t know if all this is linked up since I read pelvic floor muscles excercise can relief the feeling. Anyways, currently suffering still. Hopefully symptoms will go away, will keep you updated ! Have faith you all! Things will get better hopefully
