Being in an intimate relationship is important to me. I am currently in an intimate relationship and I do not feel differently about intimacy than before I was diagnosed. Mornings are better than evenings as I’m less tired. My increased sex drive is offset by reduced sex drive in post menopause wife. I have undertaken treatments that have impacted positively or negatively on my relationship, for example medications or procedures such as Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). Dopamine Agonist has increased my sex drive. Fatigue is impacting on my ability to have an intimate relationship. I have experienced hypersexuality and difficulty with getting or keeping an erection. Strategies that are useful or may be useful include focusing more on casual intimacy like kissing and touching, and changing the time of the day when sex is possible. I feel that it would be useful for the App to provide free access to a Relationship Therapist for online advice specifically in relation to young onset Parkinson’s. I would like a Relationship Therapist to know about young onset Parkinson’s, and that intimate relations are more important with PD diagnosis.
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