Suddenly constantly aroused - slightly concerned

[confuzzled42]

I'm not a new user but have name changed for this.

I'm 42 and for the past 4 days or so have been constantly aroused. At the risk of TMI, I'm wet and aching literally from first thing in the morning to last thing at night and am thinking about sex the entire time. Poor DH doesn't know what's hit him and is slightly perplexed. Usually I am a slightly reluctant once-a-weeker.

I'm slightly concerned that this is the start of PGAD (having consulted Dr Google). Please tell me it might just be a passing phase. I'm finding it hard to concentrate at the moment.

Your 42, you're reaching your prime

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Hormonal? Do you have any other menopause symptoms?

Not really. I thought I was back along. My periods went awry but they are fine now and I did get night sweats for a little while but everything seems to have settled down again.

It was just this was so sudden - literally overnight, in the middle of the night and it hasn't gone away since.

Does .. erm ... 'self help' not resolve things for you?

No, not really. I've never reached orgasm, with our without a partner so I can't imagine I would now. Also, once we've DTD it doesn't really seem to calm down any - I just feel like I could do it all day every day at the moment.

Perhaps another go?

Is there anything else unusual going on in your life? My sex drive often coincides with my emotional needs - need for closeness, reassurance, etc

Where are you in your cycle? I find in the middle of mine I get a chunk of time where I could just hump legs. Orgasms do help though but if you can't get there it'll feel overwhelming for a bit.

It must be hormonal.
You haven't been taking any new supplements or anything?

Have you tried with a vibrator? From what I know of PGAD the key is that climax brings no relief. If you're not climaxing though that could be the issue?

It's frustrating that I've never managed the orgasm thing. Never, in all these years.

I'm at the beginning of my cycle - nothing to do with ovulation.

I'm having an Anne summers party tomorrow if you want to join us confuzzled
I'd say hormonal. When I was ttc and obviously not on birth control around ovulation I was like this... I remember waking dh up in the middle of the night having already dtd twice that evening... poor guy was knackered

Thanks pego, that's probably what I need at the moment!

Im 40. Exact same thing happned to me when i went off the pill last year. Id only gone off the pill just for a break. My libido went from literally 0 to 100. It was horrible. I bought my first vibrator and that would take the edge off but im new to that kind of thing and so i just wanted my husband not a plastic thing. I decided to go back on the pill and have gone back to not wanting sex at all. When my husband talks about taking a pill break i say to him "look, you couldnt keep up with me so no way". I tried a pill break just to see if it was a one off and again it happened.

Wow just read the wiki entry for pgad. It is bloody awful.

I get this tooat certain times of the month- do you also feel really frustrated and moody? I do the self help but sex helps more (even without orgasm)

I don't take he pill so am very sensitive to my cycle.

Hump legs ha ha

I haven't been on the pill for about 10 years so it's definitely not that. Yes wizzy - I've scared myself to death reading about it. I kind of wish I hadn't googled it.

I think this may be your time to finally have that elusive orgasm. Have you tried things like the rabbit and bullet etc since becoming insatiable ? Also you and your partner could try the CAT technique which often brings about a orgasm when done properly. An orgasm may just satisfy you in a way that sex without one just can't.

Those new-fangled clit sucking toys are all the rage at the moment - might be worth a look in Lovehoney.

Definitely persevere with the "self-help"!

Something similar has happened to me recently - I think it's my body having a last hurrah before the menopause kicks in - nature's way of tricking us into more babies.

Oh gawd does it always mean the menopause is coming?

Are you thinking about someone other than your husband ?

I've had it for times since I was 30 ish. Seems to be the second half of my menstrual cycle, mainly.

I have no trouble having orgasms (100% with a Magic Wand, 50/50 with DH) but it doesn't help - still desperate 5 minutes later.

I think avoiding sugar and taking vitamin D and other ways to stabilise my hormones are helping.

Marina no just him which I suppose is something.

spare that's really interesting- what other ways are there to stabilise hormones? Thanks all.