Social anxiety is a mental health complication that often manifests in young boys in response to a traumatic event. As the parent of a child who has been diagnosed with social anxiety, there no doubt you are seeking out treatments of the condition using the guidance of a mental health specialist. For some boys, and men, treating for social anxiety complications, there is a risk for secondary health risks including the onset of priaprism.
Causes of Priaprism
Erections that are present in the absence of intimacy, or a condition in which flaccidity does not return, may be indicative of a priaprism complications in boys and men. While there are many reasons this health complication can arise, the most common cause seems to be associated with prescription medication side effects. When medications are removed from use, the priaprism complication will often spontaneously resolve.
Anxiety Medication Implications
Snyder (2011) suggests that when addressing the mental health of your son or husband, if there is a need to take medications to treat a complication of anxiety, always be sure you know what the side effects may be. For many young men, the complications with priaprism are often not expressed and your loved one may be suffering from the condition needlessly. If you find that the medications are causing such a condition, a psychiatrist can often change medications, or reduce dosing, to mitigate the risk for priaprism risks.
Hiding the Problem
Because social anxiety often results in seclusion, loneliness, and issues with isolation, many boys and men who develop adverse side effects from these mental health treatments will not readily come forward and express concern over their health. Snyder (2011) suggests it is important, therefore, that family members are aware of medications side effects and that one-on-one psychotherapy addresses mediation usage and the willingness to change prescriptions when appropriate.
Like many forms of medication for mental health disorders, the medications used to treat anxiety can often lead to adverse secondary side effects. If your son, or spouse, is complaining of genital pain that is causing priaprism, always consider this may be a side effect of the treatment of social anxiety and seek out guidance from a psychiatrist to determine if a change in medication is needed.
Sources: Snyder, Todd. (2011). Social Anxiety Secrets. Amazon Digital Services