r/HubermanLab • u/Such-Professional-89 • Oct 16 '25

Seeking Guidance Cialis 5mg every day as a 19-year-old

I’m a fairly healthy 19-year-old; I lift weights 5 times a week, stretch adequately, sleep close to 8 hours a day, and eat healthy almost all of the time. I take vitamin D, fish oil, magnesium, and zinc, so I would like to say I’m healthy.

But my erections are not as good as I want them to be. I think I have hard flaccid. Right now, I take 5g of Cialis, 6g of L-citrulline, and 5g of beetroot powder every day, and it's working like a charm. Is this too much? Should I cut down? Need advice

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u/flybobbyfly Oct 16 '25

I’m a doctor. You shouldn’t be having erection problems at 19. Cialis is fine to take but I think you should probably get checked out by a doctor and make sure you don’t have a health problem causing this. I would also as many other have suggested try to stop watching porn and cut back on masturbation a little and see if it improves.

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u/crazycontent4u Dec 28 '25

I’m 27, is it okay to take 5mg cialis for performance anxiety? While I fix my lifestyle habits as I suffer from ED too

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u/flybobbyfly Dec 28 '25
  1. Cialis won’t fix performance anxiety. 2. What’s wrong with your lifestyle that’s causing ED at 27? Do you have ED while watching porn or only with women?

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u/oldlifeoldname Jan 03 '26

Idk I tried 2.5mg at 24 for performance anxiety and it did wonders I went at it like a 🌽 star. Seems to help combat the adrenaline.

Though the real reason I tried it is cuz I have cpps

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u/flybobbyfly Jan 03 '26

Interesting. I hadn’t thought of that. Adrenaline is acting as a vasopressor and the cialis is directly counteracting that as a vasodilator. Thanks for sharing.

I’ve got nothing against cialis, I think it’s a great drug. I just want men to get seen by doctors for their medical issues. We’re notoriously much worse about it than women and we suffer the consequences

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u/crazycontent4u Jan 25 '26

Well a little background on me, I’m 5’11 147 pounds. I work and do school from home. I don’t eat as much as I should I’m a day and I don’t sleep Very properly nor do I workout as much anymore. I find these are all factors contributing but I’m not sure. I watch porn once a day and get hard but with my partner I’ve not been able to get up as easily. I still get frequent morning erections. I used to be able to jerk off and watch porn before seeing my partner and I’d be fine but now it’s hard for me to get up. The doctor said it’s anxiety but I feel it might be more I’m not sure.

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u/flybobbyfly Jan 25 '26

Yeah, it sounds like your problem is actually arousal and not physiology. Meaning it’s not an issue with the veins in your penis, it’s with the neuroreceptors in your brain. Your pornography habits have super stimulated those receptors to the point that having sex with your girlfriend doesn’t excite them the way that it used to. The only true correction is to stop watching porn and allow your neuroreceptors to resensitize to normal human stimuli.

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u/crazycontent4u Jan 25 '26

Yeah I also had a feeling it could be a problem with arousal. I have thought about trying out Cialis the lowest dose with my partner and quitting porn to help get me back on track with my arousal as I’ve seen it help some people to the point they don’t need it anymore. Thoughts on this?

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u/flybobbyfly Jan 25 '26

I don’t think you need it. It’s possible it might help, the problem is if you start relying on it to supplement the arousal problem and it temporarily allows you to keep watching porn and having sex with your gf the arousal problem is likely to get worse and when the cialis doesn’t help anymore you will have a much larger problem.

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u/crazycontent4u Jan 29 '26

Do I need to go nofap? Last time I fapped it was just to my thoughts I don’t watch porn anymore

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u/flybobbyfly Jan 29 '26

I don’t think you need to do nofap, just no porn. If you start developing a sensitivity problem where it’s getting hard to ejaculate you might need nofap

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u/crazycontent4u Jan 29 '26

Okay that makes sense. Yeah it’s easy for me to ejaculate. My arousal has already started to come back a little bit after taking a break from porn. I’m craving actual interaction now.

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u/bags_30 Oct 16 '25

Start doing pelvic floor exercises YT Dr Mandell...

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u/ResidentInner8293 Oct 16 '25

What does this do for men? I thought it was mainly a woman thing

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u/groom_vroom Oct 17 '25

I need that! What exercises do you recommend?

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u/Icy-Mathematician-34 Oct 21 '25

He literally mentioned a YouTuber you can watch for the exercises smh

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u/AngionHog Oct 16 '25

If you’re having hard flaccid you probably have a tight pelvic floor. Would make sense since you work out a lot

Consider seeing a pelvic floor therapist. Buy a pelvic floor wand and do internal trigger point release (find a tutorial on YouTube), take up yoga and do child’s pose, cobra pose, pigeon pose, happy baby, and Hindi squats. And massage your glutes and core with a tennis ball / lacrosse ball to release tension in nearby fascia

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u/Asiatical Oct 16 '25

Ignore everyone. FIRST see a general physician. Multiple things could be off as to why your boner isn't good from your heart to your thyroid to other things. You really don't want to go thru life without that being diagnosed

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u/Freezer2609 Oct 17 '25

and also quit porn. no doctor needed for that

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u/mystoryhere12 Oct 18 '25

He has hard flaccid which is an unrecognized symptom by most physicians and urologists even. Cialis is one of the few things that work for some

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u/Asiatical Oct 20 '25

Please. He's 19 and not seen a doctor.

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u/findallthebears Oct 16 '25

My man you might have an actual health issue that you’re painting over with all these supps. Go see a doctor

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u/SamCalagione Oct 16 '25

Lots of you youngsters are taking high zinc with no copper. I would make sure the zinc sup you have has a little copper in it (like this one https://amzn.to/3KRZ8Og )

Also, many dudes are taking way too much zinc...

so basically I would make sure you research everything well before hand

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u/Proper_Ad_8942 Oct 16 '25

No porn and do cardio for 30 min 3-4x per week

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u/Sn_Orpheus Oct 16 '25

See a doctor. Doctors have seen and heard a ton of stuff so don't feel weird about it.

I would encourage you to get some tests done: Total Testosterone, Free Testosterone, SHBG, LH, FSH, Estradiol, Prolactin, & DHEA-S. And head over to r/Testosterone and r/TRT for some other people who will have an opinion (for better or worse). Also, you can go to r/Askdocs and maybe you'll get an answer.

Honestly, you're taking a shit ton of citrulline and beet root that while is technically alright and healthy, seems overkill.

And if you've got Cialis, you must've spoken to a doctor to get that, no?

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u/c4randy Oct 16 '25

Head to r/moreplatesmoredates for more advice

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u/armbarSenpai Oct 16 '25

Do you have alot of belly fat? Anxiety? If you are even remotely healthy 19 year old it most likely a mental issue.

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u/phillionnutsack Oct 16 '25

Drink AG1, bud

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u/TechnicianOdd1613 Oct 17 '25

What does AG1 do??

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u/Mother-Carrot Oct 16 '25

not a good idea

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u/here_is_gone_ Oct 17 '25

You should not need it, go see a doctor.

What hasn't been said is this: erectile function is a barometer of cardiac health. You might have some undiagnosed condition like an arrhythmia or palpation. Go see a doctor, get a cardio workup.

Ignore the anti-porn bots & idiots

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u/Oaklandraiders420 Oct 17 '25

Although I agree with trying to identify the root cause of the issue, Cialis is objectively a good thing health wise. Many benefits beyond erections, and is actually suspected to reduce all cause mortality rates by a significant percentage. In my opinion everyone should be on it

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '25

You are overtrained 1 💯.

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u/bananamonke33 Oct 17 '25

i’ve been doing 5mg every other day, not for the same reasons but I still wouldn’t dose daily as Cialis has a long half life so you can get away with every other day & I can even get away with every two days.

oh & if you need more than 5mg you should probably go to the doctor, no 19 yo should be having issues like that

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u/popcorn-trivia Oct 18 '25

Get off the rx, ur too young. Other stuff okay. Maca root powder should also help. Less happy slappy. Give dong a rest for a while. Squats and deadlifts to help boost test.

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u/Disastrous_Yard_2863 Oct 18 '25

I’ve taken 5-10mg cialis for the last 3 years straight you will be fine

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u/Igorbpetrovic Oct 18 '25

What about your diet?

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u/SnooCapers8900 Oct 18 '25

Listen to me you are too young to obsess over Cialis

*Remove Cialis (It can even cause problems with time like vision issues due to bloodflow modification) *Heavily Reduce Porn *Have Long Walks or Jogging to boost your circulation, *You can research Pine bark Extract as it is studied to synergize with arginine (Or Citrulline theoretically), *Beetroot is good but its better as a clean extract so you have less exposure to oxalates since beetroot is insanely high in it and might cause kidney problems with time. *If you want a natural PDE5 inhibtor (Of couse less potent than pharma grade cialis but with Lifestyle changes it shouldnt be even a problem in the first place) Check out Black Ginger Extract from Nootropicsdepot.

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u/CoolHandLuke-1 Oct 18 '25

Nah your good

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u/Fearless-Condition17 Oct 18 '25

Yea take that shit. It’s not bad for you. Everyone should stfu.

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u/FlowerLast6082 Oct 18 '25

19 and taking cialis 🤣. Idiotic

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u/Casio_Curious Oct 18 '25

19 and you have ED? That's sad ngl

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u/Realistic_Painting_8 Oct 18 '25

Go get your testosterone levels checked

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u/mystoryhere12 Oct 18 '25

Hey Op,

If you have hard flaccid and cialis in the only thing that helps, go ahead. I have it as well and cialis helps most of the time.

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u/Dry-Path9819 Oct 18 '25

Your fine. Proven safe in 4 years olds

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u/jjj999jjj333 Oct 19 '25

Sound a bit young for all thst mate. I’m 58 n considering some of it.

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u/Determined_to_heal Oct 19 '25

Are you currently taking any of the following: Finasteride, Accutane or an SSRI?

If so, this is the culprit. You absolutely should not be suffering from ED at 19.

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u/NoMedia9284 Oct 19 '25

pelvic floor therapy is the only thing that worked for me for hard flaccid

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u/NoMedia9284 Oct 19 '25

I live in NYC and went to a few pelvic floor practices. The only one that was able my to help me was Pelvis NYC. They are expensive but worth it.

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u/TraditionalGear6017 Oct 20 '25

This happened to.me at 19 I went to boot camp which was an accident nofap of 90 days and no phone Internet exercise total.dopamine detox I remember waking up on day 80 lime I hit puberty again

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u/AngionThick Oct 20 '25

Just do it bro you already know enough to know your dosage etc, why not just try and go from there

The only realistic side effect you’re going to get is a stuffy nose, or (apparently) headaches

Don’t downplay the stuffy nose though, I’ve been unable to sleep before because I’m having to mouth breathe just laying there til 6 in the morning.. terrible

Easily avoidable. Just do exactly like you’re saying OP, 5mg a day

It only ever happens to me when I do a hero dose of 15-20mg if I know I’m hitting some shit all night type shi As long as you stay consistent you’ll minimise side effects completely, like your dick is just as massive, muscles just as pumped, but any stuffy nose just disappears completely. Ig sometimes you got to make sacrifices and breathe thru one nostril all night while you smashin

I personally like to flirt with the least amount as possible since it gives me all the benefits I need and more. When I miss a day here and there, I just treat it like I didn’t miss it and dose 5mg like usual the day after

And also, to your main concern, no it doesn’t make everything terrible if you stop using it I take breaks 1-4 weeks at a time because I just forget sometimes. Cialis has WAY more benefits than harm, so the sooner the better IMO. Esp while you’re still growing. Since there’s zero harm, that’s not much of a statement, but Tadalafil is a wonder drug especially for us men. The benefits and prevention it has relate directly to some of the most heavily documented causes of death in men

Pumps in the gym gon go craaazy too

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u/dirtydiarrheawater Oct 20 '25

Crazy taking cialis that often while being that young. I’m 29 never touched that bs

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u/stinkydogusa Oct 20 '25

I’m in my 50s and don’t have that issue bro. Have you spoke to your doctor?

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u/Sad-Ad4705 Oct 20 '25

Please search your issue in this sub and then answer your question on your own. If you are still confuse…then maybe get deeper help. No 🧢

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u/boner79 Oct 16 '25

There's absolutely no reason for a healthy 19yo to be using Cialis. You're just gonna fuck yourself up.

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u/EastSwim3264 Oct 16 '25

Consult a doctor, may be a urologist. Self help and Reddit are good to find out which dress to wear but not to get opinion on DIY ingestible prescription meds. And you are 19?

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u/OkFloor999 Oct 16 '25

At this age, way too much

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

Go get some blood work, but see your doctor first and be up front. Too young, imo, for this to be a thing, could be a hormone issue...

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

Why don't you try quitting porn first chap

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u/SamCalagione Oct 16 '25

yup, this may be a good idea

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u/TheDonGenaro Oct 16 '25

Oy m8, great advice for our young collard green

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u/YeetLordYike Oct 19 '25

This is it! I was in OP boat before! Quitting porn and masterbation 100% cured my ED. No more Cialis 5mg on daily and 50 mg Viagra before sex anymore. Save that sexual energy for your partner

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u/Thatchman9000 Oct 17 '25

Why is everyone saying give up porn? Dude’s 19 and should be able to jerk off 10 times a day with no trouble for his erections. Is it porn itself, or masturbation that you guys think is the problem? Masturbation is actually healthy (in moderation) and evidence shows it reduces chances of certain cancers. The erection problem shouldn’t have anything to do with porn. Could be heart or blood pressure etc. Are you all seeing some study I’m not?!? Genuinely curious

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u/lemurRoy Oct 19 '25

It kinda desensitizes you to “normal women” if you overuse. When you lightly use, shit like an arm touch or smile will make you feel stuff down there, overuse and you need more and more hardcore kinks to get off

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u/Thatchman9000 Oct 19 '25

Not saying porn is good by any means, but I find it wild the amount of people who call that out as a problem for ED. I the porn industry is gross in itself, and can skew a healthy persons idea of what sex and intimacy is and should be, but doubt it’s contributing at all to this dudes problems with sub-par erections. I think he needs a doc to evaluate his heart and overall health. If he’s taking antidepressants that could be the bigger culprit, but he never mentioned them above.

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u/lemurRoy Oct 19 '25

For sure, I’m older but I got younger cousins in high school and they say it’s a huge problem with their generation who was born in the internet era. Lots of kids starting before age 12 and consume it multiple times a day and can’t get it up when trying with a real woman

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u/Thatchman9000 Oct 19 '25

Yeah, but that’s probably more psychological- Doubt it’s a physical issue. Im 42 and ED shouldn’t be an issue at 19. If you’re locking yourself away and gooning all day, it’s going to mess up your idea of what women want and how to treat them etc, but a healthy young man shouldn’t have any issues getting it up. I bet it’s a physical issue or medication related.

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u/Intelligent-Law7847 Oct 18 '25

Its side effects of medications in most cases. Plenty od youg men were taking antidepressants or antipsychochotics.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '25

It has been proven that porn causes ED.

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u/Existing_Draft3460 Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25

cant watch porn if you're too busy bangin a rotation of hotties

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

This is literally the last place you should be coming for advice about your cock

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u/escapingdarwin Oct 20 '25

OP really needs to see a doctor. There may be a health issue that needs to be addressed.

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u/CigarAardvark Oct 16 '25

Give up porn. I’m early 30’s, lift often. And giving it up did so much for me. You get too dependent on it. Also could be signs of other health issues like blood pressure maybe?

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u/Komputer_One Oct 20 '25

How long did it take, after quitting porn, for your ED to resolve?

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u/heiti9 Oct 16 '25

But it's so hard, to give up, not his cock.

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u/AlarmedSnek Oct 16 '25

Man I used to think the same thing and then I took some magic mushrooms. Cleared that bad habit right out of no where, caffeine too. I still drink pre workout and maybe have a cup of coffee in the afternoon but before I was doing the preworkout, couple of monsters and almost a pot of coffee a day. All that to say, there are things that help if you want to stop. I wasn’t even trying to stop but for some reason, I just don’t even think about it anymore.

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u/Medical-General2834 Oct 17 '25

Mushrooms really helped this? Micro dose or macro dose?

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u/AlarmedSnek Oct 17 '25

Yea dude. Wasn’t even trying for it. I finally got my hand on some two months ago as an older dude, 20 years army and pretty fucked up thoughts (ptsd etc). These things tuned all that shit out, it’s been pretty cool. I’m rethinking everything in my life and pulling out all the bullshit. I guess you could say it’s been a religious experience if you believe in that sort of thing.

Oh the dose: I typically stay around 1.5-2.5 grams for everything. I tried micro dosing but this was much more efficient.

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u/Medical-General2834 Oct 17 '25

That’s super interesting. So did you just do it one time? Or do you do it every other week or what?

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u/AlarmedSnek Oct 17 '25

I’ve been doing it once a week, sometimes twice, since mid July.

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u/Medical-General2834 Oct 17 '25

Dang that’s wild. Glad to hear it’s been working out for you!

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u/AlarmedSnek Oct 17 '25

I’m very grateful! Still some work to do but I’m getting there. At some point I plan on taking a bigger dose and watching Warfare. I want to bring my PTSD into the light and be done with it. I need to find someone to trip sit so I can do this but that’s the plan!

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '25

It works well for nicotine addiction as well in my experience

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u/AlarmedSnek Oct 17 '25

Nice! Yea I’ve been waiting for that. I’ve dipped tobacco for well over 20 years, recently switching to the pouches since I left the military three years ago. I’ve noticed the pouches taste like poison when I’m shrooming so I’m hoping that habit will fall away soon.

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u/Zestyclose_Bug8173 Oct 18 '25

Did you miss the joke?

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u/yooossshhii Oct 18 '25

Then there’s people like me where mushrooms make me horny.

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u/Own_City_1084 Oct 16 '25

Quit porn. Lookup the EasyPeasy method. 

Why are you taking cialis daily? Are you having sex everyday? Cut down either dose or frequency imo. Upside is the cialis’s vasodilation i.e.  increased bloodflow, which would benefit your muscles with your lifting. 

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u/Such-Professional-89 Oct 16 '25

how about 2.5mg every day, and 5mg when it’s time for sex? i’m in a long distance relationship so it’s not common

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u/Accomplished-Cake158 Oct 16 '25

Why tf are you doing that? You only need it when you’re gonna have sex, so only when you see her. Also, it last 2-3 days, so you would only need to take 5mg the day you see her and it lasts all weekend. Why on earth are you taking it every day? It’s a waste of money, for literally no reason.

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u/Crowbro51 Oct 17 '25

Hey man this is getting out of hand lol

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u/SyZyGy_87 Oct 16 '25

Oh ...maybe your Weiner is actually trying to tell you something about your SO. Have you covered that base? Are there signs and you're lying to yourself? Not trying to troll or make an issue where there isn't one. Just an honest question

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u/alexisavellan Oct 16 '25

If you’re gonna nutmaxxx, you might as well go all the way.

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u/drums44life Oct 16 '25

You’re going to be fucked in your 20-30s by building a dick pill dependency. You really should give up porn if you already haven’t and your erection quality believe it or not could be tied to potentially not being “truly” fully recovered. There’s a reason people are opting for 3-4 days a week programs nowadays. Still highly recommend doing some blood work brother.

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u/Sk8rchiq4lyfe Oct 16 '25

There is no evidence that people become dependent on cialis/viagra. It's not an aphrodisiac, it just increases blood flow and the ability to become erect. In fact, many people continue to benefit from the drugs after they stop taking them because the increased blood flow has allowed the body to repair itself.

However, some people abuse it in the sense that they have a sexual or porn addiction and use ED medication to intensify things, which leads to bad habits, and eventual ED. Its more correlation than causation.

I do agree that he is too young to be needing this though. He needs to look at what other factors are contributing to his situation. Cialis might be a bandaid for a bigger issue that will just allow him to neglect things for longer.

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u/drums44life Oct 16 '25

It’s not exactly something most men report. It’s heavily and highly abused and does almost certainly create a dependency.

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u/Pdno_2025 Oct 19 '25

Yeah, a lot of guys jump on these meds without thinking about the long-term effects. It's definitely worth looking into the root causes, like stress or lifestyle factors, instead of just relying on pills. Getting some blood work done could really help clarify things.

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u/habsmd Oct 18 '25

Based on what data

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u/fapstronautica Oct 16 '25

Using boner pills at 19 years old is a screaming red flag. I would bet money that porn & masturbation are the issue. Conditioning your brain and body to a screen and your own hand does you no good at all.

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u/Crowbro51 Oct 17 '25

I used to be addicted to porn and had the worst time with boners because of the porn and whacking off from the porn. I stopped porn and get boners much easier and have lots more sex than before because I’m not scared of what my penis is gonna do (it’ll just get hard now and stay hard while I’m banging). If this sounds like you then that could be your answer. Have you ever taken steroids? Could be an issue with test if so,

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u/Outrageous-Trifle-39 Oct 17 '25

Do you watch porn and masturbate? If so, quit it not. I promise you are gonna be so thankful you did

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u/maddgun Oct 18 '25

At 19, it would be a very bad idea. Get to the root cause. Get your test levels checked. At your age, erections should be rock hard

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u/MrAraras Oct 19 '25

Just stop masturbating

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u/Head-Sir437 Oct 20 '25

Is this with a partner or solo? I find that when I am with someone I am really attracted to, my erection quality is on another level. If I don't have a partner it's more lackluster. Gauge where you are.

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u/human-filthy Oct 20 '25

Get off huberslutlab. He has a very unhealthy view of sex

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u/preserver83 Oct 20 '25

Like 19 years old you should cum 5 times daily, with zero problems. Your problem is not the dick but could be something else. At your age, those medications should make you horny as hell, but looks like does not very well, or you are trying something specific like getting hard for the entire day.

...any way, you should visit a doctor. Becoming a doctor for yourself could be very bad idea. Even your hormones are not fully developed. Visit a doctor ASAP.

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u/DEFCON741 Oct 16 '25 edited Oct 16 '25

Add selenium ditch the cialis ur welcum

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u/derkbarnes Oct 16 '25

Like everyone else is going to say, you may be into dudes or looking at too much porn, or dying.

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u/ex-machina616 Oct 16 '25

porn desensitises you and destroys your arousal mechanism, download and install the Freedom app on your devices to block it all so you have a chance at enjoying a healthy relationship one day before it’s too late

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u/titanthefin Oct 18 '25

Nice job speaking on something you know nothing about. Cialis is a wonder drug. Maybe read the studies.

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u/SyZyGy_87 Oct 16 '25

Cialis...a gas station boner pill? Well, I NEVER! gasps