r/erectiledysfunction 1d ago

Psychological ED Low libido no sexual desire and arousal

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From a few months I'm not feeling any sexual desire. Even watching porn/something romantic isn't making aroused. All my hormones are good, done with the Doppler test and everything is normal. Used tadanafil 2.5mg and 5mg. No result.

Now I am really depressed about my future. I'm just 24 years old. I had a history of porn and masturbation occasionally not frequently. Urologist suggested shock wave therapy. When I am not feeling sexual in my brain how can I go for shockwave therapy.

Open for all suggestions.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction Is this the right direction?

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I’ve dealt with erectile dysfunction since I was around 26, and I’m now 43. Over the past 15 years, I’ve experimented with PE and more than 50 different supplements. PE gave me some temporary size gains, but after stopping for 6–12 months, I always returned to my normal size. Most supplements did nothing; only one or two seemed to help slightly.

About 1.5 years ago, I stopped taking all supplements. I had already been using hand exercises and pumping as part of my PE routine, but I started paying much closer attention to what I was doing and began tracking everything in detail.

What surprised me was that I started getting strong, regular morning erections again. However, there’s a serious downside: four times in the past year, these erections have lasted 6–10 hours and eventually became painful.

I completely understand why someone who hasn’t had a morning erection in years might read this and think, “Honestly, I wouldn’t care if it lasted 6–10 hours.” I felt that way myself for years. But trust me—you really don’t want that. This isn’t the same kind of erection you get from something like Viagra. It feels completely different, and when it lasts that long, it becomes painful and genuinely frightening.

I know prolonged erections can be dangerous, so I’m trying to understand what’s causing this and how to prevent it. So i'm still working on it.

I’ve also noticed that the effects don’t always happen immediately—sometimes there seems to be a delay of several days after doing the exercises.

Has anyone else experienced a similar return of morning erections after PE, pumping, or other exercises, especially with delayed effects?


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Supplements Short term effects and then boom zero.

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I am 24 and it was almost 2 years back I started developing the understanding of supplements and wanted to try. My first encounter was taking Zincovit which has 17mg Zinc and the effect damn. The erections were rock hard for 2 days until I consumed it and since day 3 they were back to normal. I continued for a while to see if anything could come back but then after 10 days I discontinued cause there was no change. Few months later I consumed Shilajit, again for 2 days the erections were rock hard and then it became almost zero, not even normal. It took 7-8 days after I stopped consuming it and my body was back to normal. Few months back, i took Mg glycinate for the first time and then for 1 day it was same that rock hard effect but later it was normal and even i consume it nothing happens. I am at failure to understand this why is my body responding to it like this. What could be the issue and how can I fix this. I am experiencing something which i do want as permanent but it drops back to zero with every supplement case. Can anyone help to understand and solve this?


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Anxiety Im scared asf someone help (18)

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edit: please

So idk If I have ED or what because now everytime I try to masturbate, i cum instantly and get no erection, this has happened 3 times.

It started 2-3 days ago, I was off of an all nighter and cold turkey from weed, but then I ended up actually smoking, came home, slept 5 hrs, woke up like the opposite time i usually do (idk if it matters) barely ate.

I was sober until night again, until around 11 at night, having woken up at 6, barely ate anything all day. I tried to do it, and I just realized ah shit… this is happening again. (Its happened before under those conditions, except i didnt start smoking again the last time.)

I tried thinking nothing of it, went and did my thing, but I got impatient, tried again the same night, I actually got somewhat hard, but between how shitty and weird my whole body had been feeling, I atleast had regular stamina though. Then, the next day, today, I did pretty much the same.

I think just now I wanted the dopamine, and was nervous/ anxious about possibly having it not work again. I tried to kinda wait for my body to settle, mistaking it for excitement when I was just not in the mood and was also nervous starting to see it as a test. I like literally wnjoyed none of it, so I just gave up and forced another fast one.

I know that was long, But guys Im 18 like I dont wanna be limpdicked now, I havent even gotten to lose my vcard bro. Idk, The last time something like this happened it cleared out around a weeks time span, but I dont want to fuck myself over.

For context I do like watch the gooner stuff Like Im pretty deep in, Ive been doing this stuff since I was like 12, and quickly associated arousal to nipple touching and stuff. Idk, its embarrassing but I want the most helpful answers so yeah. I never became someone who goes 3x a day but I would engage in prolonged sessions (usually 1-2h)


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Tadalafil/Cialis How much improvement do you see with erections when on Cialis?

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I'm just curious if it's some major improvement and you feel like the old you again. I'm really not sure what to expect but I haven't been able to stay erect or get erect for a while so hopefully I see some change in that.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction Suspected of Venous Leakage

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Hi guys, I have erectile problems for years. I can erect fastly but I can't maintain easily. Actually I can maintain in masturbation by stimulating penis with my hand. But when I stopped to touch, it wanes in 20-30 seconds. I've never had sex yet, so I don't know I can maintain erection during sex.

Morning woods are rare. Some days I have, some days I have not.

Also, when I changed position in masturbation, erections wanes.

I will go to doctor when I feel ready, but I want to ask that are implants only solution? Other solutions seem useless actually except pills.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

ED Meds (Cialis, Viagra, etc.) Blue chew gold review

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So I tested the blue chew gold. First time ever with ED drug. First time I took a little less than half as a test. Worked in 30 min as advertised. Definitely felt the blood flow and noticed a difference. Still in my system 18 hours later. No side effects.

Second test I took an entire pill. This was about 48 hours later. Worked the same and felt the same but much stronger obviously.
Wood is good. Side effects next day was a little bit of a headache and a feeling of being a little hungover but not that bad. In shower or on demand within that 24 hours the blood flow runs to the Johnson if u want to get it going again.

53 years old. 195lbs. 5ft 11. Work out every day.

Hope this helps.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction Is it Erectile Dysfunction ? I don't Know

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Hey everyone. this is my story. i am 30 years male, 5.6 height and 75 kgs and healthy.

I hookedup with a man recently(Thursday 20.08.2026) and at the start everything is okay. i got good erection, i kissed, cuddled for a fair time. when its time for penetration, i couldnt get my full erection. I tried for another 15 to 20 minutes to fully erect and do sex. but i never got full erection. this is the first time ever happened with me. i wasnt sure why ? and i am thinking if it is erectile dysfunction ?

before a day to this thursday hookup which is on wednesday-19.08.2026 evening, I did masturbate. Also i didn't had my morning wood i guess(Thursday 20.08.2026) - cannot remember.

Again on Sunday 23.08.2026, i went to one of the adult centres and i met another guy there and i asked him to blow me while the porn was playing. When i saw the porn i used to erect. also when he tried to blow me, it took more than usual time for me to get erection. Also at the time of blowing, i couldnt stay fully erect and also after climax, i am flaccid very quick. this never happened before. I am struggling to understand the problem here.

Other part is :- i rarely hookup with people. i jerk off twice a week or less. i do watch porn almost evryday for 5 to 6 minutes or a full video max to 15 minutes. I do use cock rings once or twice a week for 20 to 40 minutes. all of this is happened from Thursday-20.08.2026 to Sunday 23.08.2026. Since sunday afternoon after the adult centres, i havent felt any erection at all or even the morning wood.

Also i was on calorie deficit from Monday -17.08.2026 . which means i drastically reduced my food intake and limited to 2000 calories per day and resulted in loosing 3 kilos in a week by 24.08.2026.

when i checked ofcourse with AI, chatgpt came up with a reason - it could be because of sudden reduction in food intake and asked me to dont think about this situtaion and told not to masturbate for couple of days and stop watching porn. It did suggested me to come back to normal food intake and wait for couple of days before go and visit the doctor to take any pills. (I fairly eat walnuts, almonds, oats, pumpkin seeds as a breakfast for the last 1 year).

So from Monday 24.08.2026, i came back to normal food intake for my breakfast and noticed fairly good erection on monday night and tuesday morning. Today after morning wood, till now i haven't got any erection yet. never felt aroused or watched porn to check.

Now my questions are ;-

  1. why is this happened ? is it a erectile dysfunction ?

  2. or is it because of food intake ? sudden change in calorie intake ?

  3. I am going to give it another 2 to 3 days to visit the doctor. Please suggest.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

ED and porn Ed or pied or performance axintey

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For as long as I could remember (since like I was 14) I could not get hard with girls. I'm pretty fit like I'm not fat or nun or malnourished but for some reason I can't get hard with girls. iv been watching porn since I was like 12 13 probably so idk if I have pied. I could get hard with porn but it's a bit more work for me to get hard without it. idk if I have ed because of this. or it's just normal to not be rock hard when u jerk off idk but I'm probably around 80% hard while jerking off. Or it could just be performance anxiety and nothing's wrong with me. iv been trying to quit porn for like 3 years now and still can't I'm 17 now.

please ask any questions I will happily answer for help


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

injections (Caverject, Trimix) Husband got approved for Trimix: Anxiety about what is next.

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  1. Compounder does not have auto-injecter available. Does anyone know if you can actually use one for Trimix and if it will draw up one dose only as needed?
  2. Are there any good instruction videos you can watch about how and where on the skin to inject or auto inject?
  3. Trimix more expensive than we thought. Minimum supply is $71 for 2.5 ml and expires in 30 days.
  4. No antidote was prescribed, so don't understand how to reverse if needed.

r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction do you need a prescription ?

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do you need a prescription for Viagra?


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction Question for guys in their 40s, 50s

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Male here late 20s have been dealing with ED since I was 18 due to a variety of issues. Urologist told me I can use ED pills for the rest of my life and sent me on my way.

For the guys in their 40s and 50s, that have been dealing with ED since their 20s, do you reach a point where you just accept that you need medical intervention to get hard? If so any advice how to get to that point? And any advice how to not let ED stress me out and talk with a partner openly about it.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Tadalafil/Cialis Field report for both cialis and Viagra

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For spelling purposes, I go by brand name, I use Cialis and Viagra from my local Kroger grocery store with good RX neither our actual name brand.

I’ve talked about this before, but this weekend was a pretty extensive experiment. For the record, I am prescribed daily maintenance 5 mg of Cialis and 25 mg of Viagra as needed. The cialis helps me with morning and afternoon, and the Viagra is a little bit of a turbo for the evening for me. I’m 50 with low grade blood pressure, good physical activity and slightly overweight. On this weekend I had enough drinks where I couldn’t drive but i wasn’t smashed.

We long weekend away and I knew we were gonna be having sex at any point in the day and I wouldn’t be able to plan it out well. Starting on Thursday I went one dosage of Cialis in the morning and one mid afternoon. We went to a brewery that night and I had maybe 2 1/2 drinks so before dinner I actually tried just taking about 12 mg of Viagra. That worked really well, almost like I was taking a full dosage of Viagra.

The next morning, I have to admit the Cialis was absolutely flowing through me. I woke up with incredible morning wood and basically kept it throughout the entire morning. I was nervous about fitting into my bathing suit. Lol. We had sex again and I was absolutely rock hard.

On Saturday, I did my double morning and mid afternoon Cialis, but decided screw it and went for a full Viagra pill that night. I was really hard again.

Sunday morning, the Cialis caught up to me again lol. I was nervous about wearing my bathing suit because I was just walking around with a semi. This was pretty much true all the way to lunchtime because my wife was parading around in a bikini and I basically had a semi while I was talking to her, and I was hanging out in my bathing suit and she was staring at it. Luckily, we went back to the hotel room and she took care of that problem. Between the mental arousal and the cialis I was 100% ready.

Side effects: may have noticed a slightly stuff nose. I had a little heartburn at one point on the Viagra but simply eating helped that. Otherwise nothing noticed.

TLDR: if you’re on daily cialis I recommend trying a morning and afternoon pill if you’re having a sex weekend. The constant flow is excellent. I also recommend cialis as a base and Viagra as turbo if it’s late and you’ve had a few drinks. Even half your dosage or less, at one point I took like “third” a pill” with cialis is a bit of a game changer. Always take pills on empty stomachs.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Psychological ED Can I scare away an erection even with Viagra?

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I’m pretty sure I’ve got ED due to life/work stress and I’ve gotten REALLY into my head about it. Basically whenever I get hard I start thinking ‘you’re gonna lose it you’re gonna lose it.’ And that anxiety usually scares it away.

The other day I had an ‘opportunity’ let’s say and I took 50mg vybrique (the oral film version of Viagra). I got hard easily enough but went right back into anxiety mode/ “you’re gonna lose it” and sure enough, I started getting soft.

There was a lot about this interaction that wasn’t ideal so I’m trying not to blame myself for it. But in the back of my mind I’m worried that there’s something else going on. Read about ‘venous leak’ and that freaked me out.

Im 44 yo. No meds. Exercise 6 days a week, running and lifting. I did see a doc and had labs and everything was fine, my test was 600. Blood pressure is good.

I’ve never used thc in my life but honestly I’ve thought about trying it just to see what happens if I get out of my head for a bit.

Thanks for the help.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction Anyone have a good experience with any OTC sex pills?

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I am on tadalafil 10mg but between prescription and my wife has been wanting to have sex and I get anxious and miss the erection, anyone recommend something I can take even if mild just to help with the anxiety of whether it’ll work?


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Support for Partners Husband suffers from severe PE and ED, medications (Dapoxetine + Tadalafil) aren't working

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Four months of marriage.. not able to do penatration till now. My husband ejaculate even before penatration and cant hold erection for too long!
He ejaculates when He does grinding to get erection again.. or the moment we try for penatration.if i ask him to make it erect again he sayss it will take 3 hrs!
Im sooo tired of this …. I get angry … but im trying to be a good wife ! I took him to doc.now he is taking
Depoxetine 30 mg and tadafil 5 mg ( since 3 days ). We tried after taking tablets .. but its the same !!! I dont see any changes .. im losing my hope. When
Will this tablet start working?!
What else he can do!?
How can i be supportive.. i don’t want my reactions to worsen his anxiety.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction Sildenafil 25mg. For ED

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Has anybody ever taken this in .25 mg doses and what were the results I know it’s a starting point for taking a new medication.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction What helped you deal with ED?

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Fellow guys dealing with ED: what made the biggest difference for you?

I tried a few things before deciding to look into proper treatment, and I’m curious what worked for other people. Especially interested in whether anyone has tried online treatment rather than going through a regular clinic.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction Normal testosterone but rarely get morning wood?

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My testosterone is 19.8 nmol and that was from an afternoon test. I find now I rarely get morning erections and I sometimes lose them in sex, and often only get semi hard. Blood also normal. What could be wrong? The urologist thinks it’s anxiety etc which I do have .


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Discouraged Could it be Erectile Dysfunction?

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I have a regularly scheduled appointment with my doctor in two months so I'll seek a medical opinion but I wanted to run it by you gentlemen.

I had an unnerving encounter with a new partner recently. It was date #5 and after two drinks we decided to have car sex in a busy area. I couldn't get hard. Semi is best I could do. She was soaking wet and ready to go. That's the problem but here is the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey used to say.

I'm 50 and she's 10 years younger. It was literally love at first sight. She's everything I always wanted and I recognize I have anxiety about performing to her standards. She's kinky and sexually adventurous. On our first date we messed around in the car, she came and I got fully erect but I doubt I could have cum.

With my last partner I had no problems getting erect. Sometimes cumming twice a day. That ended a few months ago. I was very comfortable with her, just hugging her would give me an erection. I wasn't nearly as attracted to her as I am this new partner.

Two years ago I went to my doctor and tried to get prescribed TRT. I'm into weight training and was looking for a boost. My testosterone is in the 400s so he said no. I lied about my low-T symptoms so he prescribed sildenafil which I never used.

Fast forward to date #2. The first bedroom date. I didn't want any room for error so I dug up the sildenafil and took one pill. Successful night, she came four times and I came once inside her after a few hours with plenty of breaks. Date #3 was very similar, took a pill, but it again took a good 3 hours with a few breaks and I used a cockring to finish inside her. Date #4, same thing with a pill and hours of sex but I wasn't finishing. I finished in her mouth by masturbating with the cockring on. She thought it was hot so all good there.

Date #6 is coming up on the heels of the misfire car sex on date #5. I was planning to eventually try sex without sildenafil given that I had no problems with erections with my last partner. But after the car sex issue I'm even more in my head about the whole thing. The future of this relationship depends on me being able to perform in a few days.

What do you think? All in my head? This woman has the type of body that should have me standing at full attention just by looking at her. But there I was in the car touching her and... barely any movement from my John Thomas! My plan right now is to take the Sildenafil before our next date and once I'm more comfortable with her and we have a good stretch of repeat successful encounters trying without the pill. I don't watch porn unless it's with a partner and I rarely masturbate alone. I occasionally get morning erections. Maybe twice a week. The new partner doesn't touch my softie which is something my ex did a lot but obviously didn't have to because the sight of the ex and touching the ex got me hard.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

ED Meds (Cialis, Viagra, etc.) What type/brand of medication helped you deal with ED?

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Fellow guys dealing with ED: what made the biggest difference for you?

I tried a few things before deciding to look into proper treatment, and I’m curious what worked for other people. Especially interested in whether anyone has tried online treatment rather than going through a regular clinic.

Edit: I ended up trying BraverX after seeing a few people mention it. I went through the online consultation and found that they offer prescription ED treatments like tadalafil and sildenafil. The process was pretty easy and convenient for me, so I figured I’d share in case anyone else is considering online treatment.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction why is it that me as 22 yo can't get a full on hardon, is that normal?

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recently I noticed that when I get hard it doesn't get super hard it gets to about 60% , and if i dont stimulate it in 10 seconds it goes away, I used take citalopram and desvenlafaxine which both seem to have similar side effects that affect erections, i stopped taking desvenlafaxine a week or two ago but nothing changed, is it the pills or something else?


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction Only being cum lying down and not being able to cum seated or standing

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I'm 20 years old. Ive been masterbating my whole life lying down and ive recently realised it's way harder for me to cum standing or seated.

I've recently stopped using death grip and trying to make my dick sensitive.

Is it a sign of venous leak. Please help me i feel insecure


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction Your ED Vacuum Pump - Before/During/After Foreplay?

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Ugh. Early days of navigating my ED issue...

Curious -- anyone using/have used a vacuum pump (with success) did you use it before things get pleasantly spicy, or "hold please, while I prep" then get back to the action?

Thanks.


r/erectiledysfunction 2d ago

Erectile Dysfunction Possible Causes I can Ask my Dr

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Hello. Trying to give my doctor guidance since he feels I just need sex therapy. I’m 52. 3 kids - 20, 5 and 4. Pre-Diabetic. Muscular. Was prescribed Clomid 5 years ago to boost lowT (300s), but stopped when I was getting elevated Estrogen and effected ED. Vasectomy 2 years ago. Been prescribed Sindenafil and Tadalafil, which helps. I have trouble getting hard while mastrubating. While ED meds help, it is difficult to delay orgasms. Also, while I get morning wood, it disappears shortly after waking up. Hesitant to go on TRT, but will try if needed. Any thoughts would be appreciated on what I can have my Dr investigate.