Hey guys I just passed day 40 of no PMO and I’m wondering if anyone has tried and had success with incorporating a low dosage ED medication as a part of rewiring and getting back into vanilla sex? Ideally I would just use this as a way to get back into it, relieve anxiety, and then get off it. My main concern is whether I become dependent on it instead and then introduce more psychological issues. Has anyone tried this or have thoughts on it?
There’s no danger of physical addiction, but I have found I’m afraid to attempt sex without it because I’ve had such a nightmare with ED. Performance anxiety does not bode well for maintaining erections, so it’s eadier just to continue taking the pill. I’m down to 20 mg and that seems to do the trick.
But did NoFap or anything make your situation better? Are you able to do it without the pill but it just gives you more confidence? How do you separate out the porn induced part vs some other kind of mental anxiety?
NoFap helped me tremendously. Within the first two weeks I saw a return to a functioning sex life with Os like I hadn’t experienced in several years. I had gotten to the point that I couldn’t stay hard even with 100 mg of V (typical dose is 50 mg). Over time , I was able to reduce it to 20 mg. I have tried twice to go without and it was a failure. It’s hard to know if those times were physiological or due to performance anxiety. When I have troubles , it’s hard for me to stay out of my own head and in the moment.
Yeah psychological dependency is the thing I’m most worried about. Curious how many people have just kept lowering their dosages until they didn’t need it anymore successfully though.
I’m ok with the low dose if it means I can have successful sex. At 66, I think age has had some effect on sexual function, too. Lower dose means less expense and less side effects.
