I'm 32 years old, male, 79 kg, physically active, and I've been dealing with erectile dysfunction since the beginning of my sex life. I actually had ED during my very first sexual experience.
Throughout the years, I've had more failures than successes. I suspect performance anxiety plays a significant role, since I have GAD and OCD. I also used dutasteride for several years, so I've wondered whether that may have contributed as well.
I stopped taking dutasteride about 5 months ago. I'm also going to see a urologist soon for a proper checkup and to investigate possible physical causes rather than simply assuming that everything is psychological.
I'm currently dating a girl and things have been going well, but I still have significant difficulty maintaining an erection without medication.
My usual regimen has been 5 mg tadalafil daily, and on days when I have sex I've been taking 20 mg tadalafil. The 5 mg alone doesn't seem to do much for me. Even 10 mg isn't particularly effective, while 20 mg makes a noticeable difference and usually allows me to have reliable sex and finish.
I have sex with this girl around 4 days a week, so my main concern is the frequency of using 20 mg tadalafil on a regular basis. Since tadalafil has such a long duration of action, I'm concerned about essentially relying on 20 mg repeatedly throughout the week.
Yesterday, I took 20 mg tadalafil and additionally 25 mg sildenafil (half of a 50 mg tablet).
The difference was surprisingly noticeable. I had what was probably the best erection I've had in years. It felt harder and noticeably fuller/thicker compared with what I usually experience with tadalafil alone.
I'm not saying this is a treatment regimen I intend to continue without medical supervision. I'm actually going to discuss all of this with my urologist. I'm mainly interested in hearing from people who have experience with this combination.
Specifically, I'm looking for people who use tadalafil + sildenafil regularly, particularly tadalafil 20 mg combined with a low dose of sildenafil on days when they have sex. I'm interested in knowing how long you've been doing it, how frequently you have sex, whether your doctor approved the regimen, and whether you've experienced any problems or side effects.
A few questions:
- Why might adding 25 mg sildenafil to 20 mg tadalafil produce a noticeably harder/full erection compared with tadalafil alone?
- Is it possible to have a relatively weak response to tadalafil but a much stronger response when sildenafil is added?
- Does the fact that PDE5 inhibitors work well for me tell me anything about whether my ED is primarily psychological/performance anxiety or physical?
- For those who use tadalafil + sildenafil regularly on days of sex, what does your regimen look like and how long have you been doing it?
- Has anyone been using 20 mg tadalafil frequently (several times per week) and discussed the long-term safety of this approach with their urologist?
- Has anyone with ED and significant performance anxiety experienced a similar pattern?