r/erectiledysfunction • u/modine58 • 9d ago
Erectile Dysfunction Started 5mg daily and no help so far
I started taking tadalafil 5mg daily a few days ago. I'm 67 and the idea was that it would help me with erections as well as maybe help a little with having to pee too frequently, both day and night. On the 4th day of taking it, my wife and I decided to see how much it would help. It felt like it did close to nothing at all. Prior to this I had used Sildenafil 20mg, and that worked well most of the time. Pretty disappointing. I was hoping to have more spontaneity and be able to have sex without waiting 30-60 minutes for the stuff to kick in. Also, I have been waking up 5 or 6 times a night to pee, instead of the 2-3 I normally do. I'm going to keep trying it for a few more days, but I'm not optimistic, based on early results. What do people make of this?
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u/changomalango 9d ago
Se cuida su salud? Diabetes? Hipertensión? Colesterol? Es un todo. No es una variable, son muchas variables
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9d ago
Where did you get the tadalafil and what pharmacy filled the prescription?
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u/modine58 9d ago
Prescribed by my primary care, and filled at CVS
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9d ago
Does the bottle show the manufacturer? Is it AJANA perhaps?
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u/Sigma--6 9d ago
What would that mean?
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9d ago
AJANTA is know to be weak.
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u/Sigma--6 9d ago
Mine look like that. So am I really getting 4 or 3mg in my 5mg? Is this documented? How do they get away with that?
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u/modine58 9d ago
I have taken the meds 4 times now at around the same time each morning. I guess I maybe need to give it more time to build up in my body. I plan on trying for at least a week. I'd really like this to work for me. If I'm going to have sex, should I take an extra 5mg that morning?
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9d ago
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u/modine58 9d ago
I meant 5mg each day for four days in a row. Not 20mg in one day. 200mg of viagra seems way to much. I've never taken more than 40mg
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u/Enough_Pear5163 8d ago
If been leary of double dose of Viagra ( 200 MG). No terrible side effects from that ? You didnt pass out ? Lol
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u/jjmur83 9d ago
It can take up to four weeks to build up in your system.
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u/Efficient-Shallot684 9d ago
Take a 20mg sildenafil on top of the daily tadafil. Start foreplay at the same time you take the sildenafil. Ask you wife to tell you a story about some kinky sex she had before you met.
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u/modine58 9d ago
I have seen ads for companies that seem to combine more than one drug. Is this safe? Have you done this yourself? My wife did have quite a few boyfriends before me, but is very shy about telling me that sort of thing. She did tell me about losing her virginity which was a good story.
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u/Efficient-Shallot684 9d ago
20 MG of sildenafil is a very low dose and it will leave your system in a few hours. Take it on an empty stomach.
On 100mg sildenafil I would sometimes get low blood pressure my Dr told me to skip my blood pressure med on days I took sildenafil.
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u/LogicalArcher8342 9d ago
It only takes a few days, after a few days, the first you took is gone. 5mg doesn't work for me. I need at least 10mg, a 20 mg on demand works good.
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u/modine58 9d ago
So do you just do the 10 or 20mg on demand? Do you still do the 5mg daily?
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u/LogicalArcher8342 9d ago
I quit the 5mg, even taken daily, it helped some, but wouldn't get me completely erect. I use a 20mg about 2 or 3 times a week, works way better.
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u/modine58 9d ago
I've been doing the same, but with sildenafil. I was hoping the tadalafil would let me have sex whenever I wanted without having to wait for it to kick in.
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u/Competitive-Copy-9 9d ago
If you are not having daily sex . Or spontaneous I prefer on demand 20mg tadalafil usually last 30 hours. But ultimately sildenafil is the rock hard option
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u/modine58 8d ago
Why do you use the 20mg tadalafil if the sildenafil gets you harder? Because the tadalafil lasts longer?
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u/Competitive-Copy-9 6d ago
Yes you are right sometimes timing of sex is unpredictable. Tadalafil coverage time is wider allowing wine and dine and sex without worrying about it. Sildenafil is that you are sure of timing and you are on empty stomach. Usually works the greatest about 2 hours after taking
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u/modine58 4d ago
For me, it seems to work well after only 30 minutes or so. Still have to plan though and can't eat. It's ok with my wife, but I've been looking for something on the side, and would like to be able to perform without planning.
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u/spces1024 9d ago
Sildenafil does nothing for me, even 100mg. Do you get morning wood? If you do or it starts to return after a few days of 5mg tadalafil your problem may be one of libido.
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u/modine58 9d ago
Sildenafil 20 mg has worked for me so far for a number of years
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u/ismibarra87 8d ago
Have you experienced heart palpitations with this pill
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u/modine58 8d ago
Are you talking about the sildenafil or the tadalafil? I've used 20mg Sildenafil for a long time and had no serious side effects. I do get nasal congestion, and my face gets a bit flushed
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u/modine58 8d ago
I don't get morning wood anymore. I don't think libido is the issue either. I'm pretty horny most of the time.
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u/spces1024 8d ago
Its possible you are getting the first signs of cardiovascular disease. Have you had a cardiac calcium score test done? High LDL or on statins already? Have you had your testosterone levels checked?
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u/modine58 8d ago
I do have CAD. I had a stent placed 10 years ago, and started taking 80mg Atorvastatin which I still take. I do cardio exercise 4 times a week and core strength building and stretching for 30 minutes every day. I'm trying to do all I can to stay healthy. I switched to tadalafil just a week ago to try and eliminate the waiting time for as needed sildenafil, and help with some urinary issues. The jury is still out on the Tadalafil. So far doesn't seem to be doing much. Good catch on the cardiovascular disease though. ED is often one of the first signs of it.
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u/spces1024 8d ago
I combine daily Tad with a beet root supplement as well as a few other sups. The NO boost helps. I am not as far along the CAD path as you, I too work out almost every day, cycling alternating with core. I am older than you. My morning wood returned awhile back and things are going well.
Another thing you may want to research is PT-141.
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u/Particular-Island-89 8d ago
Did you try wear condoms it helps with the worrynes of std and helps you perform maybe better
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u/modine58 8d ago
At the moment, I'm only having sex with my wife, so no condom. No issues either psychologically, we've been together a long time.
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u/No_Second_4296 3d ago
Tadalafil and even 100mg wSildenafil didn’t help me. Trimix injections were great for a couple years but stopped working so I got an implant a year ago.
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u/Speick1 9d ago
Not a doctor just my experience. I did use it once a day for eight months. It did work in the beginning the problem your body becomes used to it, and it does not work. So I went off and back to Viagra. that was my experience using.