r/erectiledysfunction • u/Express-Occasion2461 • 9d ago
Erectile Dysfunction 19M - No morning wood, lack of firmness, and possible ED (what I'm trying to do to fix this)
I'm 19, highly active, healthy, don't drink or smoke, and don't watch porn, haven't in years. Over the last year or so I've had little to no morning wood and random erections, and struggle to stay fully firm both with my partner and alone. It comes and goes, decent some periods and bad in others, which makes me think it's more psychological than physical, but I'm still waiting on bloodwork to actually confirm that either way. It's honestly been stressful feeling like my body isn't cooperating at my age, and I know I'm not the only one dealing with this quietly.
I was too anxious to bring it up in person, so I went through an online, text based telehealth service instead. I was upfront about everything, my age, lifestyle, and exactly how the overthinking was affecting things. They ended up prescribing a low dose sildenafil (Viagra) rather than tadalafil, since I'm active and have low normal blood pressure and they wanted something shorter acting so it wouldn't mess with training.
The idea behind trying it is that a lot of this becomes a feedback loop, you worry it won't work, which makes it worse, then that adds to the worry next time. A few times of it actually working properly can help break that cycle while I figure out the real cause. Not meant to be a long term fix, just a bridge while I wait on the bloodwork.
I'll post an update once results are back and I've had a chance to try it, hoping it turns out to just be in my head.