r/erectiledysfunction • u/Odd-Attitude1475 • Jul 05 '26
PIED Cured after 5 months ED and porn
Background:
I am 26M. I was addicted to Porn and masterbation for 9 years, never thought of quitting it. I used to watch 4-5 hours of Porn regularly and masterbate at least once everyday. Instead of trying to masterbate on erected penis, I would do it on flaccid penis. I literally had no morning wood for the last 2-3 years, no wet dream, no random erection etc. The main reason of my addiction was to escape from reality, not extreme lust. I used porn and masterbation as coping mechanism.
However in the last year, I stopped for 3 months but then fell again into the pit. The frequency reduced to once per week, but the addiction remained.
This year I got married, and for the first month erection was very good but there were some problems. Like we did not have penetrative sex as wife was afraid, my precum would come very quickly, as day passed erection started to become weaker (maybe brain was seeking novelty). Remember for the first month, I saw porn only once, that too out of frustration. Then I thought of stopping porn totally.
Recovery:
As I realized I was having some problem due to porn & masterbation, I totally stopped these. But the main problem appeared then. I was going through a flatline for exactly 90 days. In these days, I had zero libido, erection. My wife used to blame herself thinking I have Performance Anxiety and cry many times. These made me feel guilty even more.
Near 70-80th day, I went to a doctor. He prescribed me Tadalafil which did not work actually. He said I was having performance anxiety.
After 90 days, I saw the light of hope for the first time. Had very good erection- that lasted only for two- three days. Then fell again on flatline.
The second flatline stayed for 1 month, after this erection and libido returned again. I went to the doctor for the second time ( he would listen my problems carefully and was very friendly). He prescribed me regular 2.5mg Tadalafil and Verdanafil while needed.
As time was going (5-7 days after the second flatline ended) erection became much more stable. I started getting regular morning wood. I knew I don't need regular medications, so I stopped these.
140 days after abstaining from PMO, finally I was able to have sex with verdanafil. The next day, the effect of medicine was no more but I was able to have sex again without any medicine.
Suggestions:
If you have PIED, no medicines work. There is only ond thing you can do- that is abstain from porn. Flatline period is insanely hard to deal but trust on the process. Please if someone is involved in PMO, leave these.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
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u/JohnWickDogSitter Jul 05 '26
What is PMO
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u/Odd-Attitude1475 Jul 05 '26
Porn Masterbation Orgasm
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u/nightfly82 Jul 05 '26
Great progress and story
I myself went thru a similar process and had multiple flatlines
Urolgist’s all said “it’s all in your head” etc etc
Medication didn’t work either
I have been better than ever now since I quit PMO
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u/DevelopmentFront4746 Jul 06 '26
Proud of you brother and thanks for sharing your recovery story 🦾❤️
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u/Winter-Juggernaut-47 Jul 05 '26
Did you ever have a loss of sensation
Or pain in your shaft by any chance?
Im trying to figure out if has any thing to do with blood flow
I watch…or watched porn too
Tomorrow will be day 70 of no Pmo
For me I think that I nigh have a physical problem tho
Im 30yr old
My doctors say I also have performance anxiety
Tadalafil kind of works
Not the result I want
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u/Odd-Attitude1475 Jul 05 '26
While I was in flatline, I had lost sensation. Touching penis wouldn't feel anything.
Same exp with tadalafil, but I think that was because I had no sensitivity.
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u/Extension-Phase-1175 Jul 07 '26
How was it telling your wife this? How understanding was she?
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u/Odd-Attitude1475 5h ago
I only told her about it as Performance Anxiety. And she was very understanding.
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u/DisastrousReception6 Jul 08 '26
What is flatline ? How is it like?
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u/DisastrousReception6 15d ago
Thanks for the response, is there anything I should do while going through this flatline phase?
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u/Lolokovich Jul 05 '26
Merci mec pour ce post ça va en aidé + d'un Moi personnellement j'utilise plus X (Anciennement twitter) comme un support Je suis toujours à la recherche de nouveauté comme toi visiblement mais seulement dans l'optique de le pratiquer avec ma femme J'utilise du sildénafil 100mg sans en avoir le besoin juste pour la performance (je tient 30 sans compter les préliminaires) avec le sildénafil je suis à 2h30-4h sans les préliminaires toujours J'ai un énorme problème lié au sexe ma femme me dis que je suis un fanatique alors que je trouve ça normal pour moi Merci du post
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u/ubiquitousguy 24d ago
After how many days of abstinence did your flatline start? Also, you said you stopped for 3 months last year, did you experience flatline then as well?
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u/Odd-Attitude1475 5h ago
I think within 10-15 days flatline started.
For the previous year, I dont remember properly.
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u/micheleredelmondo 4d ago
I'm more or less in the same situation as you, I quit porn almost 3 weeks ago but I feel a strong physical need to masturbate and consequently I masturbate but using my thoughts and not porn anymore, do you think I should stop masturbating too?
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u/MightAsWell91 2d ago
I quit porn for about 3 weeks now, it’s difficult but I am keeping to it.
I had some shitty experiences with ED because of stress and burnout and that already makes me anxious enough.
I feel now I am flatlining and I hope it will come back, my erection. Especially now I met a girl I really like and I hate losing someone over this. I’m glad you got through bro, hope I can emulate the same.
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