Did your back pain fade away on tadalafil?
Hello,
I'm currently in such a love hate relationship with tadalafil. I first took it on April 19, 5mg. Had amazing sex, but couldn't sleep afterwards because of back pain. All night I lay awake. That day I took 3 Aleve and 8 Tylenol.
I next took it on April 21, because my doctor told me the back pain was probably from having sex for the first time in 5 years lol. On April 21, I made it through the whole day on a single Tylenol, it really wasn't that bad. Then April 22nd I took it also and went to the gym, felt fantastic, fell asleep, felt great, but woke up with horrible back pain. Took Aleve and Nyquil and fell asleep.
That brings us to today. April 23rd, I took it again, and have this odd pain in my neck and upper back.
I'm really trying to figure out if I need to continue taking it to rule side effects that tend to happen early but then fade, or if I need to reduce the dose, or if I should just stop taking it.
To be totally honest I'm not certain I need it. I'm a highly anxious person and I got a prescription for it because I was about to have sex for the first time in over 5 years, and the first time EVER sober. I have always up until Sunday only ever had sex blackout drunk.
The last time I tried having sex was 4 years ago, and I was addicted to an opiate and had a girl in my bed making out with me and I couldn't keep it up. That happened 4 times with that same girl, we never were able to have sex. So the memory of that experience prompted me to ensure I could get hard with this girl. The problem is I've been sober from the opiate for over 3 years at this point. So for all I know the opiate caused the issue. Also I'm on day 32 of a nofap.
So maybe I don't even need it, but being the highly anxious person I am who has never been capable of having sex without alcohol, I gave it a try and it definitely gave me confidence feeling like I could rest assured the erection would be there when I needed it.
But ya I don't know where to go from here. I've only been on 2 dates with this girl. She doesn't know I was on tadalafil, I'm afraid if I stop taking it and can't get hard she'll be so sad like I lost attraction to her or something, and then I'll feel compelled to tell her the first time was on a pill.
But ya I'm pretty anxious to stop it for that reason, kind of hoping I can keep taking it and my body will just adjust? The fact the pain is fading in and out is juking me. Like yesterday was a pretty painless day, today not so much. Not sure what to make of it. I also have chronic back pain normally it's hard to tell what's coming from what. But I went to the gym and sauna yesterday and usually the day after I do that I feel less pain. But I also lifted harder in the gym yesterday than normal so fuck I don't know I'm all confused lol.