# Men: Experiences with ED Pills and Pill Dependency

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-experiences-with-ed-pills-and-pill-dependency/648349>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 25, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-experiences-with-ed-pills-and-pill-dependency/648349 "2013-01-25T18:49:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-experiences-with-ed-pills-and-pill-dependency/648349/1 "2013-01-25T18:49:56Z")

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A few years ago, I started taking Levitra to enhance the experience. I certainly didn’t have ED, but the pill made everything last quite a bit longer and allowed to me rebound faster and many more times over the course of a weekend, to the benefit of everyone involved.

A few months ago, I switched to Staxyn, which the doc said was more popular among younger users such as myself. It dissolves on the tongue yielding a faster response.

Now I feel like I’m dependent on Staxyn. They still work great and perform as advertised. But if I don’t have one with me, the experience (if any) is quite a bit less impressive than before I even started taking the pills.

Everything I read about these things (from the pharma companies) suggests that there are no long-term consequences, so I’m wondering about others’ experiences. Or perhaps it’s just a mental thing with me.

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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-experiences-with-ed-pills-and-pill-dependency/648349/2 "2013-01-25T21:29:06Z")

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I had kind of the opposite reaction, my confidence was boosted and I seemed to perform better. I have always had a bit of first and second time anxiety with a new lover and the pills would get me over the hump. Maybe you are experiencing some anxiety.