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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/wil4 on 2026-05-26 07:30:13+00:00.

TLDR; I underestimated the sexual side effects of anti-depressants

This obviously didn't happen today and is still unfolding. I had severe depression starting age 18 and the main symptom was insomnia. I ended up averaging like 3-4 hours sleep for about a year and a half and lost about 20lbs. I finally went on trazadone and Zoloft age 19 and almost immediately I could sleep and felt good again.

I never had problems getting off while masturbating but when I became sexually active I was like hopeless when it came to getting it up or keeping it up so I always thought I had PIPE/PIED and just thought I was bad at sex.

At age 46 after a bad breakup I finally quit both trazadone and Zoloft. The first thing I noticed was that I had quicker and easier erections, and they wouldn't go down for much longer than usual.

I can AMA this but it's like being a virgin again. For the first time (at age 47+) I can be with a woman and relax and try to enjoy it for the first time in my life.