Vaping gave me [21M] erectile dysfunction for 5 months

Hey everyone, posting this here as a big warning to anyone browsing this subreddit who is suffering from ED and is vaping. It probably sounds obvious, and I'm frustrated with myself for not listening to the warnings around this earlier, but vaping intensely appears to cause erectile dysfunction (at least in my case).

My story: 5 months ago I [21M] started dating a new girl as a virgin and as a vaping addict. I had only started vaping about half a year before this. From the beginning, we were never really able to have sex due to me not being able to maintain and occasionally even initially obtain an erection. This has been a massive mental burden on me for this whole 5 months, especially considering how unusual this was for my age and the fact that she's my first ever sexual partner.

As of a week and a half ago, I finally decided it was time to just go through with going cold turkey on quitting vaping, and like magic by day 2 (day 2!!) my problem was gone. This motivated me to get through the withdrawals and as of a week later I have no withdrawals aside from the occasional craving. Sex has become natural and effortless and my girlfriend and I are incredibly happy.

So yeah, to any other men out there who have a story similar to this, please please please don't make the same mistake I did and just go cold turkey, and I hope you see some improvements.

Also worth noting: my libido has gone through the roof since quitting. I didn't realise it until recently, but nicotine is strongly linked to lower sex drive, and now that I've experienced the changes first hand I can confirm that.

Good luck friends!