diff --git a/components/cycle-day/symptoms/sex.js b/components/cycle-day/symptoms/sex.js
index 5cb636eaef8b3ccb7955c585c7936c3ed9433eab..6b4bd96fed1def04a494451a38f5e4baa4f29b9c 100644
--- a/components/cycle-day/symptoms/sex.js
+++ b/components/cycle-day/symptoms/sex.js
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ class Sex extends Component {
   toggleState = (key) => {
     const curr = this.state[key]
     this.setState({[key]: !curr})
-    if (key === 'other' && !curr) {
-      this.setState({focusTextArea: true})
+    if (key === 'other'){
+      if (curr){
+        this.setState({note: ""})
+      } else {
+        this.setState({focusTextArea: true})
+      }
     }
   }