ZMA and Erections

reimon · 09-11-2007, 09:16 AM

I'm 19 right now. I've been working out for about 2 years.

From about the age of 16-17 I've noticed rather weak erections... I was convinced it was a mental thing, but lately I don't even get that many erections in my sleep.

For the past 3 months, I started taking ZMA (Zinc Magnesium Asparate) and to my surprise, after about 3 days, I started getting massive erections. I was also extremely horny and wat not.

This went on for the next 3 months, but now they have severely subdued. Even though I've been taking the ZMA pills, my sex drive has gone back to normal and so have my erections.

I don't think it's right to start taking Tribulus and other sexual supplements at my age, but I took ZMA since it's a vitamin/mineral...

Does anyone know why the ZMA worked? (increased testostrone maybe?)... and what I can do to maintain a healthy sex drive/erection?

Btw, I'm not fat or anything. I'm 6'2 weighting around 175lbs, bodyfat of 8-9%, which has been my natural bodyfat for my whole life.

FishOrCutBait · 09-11-2007, 12:05 PM

You might have had a zinc deficiency.

Are you taking a multi-vitamin?

What does your diet look like?

reimon · 09-11-2007, 02:49 PM

But if I have a Zinc Deficiency, why did the ZMA work at first and now it doesn't work anymore? I haven't made any strange dietary changes lately.

Basically I just eat whatever my parents cook. And lots of it too.

I am in fact taking a multi vitamin but it is one of those cheap centrum 1 a day...

oaktownboy · 09-11-2007, 03:06 PM

I would see an endocrinologist and have your hormonal levels tested.

reimon · 09-11-2007, 06:50 PM

an appointment will take weeks, if not months to make with my crappy doctor..

did anyone have any similar experiences? erection problems that they were able to fix? any insight would be appreciated..

**Prince** · 09-11-2007, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by oaktownboy

I would see an endocrinologist and have your hormonal levels tested.

agreed, but your local family doc can do this test.

**Prince** · 09-11-2007, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by reimon

an appointment will take weeks, if not months to make with my crappy doctor..

why? you make an appt. go have blood drawn and get the results in about 3-4 days, pretty simple.

reimon · 09-11-2007, 08:21 PM

i have this clueless family doctor who doesn't know what he's doing, but my parents like him because he gives easy prescriptions, all you need to do is ask and he will give it to yo u, even if its something that you don't really need..

i need to change him though, he's an idiot.

anyone had an erection issues that they were able to resolve?

PreMier · 09-11-2007, 08:24 PM

you should probably listen more.

see a doctor..

reimon · 09-11-2007, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by PreMier

you should probably listen more.

see a doctor..

the bloodwork looks fine though, the doctor looks puzzled at it and would say it's all in my head...

but that doesn't make the dick go up... if i dont have any sexual activity for 4 or 5 days, then i am able to get a decent erection... but still limped quite a lot..

otherwise, its pretty bad... if the minerals, vitamins and hormones are normal, it's kinda strange why it WORKED on ZMA ... and why now that effect has disappeared or diminished..

**Prince** · 09-11-2007, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by reimon

the bloodwork looks fine though, the doctor looks puzzled at it and would say it's all in my head...

but that doesn't make the dick go up... if i dont have any sexual activity for 4 or 5 days, then i am able to get a decent erection... but still limped quite a lot..

otherwise, its pretty bad... if the minerals, vitamins and hormones are normal, it's kinda strange why it WORKED on ZMA ... and why now that effect has disappeared or diminished..

dude, at 19 your test levels should be very high, you should have a raging hard-on every morning to the point where it's hard to piss, you should be so horny that every chick you see you think about sticking it in her, if this is not the case you have an issue!

go see a urologist if you don't want to have your family doc do the blood work, but either way you need to get your hormones checked out, particularly your testosterone levels.

reimon · 09-11-2007, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Prince

dude, at 19 your test levels should be very high, you should have a raging hard-on every morning to the point where it's hard to piss, you should be so horny that every chick you see you think about sticking it in her, if this is not the case you have an issue!

go see a urologist if you don't want to have your family doc do the blood work, but either way you need to get your hormones checked out, particularly your testosterone levels.

definately not like that man.. i wake up once in a while with erections but they go away by the time i make my way to the toilet which takes about a minute..

also, i can't get an erection from just looking at a woman, wether she's naked or not.. (and im not gay either).. it's just that she has to do some stroking before it gets up.. just looking at a girl naked doesn't get me excited, even if she's gorgeous and it's the first or 2nd time i'm with her.. and i'm not nervous when i'm naked or any of that bullshit either.. it's just the way it is..

but on ZMA, I would wake up with a boner every morning and it would take a few minutes till it would go down and i would get pretty hard and didn't require much stroking to get it going..

maybe i do need an urologist..

PreMier · 09-12-2007, 02:58 PM

this is now the stupidest fuckin thread i have posted in

**IainDaniel** · 09-12-2007, 03:00 PM

Just get a blood test and ask the doctor for the results.

**P-funk** · 09-12-2007, 10:08 PM

It is impossible for me to work with clients/patients when I am taking ZMA.....the erections are so hard and big that I can't do anything without feeling uncomfortable.

SereneBlue · 10-13-2007, 07:33 AM

I found this article

Perhaps you've taken too much and it's built up in your system?

vortrit · 10-13-2007, 12:16 PM

I have actually been considering taking ZMA, but I don't know after reading this. I have enough problems getting a raging boner when I don't want to, and I'm 34.

Crono1000 · 10-13-2007, 06:57 PM

maybe you're gay.

just a thought

goob · 10-13-2007, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Crono1000

maybe you're gay.

just a thought

Yes, that might be it. Crono would know too, as he is well known to be an adept at playing the pink trombone......

Crono1000 · 10-13-2007, 08:37 PM

I'm just saying, if you're having trouble getting an erection maybe the material you're using isn't what you're attracted to.

**Prince** · 10-14-2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by vortrit

I have actually been considering taking ZMA, but I don't know after reading this. I have enough problems getting a raging boner when I don't want to, and I'm 34.

I doubt that ZMA will help, you may want to try Tribulus, however you may also consider getting your testosterone levels checked.

vortrit · 10-14-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Prince

I doubt that ZMA will help, you may want to try Tribulus, however you may also consider getting your testosterone levels checked.

Wait... So you're saying go to the doctor because when I see a really hot girl I'm getting wood? Something about that don't seem right to me...

But actually I've been seriously thinking about taking Tribulus.

**Gazhole** · 10-15-2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by vortrit

But actually I've been seriously thinking about taking Tribulus.

Erection-wise it hasnt really had an effect on me to be honest, i expected it to, but i still get just as horny as when i didnt take it. What it DOES seem good for is maintaining and supplementing muscle gains.

Obviously, these are just casual observations and arent tested or measured in any real sort of way. It could be my imagination, but in the 3 months ive been off training my diet has been poor as hell, i have been doing next to NO exercise, and i havent been supplementing with protein because i ran out, yet i only lost 14lbs from 190 to 175.

Whether its my own natural ability to maintain, or its the Tribulus im not sure. Im still playing safe and taking less than the reccomended daily dosage, and cycling on and off every month or so. 6 weeks on, 2 weeks off *shrugs* i dont wanna fuck with my hormones TOO much

vortrit · 10-15-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Gazhole

Erection-wise it hasnt really had an effect on me to be honest, i expected it to, but i still get just as horny as when i didnt take it. What it DOES seem good for is maintaining and supplementing muscle gains.

Obviously, these are just casual observations and arent tested or measured in any real sort of way. It could be my imagination, but in the 3 months ive been off training my diet has been poor as hell, i have been doing next to NO exercise, and i havent been supplementing with protein because i ran out, yet i only lost 14lbs from 190 to 175.

Whether its my own natural ability to maintain, or its the Tribulus im not sure. Im still playing safe and taking less than the reccomended daily dosage, and cycling on and off every month or so. 6 weeks on, 2 weeks off *shrugs* i dont wanna fuck with my hormones TOO much

I actually thought tribulus was for sexual enhancement? Well, I got a bottle awhile back and I think I may cycle it for a month or so and see how it goes.

vortrit · 10-15-2007, 10:50 AM

All around from what I've read ZMA sounds like it would be better in general to take, so I MAY still give it a shot.

**Gazhole** · 10-15-2007, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by vortrit

I actually thought tribulus was for sexual enhancement? Well, I got a bottle awhile back and I think I may cycle it for a month or so and see how it goes.

It is, but extra Test obviously has some crossovers into muscular development.

My sex drive is abnormally high anyways, though to be honest now that i think of it, tribulus probably has had SOME effect, but then again i am only taking half the dosage.

vortrit · 10-15-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Gazhole

It is, but extra Test obviously has some crossovers into muscular development.

My sex drive is abnormally high anyways, though to be honest now that i think of it, tribulus probably has had SOME effect, but then again i am only taking half the dosage.

I had done quite a bit of research on it when I bought it, but I've had the bottle for about a year unopened (it still don't expire until next year), so I can't remember all of the details. I think I may cycle it for a week or so. And then again I know what you mean about messing with your hormones, so I'm almost tempted not to bother with it at all.

**Gazhole** · 10-15-2007, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by vortrit

I had done quite a bit of research on it when I bought it, but I've had the bottle for about a year unopened (it still don't expire until next year), so I can't remember all of the details. I think I may cycle it for a week or so. And then again I know what you mean about messing with your hormones, so I'm almost tempted not to bother with it at all.

Ive read a few articles when i was researching it where it says even in long term use its had no negative effects. On all the product descriptions i could find, the only sides anybody mentioned were a possible upset stomach, and a chance that it could raise your blood pressure.

Its not actually a hormone supplement per say, it just encourages your system to produce more test naturally.

Ive been taking it a little while, cycling it like i said, and i havent noticed any bad effects. When i was on it i noticed the muscle building effects, and a possible increase in erection frequency; when i went off it, my sex drive was still the same, i still had no trouble 'getting it up' and my training sure as hell didnt suffer.

As supps go i think its one of those ones that depends on the person. Some people will probably benefit a lot from it if they have naturally low test levels/low sex drive/impotency, wheras other people might see minimal effects, and the third category will get sick and have their blood pressure increased :P.

Personally, ive got nothing bad to say about it except the price im paying for it. Ill have to choose IronMagLabs next time methinks

vortrit · 10-15-2007, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Ive read a few articles when i was researching it where it says even in long term use its had no negative effects. On all the product descriptions i could find, the only sides anybody mentioned were a possible upset stomach, and a chance that it could raise your blood pressure.

Its not actually a hormone supplement per say, it just encourages your system to produce more test naturally.

Ive been taking it a little while, cycling it like i said, and i havent noticed any bad effects. When i was on it i noticed the muscle building effects, and a possible increase in erection frequency; when i went off it, my sex drive was still the same, i still had no trouble 'getting it up' and my training sure as hell didnt suffer.

As supps go i think its one of those ones that depends on the person. Some people will probably benefit a lot from it if they have naturally low test levels/low sex drive/impotency, wheras other people might see minimal effects, and the third category will get sick and have their blood pressure increased :P.

Personally, ive got nothing bad to say about it except the price im paying for it. Ill have to choose IronMagLabs next time methinks

Yeah, that one seems to be priced right. In fact, most of them I've seen in the states are not priced too bad.

I guess I will run a cycle of it and see what it does for me. Maybe I will try a 30 day cycle to see what happens and if I start noticing any negative sides I will drop it. From what I've read I was thinking that it was actually an all natural supplement, and also that Native Americans had used it. That's about all I can really remember off the top of my head. As I've said I researched it when I bought it and that had been a year ago or so.

**Gazhole** · 10-15-2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by vortrit

Yeah, that one seems to be priced right. In fact, most of them I've seen in the states are not priced too bad.

I guess I will run a cycle of it and see what it does for me. Maybe I will try a 30 day cycle to see what happens and if I start noticing any negative sides I will drop it. From what I've read I was thinking that it was actually an all natural supplement, and also that Native Americans had used it. That's about all I can really remember off the top of my head. As I've said I researched it when I bought it and that had been a year ago or so.

Yeah, its naturally occuring. I dunno about Native Americans, but one or two places said something about China

Hell i dunno, lol. Yeah, just try it for a little while and keep a close eye on things, man.

Better safe than sorry is my motto

09-11-2007, 09:16 AM	#1
reimon Nerd Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 159	ZMA and Erections I'm 19 right now. I've been working out for about 2 years. From about the age of 16-17 I've noticed rather weak erections... I was convinced it was a mental thing, but lately I don't even get that many erections in my sleep. For the past 3 months, I started taking ZMA (Zinc Magnesium Asparate) and to my surprise, after about 3 days, I started getting massive erections. I was also extremely horny and wat not. This went on for the next 3 months, but now they have severely subdued. Even though I've been taking the ZMA pills, my sex drive has gone back to normal and so have my erections. I don't think it's right to start taking Tribulus and other sexual supplements at my age, but I took ZMA since it's a vitamin/mineral... Does anyone know why the ZMA worked? (increased testostrone maybe?)... and what I can do to maintain a healthy sex drive/erection? Btw, I'm not fat or anything. I'm 6'2 weighting around 175lbs, bodyfat of 8-9%, which has been my natural bodyfat for my whole life. Kids dont drink and drive, get high and fly

09-11-2007, 12:05 PM	#2
FishOrCutBait lifts weights Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minneapple Posts: 4,817 Photos: 2	You might have had a zinc deficiency. Are you taking a multi-vitamin? What does your diet look like? This is my journal. Click it and such "tried and true theory on one's self is probably the only non-biased proof that something works for someone." - juggernaut http://www.ronpaul.com/

09-11-2007, 02:49 PM	#3
reimon Nerd Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 159	But if I have a Zinc Deficiency, why did the ZMA work at first and now it doesn't work anymore? I haven't made any strange dietary changes lately. Basically I just eat whatever my parents cook. And lots of it too. I am in fact taking a multi vitamin but it is one of those cheap centrum 1 a day... Kids dont drink and drive, get high and fly

09-11-2007, 03:06 PM	#4
oaktownboy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: smog and fog Posts: 4,428	I would see an endocrinologist and have your hormonal levels tested. Chuck Norris once lost his keys and couldn't remember where he put them. So he tortured himself for half an hour until he gave up their location.

09-11-2007, 06:50 PM	#5
reimon Nerd Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 159	an appointment will take weeks, if not months to make with my crappy doctor.. did anyone have any similar experiences? erection problems that they were able to fix? any insight would be appreciated.. Kids dont drink and drive, get high and fly

09-11-2007, 08:21 PM	#8
reimon Nerd Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 159	i have this clueless family doctor who doesn't know what he's doing, but my parents like him because he gives easy prescriptions, all you need to do is ask and he will give it to yo u, even if its something that you don't really need.. i need to change him though, he's an idiot. anyone had an erection issues that they were able to resolve? Kids dont drink and drive, get high and fly

09-11-2007, 08:24 PM	#9
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,962 Photos: 2	you should probably listen more. see a doctor.. P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

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PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,962 Photos: 2	this is now the stupidest fuckin thread i have posted in P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

09-12-2007, 03:00 PM	#14
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17,548	Just get a blood test and ask the doctor for the results. Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan

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P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 31,696	It is impossible for me to work with clients/patients when I am taking ZMA.....the erections are so hard and big that I can't do anything without feeling uncomfortable. E-Book: Take Charge! Everything You Need To Know To Write Your Own Training Programs Online Consulting/Program Design Reality Based Fitness Podcast Check me out on Twitter! Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

10-13-2007, 07:33 AM	#16
SereneBlue Newbie Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1	I found this article Perhaps you've taken too much and it's built up in your system?

10-13-2007, 12:16 PM	#17
vortrit Bulk. Cut. Repeat. Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 2,647 Photos: 5	I have actually been considering taking ZMA, but I don't know after reading this. I have enough problems getting a raging boner when I don't want to, and I'm 34. My Journal!

10-13-2007, 06:57 PM	#18
Crono1000 Peelosopher Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,043 Photos: 11	maybe you're gay. just a thought

10-13-2007, 08:37 PM	#20
Crono1000 Peelosopher Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,043 Photos: 11	I'm just saying, if you're having trouble getting an erection maybe the material you're using isn't what you're attracted to.

10-15-2007, 10:50 AM	#25
vortrit Bulk. Cut. Repeat. Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 2,647 Photos: 5	All around from what I've read ZMA sounds like it would be better in general to take, so I MAY still give it a shot. My Journal!

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