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Old 09-11-2007, 08:16 AM   #1
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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.



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You might have had a zinc deficiency.

Are you taking a multi-vitamin?

What does your diet look like?



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Old 09-11-2007, 01:49 PM   #3
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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...



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



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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..



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I would see an endocrinologist and have your hormonal levels tested.
agreed, but your local family doc can do this test.



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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.



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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?



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you should probably listen more.

see a doctor..



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Old 09-11-2007, 08:18 PM   #10
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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..



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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.



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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..



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this is now the stupidest fuckin thread i have posted in



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



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Old 09-12-2007, 09:08 PM   #15
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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.



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I found this article

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



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maybe you're gay.

just a thought
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Old 10-13-2007, 07:03 PM   #19
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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......



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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.
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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.



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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.

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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



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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.



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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.



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