Guys, I need some advice. It seems that over the last year or so I've developed some performance anxiety issues. Primarily, I think I suffer from low testosterone and that's hat fueled my anxiety. You see for the last several years (I'm 37) I haven't gotten night time or morning erections. I could always get it up for sex or masturbation, but it took a little physical stimulation.
I had my testosterone checked but couldn't find a doc who would do anything about it - once it was 235 (below the normal range) and another time it was 434 (within the normal range, but low in my opinion). I had been using Viagra for sex but after a couple months, it seemed to be losing its quick acting efficacy ... I was really concerned then.
I started taking supplements - L-Arginine, Acetyl L-Carnitine, Propyonil L-Carnitine, Zinc and low and behold, my night time erections started returning. Then, I discovered I no longer needed Viagra and could perform fine (multiple times even) without it. I was thrilled and for 6 months I was really happy with this. Usually I'd be getting a chubby from kissing and hugging, then a little bit of oral and I was up and raring to go.
Lately though, the old worry started to creep in again as I had a couple experiences where I was not getting hard immediately from oral. When that happens, my mind starts racing, I start panicking and then you know it makes it that much harder to get hard.
Let me clarify - I've never not been able to get it up (knock on wood), but increasingly, I'm obsessing about "is it hard yet? ... oh God, it's not hard yet! ..." This takes the fun out of it. Once I'm hard, I'm good. But when we're done, I'm already thinking about will I get hard for round 2. It's a slippery mental slope.
Bearing in mind I'm 37 and not 17 ... could you guys share with me if you ever find it takes you longer to get hard. I know my problem is mental (and possibly some testosterone issues as well), but I expect it to be hard fast and when it's not, I can't help but panic. This is a self-fulfilling prophecy I know, but hearing your experiences might help.
Thanks,
Eisenhower
I had my testosterone checked but couldn't find a doc who would do anything about it - once it was 235 (below the normal range) and another time it was 434 (within the normal range, but low in my opinion). I had been using Viagra for sex but after a couple months, it seemed to be losing its quick acting efficacy ... I was really concerned then.
I started taking supplements - L-Arginine, Acetyl L-Carnitine, Propyonil L-Carnitine, Zinc and low and behold, my night time erections started returning. Then, I discovered I no longer needed Viagra and could perform fine (multiple times even) without it. I was thrilled and for 6 months I was really happy with this. Usually I'd be getting a chubby from kissing and hugging, then a little bit of oral and I was up and raring to go.
Lately though, the old worry started to creep in again as I had a couple experiences where I was not getting hard immediately from oral. When that happens, my mind starts racing, I start panicking and then you know it makes it that much harder to get hard.
Let me clarify - I've never not been able to get it up (knock on wood), but increasingly, I'm obsessing about "is it hard yet? ... oh God, it's not hard yet! ..." This takes the fun out of it. Once I'm hard, I'm good. But when we're done, I'm already thinking about will I get hard for round 2. It's a slippery mental slope.
Bearing in mind I'm 37 and not 17 ... could you guys share with me if you ever find it takes you longer to get hard. I know my problem is mental (and possibly some testosterone issues as well), but I expect it to be hard fast and when it's not, I can't help but panic. This is a self-fulfilling prophecy I know, but hearing your experiences might help.
Thanks,
Eisenhower