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Porn Induced ED Symptoms or Possible Low Testosterone Levels?

Discussion in 'Self Improvement' started by theaceofspades83, Nov 24, 2018.

  1. theaceofspades83

    theaceofspades83 New Fapstronaut

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    I did NoFap for the first time in my mid-twenties because I had actually stumbled upon this site by accident. I had experienced what I believe(d) was porn-induced ED issues while with my girlfriend at the time and was determined to get better. I did NoFap for a few months but slipped a few times and fapped without porn but regardless the benefits were incredible and when I saw her next time it was a completely different ball game. Fast forward and I am now 31 and since that time I have used porn off and on but I have also gone long periods of time with no porn or fapping at all, maybe even 3/4/5 months, but I never have seemed to feel as good and "recharged" as I did that first time when I did the NoFap challenge.


    I'm wondering if the issues that I'm dealing with now are actually due to porn or more due to low testosterone levels. I can go a month or two months straight without looking at porn or fapping at all and then fap (without porn) for a few days in a row, a couple times each day, and I just seem to be drained again. When I refrain from fapping for a month or two or even sometimes just a couple of weeks I can get rock hard erections just from thinking sexual thoughts and sometimes I get spontaneous erections or just talking about sex with my new girlfriend on the phone gets me rock hard, then I fap a few times for a few days in a row and I'm back to feeling depleted and can't "think my way to an erection". I have sort of used this being able to think sexual thoughts and get an erection as my way of gauging where I'm at and being able to tell how well I will be able to perform sexually with a partner. I realize that part of this stuff may be psychological as far as being so afraid that I'm going to experience ED related issues while having sex and be humiliated like I was in the past. But another part of me wonders if this has to do with low testosterone levels.


    So part of what I'm wondering is, obviously if I am at a point where I can think my way to erections I am cured of the porn-induced aspect, correct? So why would fapping a couple of times over a couple of days have that kind of effect on me? It must be a physical issue, right?


    Also, I have been very sedentary over the past several years and am dealing with some other health issues that I am trying to get under control like I have a bit of a high heart rate and some digestion issues which I will be seeing a specialist about as soon as I can get in. I am currently working on cleaning up my diet which is only possible to such a degree being poor and living with family members who are also basically poor and I am exercising again doing both cardio and weight training. Ideally, I would like to be tested for low test levels but I don't have a family doctor at the moment and am on the waiting list to get into one, but that might not be until mid to late next year. I have plans to meet up with my new girlfriend for the first time in January and I want to be ready and performing at my best and not dealing with these erection issues.


    I am basically planning to try to increase my testosterone levels/improve my sex drive on my own in the meantime since if this is what the issue is, which I'm pretty convinced it is after having read the symptoms of low testosterone, and since I won't be able to get into the doctor to have my levels tested and possibly start treatment before the meet up, I am planning to use some supplements that I researched online to accomplish this, these include:


    Horny Goat Weed


    Some sort of vitamin D supplement


    And possibly this one: D-Aspartic-Acid-caps-Testosterone-Enhancer


    The only issue with the D-Aspartic-Acid is one of the reviews:


    "Male. Age 30. Regular at Gym

    I wanted to like this proudct and I'll be honest, at the beginning I did. I do believe it does work initially as I felt an increase in my libido erection and semen volume. It was never weak before but It even took it up a level like getting full hard on watching just normal boring tv elt like I was 15 again. I read and research before I try any product and weighed the pros and cons. My first Cycle I did 12 days on 10 days off. I could have waited 2 more days but I felt it was enough

    Now, First cycle I felt though it was somehow affecting my mood after like 3rd or 4th day, there was more aggression, irritability which at first I didn't mind, as I have lots of self control BUT WHAT ALARMED me is it affected my focus and I just started to overthink ALOT. I couldnt wait for the cycle to finish and after a couple days things returned to normal and I dismissed it as maybe other stressors and it was all in my mind! WRONG!

    2nd Cycle only 2 Days into it and i was feeling off and while i was out with a friend at night I couldnt pay attention in the conversation and said something which I would know regarding a fact and had my friend correct me and just wasn't me..totallyoff. Weird. It made me feel like its affecting my brain or thougha...and by the time I got home the anixety just shot up to 90% just short of a panic attack. NOW I have never been diagnosed with anxiety or depression and thank God. ANIXETY IS NOT A JOKE. IT MADE ME FEEL HELPLESS. SCARY AS F***

    This Supplement or brand is NOT GOOD POSSIBLY DANGEROUS? Not sure about D-aspartic acid itself or the other ingredients like B6 or B12 which tends to arouse but whatever the CASE I REALLY DONT RECOMMEND IT AND Honestly it scared me enough to stop even working out because of the anixety and depression that came with it.

    I did more research and D-aspartic Acid affects the neurotransmitters in the brain this is not a simple mutlivitamin follks...BEWARE"


    And being that I already deal with depression and severe social anxiety/agoraphobia issues I don't want to do anything that is going to make that worse.


    So what I'm wondering is do you think that what I'm dealing with is related to low testosterone and if so do you know of any other good supplements that I can use to increase this other than what I already mentioned, and do you know a better alternative for the D-Aspartic-Acid or should I just take a gamble and go for it (that's what I'm thinking, just try and see lol), or do you know of any foods or just anything else in general that might help?


    I understand what you're probably thinking; "why just not masturbate?" Well, that's a good point, but I'm also thinking that fapping a handful of times over a few days shouldn't cause me so much mental anguish, change in mood, increased depression/anxiety, and cause such a decrease in sex-drive etc. It's like I'm afraid to touch my own dick and when I do fap it's just followed by stress and worry along with everything else, but I get to the point where I just feel I need to. I don't want to feel like if I slip up and fap that along with everything else it's going to mess up sex with my girlfriend or cause me to have to make excuses to change the meet-up date and all of that due to lack of confidence and worrying that I will experience erection issues because I'm not at a place where I can "think my way to an erection". And even the difference in how I behave day to day must seem weird to her talking on the phone; one day I'm talking about how just talking to her gets me rock hard, then she asks me to fap for her, and I do it, and then the next day I'm back to low libido and lack of drive. Not only that but I'm thinking more long-term as well. If things go well and we make more permanent plans I worry about my sex-drive and how I would do having sex daily etc. Doesn't hurt to think ahead right?


    If worst comes to worst I have a backup plan for the meet-up, I got a hold of some Vardenafil when I saw a GP just last week, but again, I don't have money to keep using that, not only that but I don't want to become dependant on it and in all honesty, at 31, I'm kind of ashamed that I may have to have that on hand as a back up, and I certainly don't want to have to tell my new girlfriend that either, obviously. Pretty humiliating. That and with my high heart rate and everything, not good. So much for a young guy to have to worry about and deal with, lol.


    I do plan to not masturbate at all again before the meet-up. Clearly, it's not doing me any favors either way. But I'm more concerned with the "why", which I'm pretty certain is due to low testosterone and I want to work on improving this. It couldn't hurt to have such a high libido before the meet-up that even if I do slip up and fap it doesn't affect me at all and I could still get rock hard erections after etc. And even if I don't fap at all (which is the plan) having a ridiculously high libido should help my confidence and ease the worry of erection issues and so on.


    Any advice/suggestions/support would be greatly appreciated.


    Thanks in advance for your time.
     
  2. TimeToQuitNow

    TimeToQuitNow Fapstronaut

    You should continue doing NoFap.

    I' you feel you have low T then you should probably see a doctor. It sounds like from this post that might be the case
     
  3. theaceofspades83

    theaceofspades83 New Fapstronaut

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    Thanks a lot for the response. As I said, I'm on a waiting list to get into a family doctor. It Won't be until the beginning of next year, at least. In the meantime, I ordered a test kit that I can do at home, so I guess we'll see. I ordered a bunch of supplements as well.
     
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  4. TimeToQuitNow

    TimeToQuitNow Fapstronaut

    Hope everything works out for the best
     
  5. theaceofspades83

    theaceofspades83 New Fapstronaut

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  6. I didn't read that, but you do it through diet. I've got great results.

    Get an egg cooker. 2-3 eggs a day. See what happens. Too many other foods to list, its in the fats, the cholesterol. Train heavy. Dead lift, squat, bench, military press, sleep is super important.
     
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  7. theaceofspades83

    theaceofspades83 New Fapstronaut

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    Thank you very much for the advice and will do.
     

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