Looking for erectile dysfunction solutions

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I'm 47 years old, and about 3 years ago I stopped having full erections. It wasn't gradual...it was immediate, which leaves me wondering if it was psychosomatic. I met a woman online who lived across the country, and when we met in person it was clear she had some serious issues. My body reacted by "shutting down." I had been having regular erections before her visit.

Of course, it could be a coincidence, but regardless, it has continued since then...and I haven't dated. I've tried viagra, cialis (regular and daily), levitra, and staxyn. They all had limited effect, but since I wasn't dating I didn't have the chance to test the full effect.

I found that while on daily cialis and using a penis pump that allows me to keep a rubber ring on my base I was able to have a full erection, but that was a rather burdensome process...so I'm looking for other solutions, brainstorming, and new ideas about how to get my sexuality back. Oh, by the way, I can still masturbate/orgasm, but the erections/orgasms/ejaculations are weak. I also wanted to mention I began having enlarged prostate issues around the same time, so that might be related. I'm a healthy weight, exercise daily, and eat healthy food.

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    You may be describing a type of Performance Anxiety Erectile Dysfunction. This can develop overnight. It is very easily fixed. This can be done usually, though not always, without medication. The commonest cause of erectile dysfunction in young men is performance anxiety and the commonest cause of this is watching yourself trying to get or maintain an erection. Once a man is up in the audience looking at himself he is doomed to failure. 

    Here is what is happening: Your subconscious brain is trying to get a message through to your penis to get ready for action and get erect or to stay erect. Fleeting and sometimes subliminal negative thoughts or worries are blocking those messages from getting through. Your brain is trying to call up your penis but it keeps getting an “engaged tone” and cannot get through. Because of passed ‘failures’ your brain has now gone into negative overdrive.

    There is now a tried and trusted set of behavioural techniques that can overcome this in a matter of a week or so. These are so easy to apply. Discuss this with your girlfriend/partner; you need her understanding and cooperation.  

    Here is how you can overcome performance anxiety:

     Agree with your sex partner to take intercourse off the menu altogether for several weeks.

    If you are not expected to “perform” then you can’t be anxious.

    Fondle and pleasure each other in any way you like but no intercourse. See to it that her needs are being met.

    Then sometime, when you have a good erection, she squats over you and places your penis into her vagina. She does all the grunting moving and shaking while you just lie there and do nothing. You are not “on duty”. You are “off call”. You are on holidays and have withdrawn all services. You need to be able to laugh at this as well. A good sense of humour is essential. This is only sex after all. Its not a life or death issue.

    Please show this to your sex partner so as she is in the picture. If you can’t share this with your partner then it’s not going to work.

    I know that this may not be easy for you and that you would love to find a “better” diagnosis and a “better” solution. I have known so many men get themselves into terrible knots trying to avoid what is after all eloquently simple. Take this quantum leap now and you will not regret it.

    Once you get your confidence back your ED will go away. If you wish, or if the above does not seem to be working you can take some Cialis 20mg but it is better if you do not do this.

    Here are some common myths about performance anxiety erectile dysfunction:

    It’s your own fault. It absolutely is not your fault. It might be someone else’s fault if someone said something nasty to you and striped you of your confidence. In the main however, it is usually nobody’s fault. It just happens. It only needs happen once to establish a cycle of negativity.

    It’s a sign of weakness. It is no such thing.

    It’s difficult to fix. Not so. It is easy to fix if you have a sense of humour and can share it with your partner.

    It does not spill over into masturbation. It does.

     

     

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    Chris, afaik there is no phychological or physiological connection between the intensity of your orgasm and the strength of your erection so this does not make any sense. I find my orgams are stronger the longer I abstain, the longer the foreplay is and the longer the actual sex.. If you make all three long, which requires a special type of woman ... you will have dynamite orgasms. cheesygrin

    I sorted out my erection problems permanently with the Arginine and Pine Bark Extract combination, which improves your overall blood flow. It takes a few weeks to kick in, but it improves your natural physical ability to have an erection anytime. I think this is much better than taking prescription pills. And it has no side effects.

    I used amitamin m forte and still take it now. There are a few other products out there like vigarin and prelox, which I have never tried so do your own research.

    Also, I recently got back into doing heavy back squats at the gym (I do the stronglifts 5x5 programme), which activates a large amount of muscles and hence your growth hormones such as testosterone. This week I have been feeling great, with better posture and more confidence. I also woke twice with a rock solid erection at night. This would have been caused by the testosterone production, which peaks in the early morning hours as you sleep. I recon this is possibly the best natural impotence cure you can get. And my girlfriend has not complained lol

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      Thanks, Doug!  I'm going to resume my use of Arginine and Pine Bark Extract now that I'm in a new relationship.  When I tried them before I was single...and I'm so sick of porn and fantasy that they didn't provide a good "testing ground." smile
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    Brett Gyllenskog told me that penis pumps don't work.  Are they guaranteed?

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