Getting morning wood

I want more consistent morning wood.

I get it sometimes, and this is when I have had a deep sleep, with a vivid dream. On these occassions I undoubtedly wake up with a hard on. However, I am fighting depression, and (possibly) for this reason these sleeps rarely happen. I always wake up feeling like I haven’t slept, and wake up to a soft dick too. Also, whenever I wake up hard I feel happy and refreshed. When I wake up soft I feel depressed and tired.

So what are some ways to imrpove morning wood?

Right now I am experimenting with ZMA which has zinc, magnesium and B6. I’m also taking L arginine, and trying to drink lots of water before I sleep. I am thinking about trying melatonin too. Advices?

You know what, when I took melatonin I woke up with a much fuller penis in the morning( which probably would have been an erection had I not have had venous leakage ). I took 600mcg and got ~8.5 hrs of sleep.

If you are fighting depression, your sleep will be fucked. What ways are you fighting? KBT, SSRI’s, psychotherapy?

Well, I flat out refuse to use medication for depression (tried it once, didn’t like the feeling and coming off it almost pushed me over the edge) and I can’t afford any kind of behavoural therapy. So when I say ‘fight’ I just try and stay active and not dwell on things etc etc.

So there are no drugs messing with my libido, just the general symptoms of depression such as restlessness, insomnia, anxiety etc etc. I guess that alone affects seep, and therefore potentially morning wood. I probably should have my testosterone tested at some stage too. Right now I’m just looking at supplements and simple lifestyle changes which could help.

If you were a diabetic, would you flat outright refuse to use insulin? Granted some people - depending on severity - manage with strict diets.

There are different kinds of medication, and I certainly am not qualified to give advice on what to use - much less over the net. SSRI’s do alter your brain chemistry - i.e. how you feel - there’s no way around that. I do not suggest to take it lightly. But my own experience is that they are invaluable. You do as you wish.

Meanwhile, I suggest you read this: Omega-3 fatty acids and major depression: A primer for the mental health professional | Lipids in Health and Disease | Full Text

Intense,daily exercise along with a structured schedule and consistent sleep habits did more for my depression than any medication ever could have.

Maybe have a blood test done to see if anything is low, or too high.

Thanks. Any other tips? Home remdies?

Wtf? If you’re battling depression you’re going to have shitty morning wood. Get rid of depression and your wood will come back. Wood only happens during teh REM cycle of sleep, so if you’re not waking up during that time period (dreaming), then you shouldn’t have a woody. So get rid of your depression, get off of any stims, relax, get a scheduled sleep, and in no time your wood will come back, but in the mean time rid yourself of this worry.

5 minutes of moderate force jelquing a day, not so hard its unpleasant. If you do the right amount, you will have a heavier and fuller flaccid most of the day.

Second, and VERY important, start doing kegels. A quick and effective method is to lay down, pull you dick up toward your bellybutton and kegel against the resistence. You will feel you hand being pulled down by the contraction. Work up to fifty a day. After you get to fifty, you can begin to pull harder. Never pull so hard that your contractions won’t move your hand down. Contract and hold for one second, and squeeze the muscle hard.

I call these “kegel pulls”, you get done quick and they really are effective.

Between these two, you have a very good chance of greatly improving nite wood.

Sorry guys, I don’t mean to hijack the thread, but I too have a question concerning morning wood. I’ve been P.E.ing since last October. Played around the first few months but really committed to a routine in January. I have made gains. And although they probably would’nt impress anyone here, I am very impressed. A full .75” in both length and girth. Anyway, enough bragging and back to my question. In the past couple of months I have noticed my morning wood is rock hard(a cat could’nt scratch it) and thick. But, on the mornings I wake up with a so called “piss-hard”, I’m still rock hard but I don’t have the girth.

So, my question is, is there a physiological difference in “piss-hard” erections, and for lack of a better

Term, hormone induced erections?

Not sure what you are asking, but obviously PE has greatly improved your EQ (erectile quality) as proper PE should always do.

Does it also increase testosterone? I think it does, but I have no facts to back it up.

I think I know what you mean. I have experienced the same thing on occasion. When I wake up with morning wood but don’t have to piss, the erection is hard and thick and usually throbbing. When I wake up in the morning and have to piss, the erection is extremely rigid, but the CS and glans are not engorged. I honestly don’t know why this is, but from what I have read on this forum my guess is that a muscle or involuntary contraction which is occurring to prevent the bladder from expelling the urine is putting pressure on the BC muscle in such a way that is preventing the bulb of the penis to allow blood to flow into the CS and glans, resulting in a rigid but less than full feeling erection.

That’s just a guess though, hopefully some of the more educated members here will chime in and provide some facts.

Yeah I’ve had that happen as well, weird right? I wouldn’t worry about it.

I get morning wood more frequently when I jerk off less. I usually hit it once a day in the morning shower or in bed at night, sometimes both.