Can't Stay Hard While Jelqing

Title summarizes my situation really. I want to jelq, as members of TP have recommended the newbie routine to start me off, but I can’t stay hard. I can get an erection but I can’t maintain it for long whilst jelqing.

My EQ has suffered in the last two years since being on medication for bi-polar. I’m taking lithium and escitalopram if anyone was wondering.

Any tips or advice would be great. How do people with lower EQ jelq usually? I’m 7.5 BPEL and 5 MSEG so I really want to focus on girth and EQ gains, and I understand that I need to keep a decent erection while jelqing to work girth effectively. Is that right?

You can try a cockring

No, you do not want to be fully erect while jelqing, ever. When jelqing for girth you should try for about an 80 to 90 percent erection level, so you cock is full, but flexible and can expand from internal pressure increases with each jelq stroke.

So, should I avoid using a cockring like kingscounty suggested? I can’t stay at 80-90% erection level without ceasing to take my medication, which I can’t afford to do. I will ask my doctor about different meds but it will probably be a gradual process.

Is there anything I can do in the meantime? Should I continue to jelq even if my erection subsides completely? I’ll still have blood past the point I’m gripping with my hand.

How fast are your strokes? It shouldn’t be any less than 3 seconds per stroke, I would suggest slowing down a lot. That tends to help me keep a high erection level with jelqing.

When you jelq at lower or perhaps no erection levels, the emphasis is on length, so yes, you can continue to jelq and still get size benefits.

Yeah my strokes were over 3 seconds. I used a dry jelq. I’ll try a wet jelq and see if there’s any improvement.

Thanks all for input. Have a great day :)

Oh yes definitely wet jelq!!!!

Right I’ll give it a try today thanks!

I believe you should ask your doctor for a different medication. There are a lot of options, and they will affect your erection and sex drive differently. I’m familiar with the ones you are taking, and in your situation I believe you could use one of the same group, or different agents. The impotence is a side effect, so I think you should try.

Yeah, you’re right about all of that. I will have a chat to the doc. It would so nice to be the way I was pre-meds again! And then I could probably practice PE without being inhibited by low EQ.