Zinc Supplementation at Night Makes Me Wake Up Humping My Pillow!

[heyzeus909]

Alright, I get a little nervous taking pills on an empty stomach, so I've always taken my zinc (along with magnesium and B6) with my last meal instead of on an empty stomach just before bedtime (I don't want to wake up with an upset stomach, ya know). When I take it with my last meal, I don't get that "restful" sleep that others claim to get when supplementing with zinc and/or magnesium at night. But I do get an unintendend effect: I wake up in the middle of the night humping my pillow out of pure horniness.

Has anyone else had this effect when supplementing with zinc at night?


Recently, I've started taking the zinc, magnesium and B6 on an empty stomach. When I do this, I DO sleep deeper, AND I don't wake up in the middle of the night all horned up. Which makes me wonder if the zinc is better absorbed with a meal (which is why I wake up horny), and the magnesium is better absorbed on an empty stomach (which is why I sleep deeper).

Any thoughts?

Any other pillow humpers out there?

[Guard_Pass_old]

I haven't had that..uuhh...problem lol. But you might explain that to the bunny just in case, you know how bunnies can be.

[DividedbyHatred]

whats your last meal? calcium interferes with the zinc absorbtion, so if your eating cc or milk or anything with calcium, that could be why. IMO

[dswole]

Alright, I get a little nervous taking pills on an empty stomach, so I've always taken my zinc (along with magnesium and B6) with my last meal instead of on an empty stomach just before bedtime (I don't want to wake up with an upset stomach, ya know). When I take it with my last meal, I don't get that "restful" sleep that others claim to get when supplementing with zinc and/or magnesium at night. But I do get an unintendend effect: I wake up in the middle of the night humping my pillow out of pure horniness.

Has anyone else had this effect when supplementing with zinc at night?


Recently, I've started taking the zinc, magnesium and B6 on an empty stomach. When I do this, I DO sleep deeper, AND I don't wake up in the middle of the night all horned up. Which makes me wonder if the zinc is better absorbed with a meal (which is why I wake up horny), and the magnesium is better absorbed on an empty stomach (which is why I sleep deeper).

Any thoughts?

Any other pillow humpers out there?

i wake up horny but i don't take zinc, think its something else..lol

[Steak_n_Taters]

Last night was my first time going back on ZMA after about 1 year off, and come to think of it I had this same "problem" (or blessing?). It could also just be that I'm 20. I took it on an empty stomach 30 minutes prior to sleep and got the best snooze in recent memory.

[Alex61688]

it happens to me too. best sleep ever. and vivid dreams like ur actually there,

[grapemaster]

I remember having several sex dreams while first starting zma a few years back... been on it quite awhile though so they have dissipated.

[Stigmatas]

zma is the supplement... i guess?
I have trouble sleeping at night, never sleep a full night through.
What exactly is it that makes you sleep so peacefull? I'd like to start taking it.

[LDragon]

Alright, I get a little nervous taking pills on an empty stomach, so I've always taken my zinc (along with magnesium and B6) with my last meal instead of on an empty stomach just before bedtime (I don't want to wake up with an upset stomach, ya know). When I take it with my last meal, I don't get that "restful" sleep that others claim to get when supplementing with zinc and/or magnesium at night. But I do get an unintendend effect: I wake up in the middle of the night humping my pillow out of pure horniness.

Has anyone else had this effect when supplementing with zinc at night?


Recently, I've started taking the zinc, magnesium and B6 on an empty stomach. When I do this, I DO sleep deeper, AND I don't wake up in the middle of the night all horned up. Which makes me wonder if the zinc is better absorbed with a meal (which is why I wake up horny), and the magnesium is better absorbed on an empty stomach (which is why I sleep deeper).

Any thoughts?

Any other pillow humpers out there?

Get a girlfriend

[LDragon]

Or hoe for that matter.

[Melissa01]

Any other pillow humpers out there?
Um...no...but you can call ME pillow "wink wink"

[grapemaster]

somebody has a fan

[getbustered]

Ummmm....sorry but I'm going to have to cancel our camping trip this weekend.

I got vivid dreams from ZMA, but nothing else in the way of horniness or symptoms of higher test levels.

[srmilliken525]

I would think the increase in testosterone as a result of ZMA could be cause.

[BuckeyeMuscle]

Any other pillow humpers out there?
Um...no...but you can call ME pillow "wink wink"

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[strongpointe85]

you should put "Official Pillow-Humper of Bodybuilding.com" in your signature

[KryptoKnight]

How many pillows do you use? If you're using more than one, sleep with only one for the night, maybe you won't hump it.

[liftin24/7]

i hope you dont have a dog that sleeps in the same bed . . .

[TDetroit]

There are 3 ingredients to Enzyte
Niacin
Zinc
Copper

Here is how it works. Niacin is what helps the sex drive. Zinc helps with Niacin Metabolism, but causes a copper deficiency. Copper is added to replace the deficiency, but causes a zinc deficiency. So Copper and Zinc are overloaded in the pill, so that while they are causing deficiencies to each other, the zinc has time to metabolise the niacin.

That's why you are waking up horny. It is a good thing. I usually take my zinc in the morning with a meal, but I might switch to last meal so I can hump my pillow.

[Guard_Pass_old]

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no joke

[Death From Above]

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i lol'd repped.

no joke

please rep buckeye for me? i cant

[Fleshka]

just so you know i have the same issue.



does not matter what i eat though.

i will end up waking up earlier my body feeling energized but my mind and eyes very fatigued.

when i go to bed empty stomach i wake up fully charged w/ zma.

[DejaBlue55]

zma = insanely vivid dreams for me

[Fleshka]

zma = insanely vivid dreams for me

ya but i kinda like that ****. i go to bed ready for some rediculously ****ed up dream.

[fmrazoroller]

i also got crazy vivid dreams and alot of the time they were about doing stuff with chicks...you never whats gonna happen with that ZMA

[DiamondAFC]

Ive found myself a lot hornier in general since back training anyway, but i take zinc supplements with my protein shake after finished training and end up wanting to moleste the fiancee all night.

[TDetroit]

Damn! I hate happy pills. They depress me! Why can't I have horny dreams like everyone else. Well I guess it's better than driving my car off a bridge. I'll keep taking the zinc maybe the chems just need to balance out.

[bimmer323i]

Ive found myself a lot hornier in general since back training anyway, but i take zinc supplements with my protein shake after finished training and end up wanting to moleste the fiancee all night.

Amen and repped.

[Fleshka]

i took some zma and was dreaming about a 3some w/ me and 2 chicks.

i woke up naked in a park on top of a trash barrel.


**** IS DANGEROUS!!!!!!1

[Nasty07]

Has anyone else woken up in the morning with diarrhea from this? i started supplementing it a few days ago and every morning wake up with that. i'm thinking maybe i should stop, unless it'll go away in another day or two.