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New Theories / Re: Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome (POIS)
« on: 11/02/2012 10:54:45 »Hello all. I am currently taking niacin before orgasm and chlorella, vitamin C, And Fish oil afterwards. I can't have more than 1 orgasm a week without terrible symptoms. My symptoms have been severely cognitive to the point where I have been diagnosed with everything from depression to schizophrenia. My POIS is also consistent with the better days being after the normal POIS period. The weird thing is that now, with these products, I have become better in the first few days after orgasm, but after a few days I begin to return to my constant POIS. So now I need an orgasm every few weeks to stay productive. Its almost like that vulnerable period after orgasm gives me an opportunity to supply my body and brain with the proper supplies but it soon runs out or something.Hi Jon,
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Also, if anyone has any questions for me I would be happy to help.
We won't give up,
Jon.
I discussed abstinence with my doctor and they said something similar to the link here
http://www.forbes.com/2003/10/08/cz_af_1008health.html
It's not good for you in the long run and can contribute to depression. I noticed that abstinence during my college years led to obsessive behavior surrounding my studies that, while it benefited my grades, didn't endear me to anybody. This is why I believe that abstinence isn't the cure for POIS and probably needs medical supervision including anti-depressants.
Can I make a suggestion re. the supplementation, as something that I've found myself. When you feel the supplementation has helped you feel better after an O, reduce it. It's a great O-recovery formula but the dosages of b3 & b6 in particular is quite high with that supplementation regimen.
On non-Pois days (2 days after O) I'm skipping the multi-vit, taking just the chlorella and spirulina powder in a single glass of water and 2 caps of krill oil (morning and night). I might take 1.5g of vitamin c with this if I feel I need it.
I've also scaled back to ZMA on alternate nights. If I have an O I'll take it that night but otherwise it's alternating. If I had the smaller caps of ZMA I'd probably alternate 1 versus 2 caps / night.
And I've increased my exercise to a long walk every day and a 30 minute workout every 2nd day. The exercise helps alleviate depression and POIS made me feel very depressed. I noticed that even though the supplementation was helping the symptoms greatly I was still spending lots of time thinking about POIS symptoms, cognitive performance etc. This can be really destructive as you're constantly waiting for the POIS bogeyman to appear. Perhaps CBT would help. But so far, I feel a lot better than I did 6 months ago. More productive, brighter outlook etc.