Circulation & temperature

Two people said more salt helped: one dropped a low-sodium diet, used Himalayan salt every day and said the symptoms were gone; the other, who has low blood pressure, said water and salt made a big difference. If you have high blood pressure or need to limit salt, ask a doctor before changing your diet.

Two people described going a long time without ejaculating. One went 15 days and said the reactions stopped around day 10–11, though their head felt odd, somewhere between lightheaded and normal. The other said that after 7 or more days without orgasm they feel fearless and confident.

Some people went a very long time without ejaculating, from 90 days up to 154 or 161 days, and one for over ten years. One said changes began around day 90 and by day 161 their sex drive was back, erectile trouble was gone and their brain felt like it was healing; another, abstinent for over ten years, said the physical results were good but the psychological ones rather bad. Someone at 154 days did not find it helped. Experiences were mixed.

Two people said a cold shower helps when they heat up, and one said it helps more with sweating than with the hot feeling. Some used it when overheated by hot showers or exercise, others after symptoms started. How long was not mentioned.

Two people mentioned cold exposure, and one said that exposing themselves to cold and taking cold showers daily paradoxically seemed to work. Two routines were described: a cold blast for the last minute of a hot shower followed by exercise, or a cold shower before bed with an ice pack on the genital area for a long stretch to cut down on wet dreams and POIS symptoms.

One person said they had gone 15 days without ejaculating; some earlier symptoms stopped after about 10–11 days, though their head still felt odd, somewhere between lightheaded or dizzy and normal.

One person said that going at least 90 days without any orgasm didn't cure them, but they had no symptoms during those 90 days.

One person said that after 15 days without ejaculating, some symptoms stopped around day 10–11, but their head still felt odd, somewhere between lightheaded or dizzy and normal.

One person said that after abstaining they felt awesome and all symptoms were gone. They didn't say how long they abstained.

One person said they have taken a prescribed beta-blocker plus amlodipine long-term for essential hypertension, that their blood pressure is now normal, and that their POIS symptoms also eased, giving a figure of 60–70% without making clear how it was measured. Personal report only, not a POIS treatment — talk to a doctor about any prescription drug.

One person with blood pressure and circulation complaints said a cold shower right after ejaculation helps them, without saying which symptoms improved.

One person who felt their blood pressure running high said that after a few days of clean eating — more fats like avocado, olive oil and eggs, and almost no sugar — their inflammation dropped a lot and they felt normal. Some brain fog remained, but far milder than before.

One person felt their blood pressure was quite poor during POIS, so they tried to take in more sodium to bring it up, and counted that as helpful.

One person said soaking their feet in hot water after ejaculation helps, but didn't give the water temperature or soak time, or say which symptoms it eased.

One person said that after a wet dream, eating only fruit and vegetables (especially sugary ones like dried dates), drinking coffee or tea with caffeine, avoiding heavy solid food, never filling the stomach and sleeping on an empty stomach helped symptoms go away faster.

One person began taking L-citrulline, Pycnogenol and allicin garlic daily, plus arugula smoothies and a probiotic, then ejaculated twice: the first time symptoms went away shortly after an arugula smoothie, and the second time they don't think they had POIS symptoms at all. Personal report only — check with a doctor before taking supplements.

One person thought it was all down to blood circulation and that sodium might be too high, so they suggested laying off salt for a while and eating more potassium-rich foods. It reads as advice to someone else and doesn't describe a specific change in themselves.

One person said the only thing that works for them is abstinence and time, meaning avoiding ejaculation and letting the body recover. They did not say for how long or which symptoms.

One person said staying away from pornography and not orgasming helped, and their symptoms eased. They did not say which symptoms or for how long.

One person whose symptoms feel like low blood sugar said that when the symptoms come on after orgasm, eating something carby or sugary relieves them right away. They didn't say how much.

One person said that after starting to wear a continuous glucose monitor, they noticed their blood sugar dipped after orgasm, which helped them understand their own symptoms.

One person said avoiding sugar and eating more protein, aiming to keep blood sugar steady, has helped them. They did not say how exactly or which symptoms improved.

One person said potassium helped a lot with low-blood-sugar-like symptoms. No dose, timing or safety details were given. Personal report only — check with a doctor before taking supplements.

One person said that after climax they feel hot and irritated — not pain, but an unbearable irritation — that only goes away when they swim. No time in the water was given.