Changing how often you ejaculate

Quite a few people said life got better after dropping porn and masturbation: one felt so good while abstaining they would talk to everyone; another still had wet dreams during a 3-month break but found it a lot better; others said keeping both to once every two weeks or less was key. Two reports were less positive: one had abstained for 5 months, and another said masturbating makes their mind go crazy.

Three people said abstinence helped: one found that 10 days of no sexual activity gave their body time to recover, so one ejaculation caused no severe symptoms; another said symptoms finally went away after a month; a third felt almost back to their pre-POIS self after a long stretch of full abstinence. A fourth said their breaks never lasted more than two months, the first ejaculation afterwards wasn't too bad but by the third they were fully back in POIS, and during the breaks they were irritable and unfocused.

Two people said keeping ejaculation to about once a week helped. One tried to do it in the morning, which seemed to bring fewer symptoms; the other said going past 10 days brought symptoms back, so they stuck to weekly.

One person said that after a 45-day break from masturbating, they ejaculated again and had no symptoms. Only this one person reported it.

One post mentioned cutting ejaculation down to once every 3–4 months to limit semen exposure, and said symptoms eased but did not disappear. No one else reported back.

One person said their 'magic number' was about 4 orgasms, or until the semen ran clear, packed into roughly an hour, and that afterwards they felt normal for the first time in 15 years. Mild symptoms may still show up for an hour afterwards.

One person named controlled ejaculation every few weeks as a possible way to ease things, aiming to avoid wet dreams and keep POIS in check. The exact interval wasn't given.

One person said limiting ejaculation helped them: every few days or only on weekends, leaving time to recover between episodes. The exact interval wasn't fixed.

One person said cutting porn, masturbation and orgasm down to once or twice a week helped them. No further detail was given.

One person said a cycle of 7 days of abstinence followed by one ejaculation worked for them, though symptoms came back after the 7 days. Another version described abstaining 5–7 days until symptoms cleared.

One person said there's basically no cure, apart from a few lucky people who got better after going without any sexual activity for more than two years. It's a single comment with no further detail, and no one else reported back.

One person said they get no symptoms when they ejaculate one to three times a week, only when it climbs to six or seven, so they keep it to three a week at most.

One person said they have the same problem and the only fix for them was full NoFap, with no masturbation or orgasm, and removing every social media feed that shows women. They didn't say how long it took to work.

Drawing on about 15 years of personal experience, one person said to go no more than once every 15 days, ideally once a month, and that this lets them study very well. No specific symptoms were described.

One person said they had stuck to nofap for about a solid year, with no porn and no stimulation. They also noted that POIS comes back if they ejaculate after stimulation, so it may not be a lasting fix.

One person said they can only function while on a streak of 10+ days of strict nofap, meaning no orgasm and no edging.

One person said they go a month or two at a time without orgasm to let their body readjust. Another account was three months without ejaculating, apart from three wet dreams.

One person said they schedule a masturbation session after some time, because going too long while abstaining can cause problems. They keep it as quick and pleasure-less as possible, with no porn, just to relieve the pressure.

One person said keeping ejaculation to no more than once every 15 days, ideally once a month, let them study very well. It comes from personal experience, names no specific symptom, and no one else reported on it.

One person said that having a second orgasm after a nocturnal emission made them feel much worse, while holding off let the urge fade after about 4 to 5 days. No one else reported on it.

One person felt that staying away from anything sexual altogether helped. The post also notes it was hard to keep up, because nocturnal emissions kept happening involuntarily.

One person mentioned cutting ejaculation from 3–4 times a day to once a day, hoping to keep buildup low. No one else reported back, and the effect was not described.

One post described stopping masturbation and sex completely for a while to let the body recover and see whether symptoms ease. The length wasn't clearly stated, though at least two weeks is often mentioned. No one has reported a result.

One post described not ejaculating for a while after POIS symptoms appear, to let things settle before any later ejaculation. No exact length was given and no one reported a result.