Preventing or handling wet dreams

Three people described ways of cutting nocturnal emissions. One needed a long-acting benzodiazepine on top of Prozac to really stop them, using the smallest dose possible because such drugs hurt sleep quality. Another said ashwagandha reduced wet dreams but brought vivid dreams and anxiety, and a third said nightly wet dreams stopped once they started bromocriptine. Personal reports — talk to a doctor before using medication.

Two people's posts touched on this: one combined no lust, psoas stretching and an affirmation (“I won't have a wet dream”) to stop wet dreams, while the other was trying a drug called clonazolam that seemed to do the trick but can only be taken twice a week. Personal reports — talk to a doctor about any drug.

Two people said SSRIs worked for them: one takes 20 mg of Prozac daily, which cut their wet dreams and made them far less anxious about POIS symptoms and life in general, and the other said SSRIs are the only thing that works for their nightfall. Personal reports — talk to a doctor before using medication.

One person said that a paleo diet plus no food after 7pm was the only thing that stopped their nocturnal emissions. Nothing beyond the wet dreams was mentioned.

One person said they have slept on the floor for the past two years, which lowers the risk of a wet dream but doesn't eliminate it. It's a single person's account.

One person said they keep a dream journal: each morning they grab a small notebook on waking and immediately write down the night's dream, hoping to raise dream awareness and cut down on wet dreams. Only this one person mentioned it, with no detail on results.

One person said they do a simple Kegel routine several times a day, tightening the PC muscle, sometimes holding it, then deliberately relaxing it, to keep sexual energy in check and avoid ejaculating during wet dreams. Only this one person mentioned it, with little detail on results.

One person said that going to bed with a nearly empty stomach, with little food and almost no water in the last 2 hours before sleep, helped them a great deal. They didn't say which symptom it helped.

One person said that after two weeks with no wet dream their 'volume' went up. The wording doesn't make clear whether that means muscle or semen volume, and no change in symptoms was described.

One person said that after waking from a wet dream they put on a funny video and made themselves laugh for 15 minutes. They did this the last three times and had no notable symptoms afterward. Only this one person reported it.

One person said that limiting fluids before bed, sleeping on their back, avoiding sexual content in the daytime and trying to wake before an emission stopped their wet dreams.

One person said they take clomipramine to stop wet dreams and that it works for them. It is a prescription tricyclic antidepressant, and no dose or duration was given. Personal report only — talk to a doctor before using medication.

One person said cold showers were the best way they had found to somewhat deal with wet dreams. They didn't say how long or how often.

In wet-dream discussions, one person said going to bed on a nearly empty stomach — not much food and almost no water for 2 hours before sleep — helped them a lot. No one else reported on it.

One person shared their sleep setup: a hard floor, plus rolled towels when lying on their side to take pressure off the genitals and prostate. They counted it as helpful. It's a single report.

One person said they would use the ice-bag method before sleep to hold off nocturnal emissions no matter how uncomfortable, while stressing not to freeze the tissue. It's a single report.

One person said using a PEMF device with the coils on their abdomen clearly helped prevent wet dreams.

One person said they take a DHT blocker like saw palmetto for a short stretch before important days to prevent wet dreams and the symptoms that follow. They added that the side effects are short-lived but pretty bad. Personal report only — check with a doctor before trying supplements.

One person said sleeping on their back is a sure way to have a wet dream, so they always fall asleep on their side (usually the left, though it may not matter); on the nights they still have one, they almost always wake up on their back. They also take Zoloft with some success. Personal report — talk to a doctor about any medication.

One person said sleep deprivation is the only way they could prevent nocturnal emissions, but it isn't sustainable. It's a single report.

One person said applying topical numbing cream to the penis before sleep made wet dreams less frequent. It's a single report, and no amount was given. Check with a doctor before using any medicated cream.

One person read that wearing a langot, a traditional yogic loincloth, correctly during sleep can completely prevent nightfall, and bought one to try. No one has reported how it turned out yet.

One post mentioned taking doxepin nightly at bedtime to try to prevent nocturnal emissions and lessen POIS symptoms; no one reported a result and no dose was given. Personal report only — talk to a doctor before using medication.

Someone mentioned listening to audiobooks and going for a walk before bed so they'd stop thinking about wet dreams. Nobody has reported how it worked out.