Hi there,
So my POIS is relatively under control. The main issue for me is the terrible mood swings and getting angry with people and impatient about nothing... I can ruin a relationship in a day.
Vitamin B's, C, D, E, magnesium, curcumin and fish oil before o and I take Quercetin and another curcumin together after o with zinc and more fish oil - this removes my anxiety and almost all brain fog, although I still stumble in confusion quite often on day 1, and my body and mind is very weak.
My POIS used to be a full 2 days of horror,so significant improvement. But these mood swings.... anything I can take for it?
Any help hugely appreciated.
Hi Michael,
Mood swings and irritability were trademarks symptoms of my POIS. In my case, magnesium and fish oil ( up to 1000mg of EPA per 24 hours) are very good for mood swings, along with L-theanine. Also, avoidance of anything stimulating, like sugar, caffeine or else, is mandatory, for me to keep my wild horses under control.
But the best for me, for evenness of mood, is my daily meditation practice/breathing exercises, which can be done on an as needed basis, but is much more powerful after a few months of daily practice, even if only 5 mins a day. Meditation does not have to be complicated. Just sitting, relaxed, eye closed, and breathing slowly, and observe breathing. And bringing back attention to breath, whenever one becomes aware that he has not just observed silently a train of passing thoughts, but have jumped on it and have followed it. When you get the hang of it, you observe passing thoughts like when you are in a subway station - trains pass by, but you stay there, quiet and still, on the platform, and let them come and go.
For a more advanced practice, and if you feel inclined too, cultivating a spirit of kindness and compassion, and gratitude, definitively help, when it becomes deep rooted in your personality out of POIS. Then, when POIS comes, and with practice and mindfullness, along with meditation, you recenter yourself in kindness and compassion, which are absolute opposite to irritability and mood swings. But this takes time and not something at which we can succeed overnight. But it is quite possible, in particular if this advanced practice is based on a solid, daily meditation practice. This could be viewed as your inner spirit progressively taking the lead, and slowly prevailing over your dysfunctional body/brain when in POIS.
