Hi Iron Feather,
Sorry for joining the conversation late, I have been quite busy because of the pandemic ( I work in the health care system).
I brought the subject of exercise induced POIS-like symptoms on the forum about 4 years ago ( here at
https://poiscenter.com/forums/index.php?topic=2373.msg19865#msg19865 - I saw Muon have quoted posts in this thread, earlier). In my case, symptoms from exercise are less severe than those from POIS, but nevertheless, they can be a hindrance for normal activity and work, especially the day after. I used to take both a pre-pack and a post-pack, when doing sport. With time, I saw that limiting the time I exercise is very important, and keeping the intensity at moderate. For example, the more often I get out of breath during sport, the more I will have symptoms the next day. My sports are badminton and tennis, and I always play double ( simple is too demanding for me), and I play in very casual league, I cannot play with athletic and competitive persons. Also, the more I sweat during sport, the more I am subject to have severe symptoms afterward.
From these observations, I have learned to:
- never exercise for more than 90 minutes, and 1 hour is the best
- never do sports more than 2 times a week, with at least 1 day off between, and of course, 1 day off after ejaculation ( considering I have taken my pre-pack, of course, because than 2 to 3 days off would be needed)
- A lot of electrolytes intake before, during and after sport. I take slightly salted water during sport ( 2 ml of salt in 600ml of water, approx.), I take 400ml of organic coconut water just after playing ( a great source of potassium and magnesium - it is like a natural "gatorade", but without the coloring and artificial flavors...), I eat a banana just after, too, for the potassium, and on top of that, I take 8 to 16 mEq of potassium in supplement form.
- the morning after, if I feel I have no energy and have to go to work or else, I take a complex-B with vitamin C, and some other supplements that gives me energy, like astaxanthin or green tea extract or else.
These help in lowering the potential fatigue and low blood pressure and sluggishness, the next day.
You say that you feel nervousness/trembling after exercise. In my case, it is less intense, but just after sport, I do not feel the fatigue yet - it is like I am on a "sympathetic system high", from the adrenaline/noradrenaline production form sport. It takes a few hours for this effect to reside, and then, the fatigue and low blood pressure sink in, and the parasympathetic/vagus system seems to take the upper hand.
Whatever really happens, it feels like there is an over-reaction followed by another over-reaction in the opposite direction.
Maybe it is a deficiency in COMT, the enzyme responsible for eliminating the noradrenaline/adrenaline surplus after intense exercise ? hard to say. One thing is sure, I cannot do as much sports as I would like, and my recovery time is much longer than it should normally be.
Another of my hypothesis comes from the fact that my recovery is longer if I have been out of breath more often during exercise. It lead me to study the Cori Cycle. In summary, when we need more oxygen in less time, our body goes anaerobic. This saves time, but produces lactic acid, and this transfer part of the metabolic burden to the liver (
https://web.archive.org/web/20080423042037/http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/615coricycle.html ) I have a very slow, sluggish, liver. So, I suppose that after sport, the additionnal detox my liver has to take on is responsible, at least in part, for my fatigue and symptoms. Anyway, taking great care of my liver helped me both for exercise and for POIS. You can see more details in this specific "liver detox" thread, at
https://poiscenter.com/forums/index.php?topic=2431.msg20521#msg20521 .
About you reaction to chlorine, I do not think it could be an allergy, it could be something like a high sensitivity to chlorine, and what you get could be a kind of chlorine poisoning. You could try using another disinfectant for a week or two, and see if things improve. Chlorine is highly toxic for humans. For surfaces, you could use isopropyl alcohol, and there are a lot of other chlorine-free disinfectants available too on the market. Also, be sure not to use chlorine in your laundry. And, even if you did not go in a chlorinated swimming pool, you could see if some of the suggestions in the following article could be safe and useful for you:
https://thedetoxspecialist.com/blog/detox-your-body-from-chlorine-after-swim/ .
Until you find something that really helps you improve your exercise tolerance, I guess you will not have the choice to know and respect your new limits.
Take care of yourself, as much as possible !
