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Warrior:
Warrior's (r/tteezzkk) 2025 POIS Protocol
Medical Disclaimer:
This information is for personal documentation purposes only, not medical advice. The author is not a healthcare professional. Readers should conduct independent research, consult a qualified specialist knowledgeable about POIS, and exercise personal judgment before taking any action. Use this information at your own risk.
Diet & Lifestyle:
——Ketogenic diet. No or very little sensitivity to all ketogenic foods, as long as I stay keto. Monolaurin improved food sensitivities.
——Electrolytes as needed (salt, magnesium [transdermal oil], potassium) [for keto flu & libido issues on low carb/animal-based]. Metabolically flexable state shalt be optimised through high electrolyte foods including coconut water, avocados, milk, bananas, natto, kiwi and Medjool dates. Previously this was not necessary.
——Vitamin D3 serum levels to at least 50-70ng/mL through direct exposure (sun bathing). Monitor levels through regular blood testing. No longer take supplemental D3 due to side-effects. Interesting video on this topic here. Prioritise D3 before taking extra methyl donors or B complex vitamins. Focus on replenishing D3 cofactor nutrients through diet inc. magnesium, boron, etc. These deficiencies will bottleneck D3 from being optimised for POIS.
——Wait until main cytokine storm has passed & then go to sleep.
——Sleep (ideally 8+ hours)
——Rigorous exercise & working out [stimulates testosterone production & improves cardiovascular health]
——Live according to nature as much as possible
——When taking supplements, avoid high dosages and take regular breaks as much as possible. Our body's complex biological systems which evolved over millions of years are not equipped to handle high dosages of isolated synthetic compounds.

Current Supplement Stack:
Take most as needed. Always take breaks. Take intuitively. Keep dosages low and slow. This process is about gently nudging the body back into optimal health.

——Cordyceps (Oriveda) 1-2g per release/food before & after or as needed [improves POIS, may change to RealMushrooms brand to save money]
——Monolaurin 1-3g per release/food before & after or as needed [improves food sensitivities, take w/ probiotics]
——Caffeine as needed
——NAC 1-2g per release, ideally spread out
——B6 P5P 11.5mg [OAT indicated low B6 & high oxalate - oxlates deplete B6]
——Nicotinamide 250-500mg per release [nicotinamide provides a smoother experience than niacin]

Covering personal dietary deficiencies, unrelated to POIS:
——Copper 2-4mg daily until ideal copper/zinc [my copper was a tad low on last bloods]
——Natto (fermented soy beans) [K2 bomb] 30g
——Vitamin C 0.5g per release [keto diet is typically low on vitamin C so I supplement]

Beneficial according to OAT, but currently untested. Need to check if useful & doesn't cause side-effects before adding to protocol:
——B complex (low dose). Moderately high dosages =>25mg still giving some side-effects. Need to test 0.5-5mg
——Acetyl-L-Carnitine
——Riboflavin 25mg

Supplements, foods, or lifestyle that were beneficial, but I no longer need:
——Animal-based. Since becoming fat-adapted, I seem to be getting better results on strict keto. This may change in the future.
——B 150 Forte Complex (Nature's Own) [excess methyl donors easily cause side-effects, check for low D3 first]
——SAMe [fixed chronic methylation deficiency, however I am not sure of it’s long-term safety profile, link here]
——Raw garlic & Fenugreek [both herbs used to be very powerful for improving brain fog and socialisation, but since upgrading methylation they no longer appear to be required]
——Zinc [synergistic with magnesium, I get plenty through diet alone]
——Eggs, steak, fatty ground red meat, & Greek yoghurt w/ maple syrup have all historically been very effective during POIS recovery. Beef liver should be excellent in theory, but personally don't notice a big difference. Mussels & navy beans improve eye aches


What were my old POIS symptoms like and how much have they improved?

My POIS begun some time between 2017 and 2018. I experienced extremely severe brain fog, social anxiety, mood issues, and fatigue for at least 3+ days following releasing. It took quite a long period of time to realise the connection between ejaculation and the triggering of symptoms, so for a period of time my experience of reality was completely inundated with chronic POIS symptoms. I was so unstable during this period that I had a fear of developing schizophrenia. Once I realised what was going on, periods of abstience began to give me some degree of relief but my symptoms were still extremely severe and I was still unknowingly suffering through symptoms caused by chronic food sensitivities.

Most of these symptoms have all cleared up through my protocol. To put an actual number percentage on how much my condition has improved relative to how severe my symptoms were, 95% feels about right. At this current point in time, I continue to have food sensitivities that manifest in the form of body aches and other POIS-like symptoms when eating non animal-based foods. This is something I am continuing to work through towards completely healing.

Which cluster does my POIS fit into?

Check out my YouTube channel where I talk about POIS

How I Reversed 95% of my POIS Symptoms
My 6-Year Journey Video Battling POIS

I intend on making new videos in the future at some point.

Clues:
Thanks for posting. Lots of interesting stuff in your reddit post especially, thanks for that.

Warrior:
Common animal-based deficiencies (test & monitor accordingly)
——Vitamin K2
——Vitamin E
——Boron (prune juice, avocado, raisins, peaches, apples)
——Manganese (mussels, maple syrup, black tea)
——Magnesium (coconut water, navy beans, brocolli, medjool dates, & milk)
——Copper (8.6mg in 60g of beef liver)
——Iron (beef liver, beef muscle meat, navy beans)
——Molybdenum (200mcg per cup of navy/baked beans)

Meals/foods where I notice distinctively feeling better afterwards (in general):
——Whole avocado mashed w/ minced onion, black pepper, & tomatoes
——Salmon w/ roasted brocolli, cauliflower, carrot, & kale
——Red meat steak, fatty ground beef/lamb, eggs, Greek yoghurt w/ maple syrup
——Orange juice combined with red meat (AB foundation)
——Sardines w/ ACV
——Dried mango

Retired OR Cancelled Supplements:
——SAMe 200mg *Gamechanger initially. No longer works as powerful as it initially did
——Fenugreek *Appears to act like a methyl donor. No longer makes me feel good. Initially was a gamechanger
——Raw garlic. *No longer seems necessary to take. Not sure if in the end it was making me feel worst. Maybe useful again in future, will see
——Glycine *Never felt good taking glycine
——Citrate *Worstens eye pressure. Happens with magnesium citrate & potassium citrate. Other mineral forms do not cause issues.
——Apigenin & RLA (for now) *Didn't really notice much
——Black Seed Oil *Caused weird changes to vision (whitening of visual field). Maybe improved POIS slightly
——Shilajit *Caused weird mental symptoms very similar to when people describe acetylcholine overload, like a very subtle depression

Food Sensitivities:
——I appear to be sensitive to virtually ALL plant foods, but especially starches. They inflame my symptoms by 900%.
——Monolaurin improves food sensitivities to veggies, but probably still feel my best on a strict Animal-Based.
——Seeminly don't feel good after PUFA meals i.e., almonds, fatty chicken

Best diet: ketogenic wholefoods
Second best: animal-based by Paul Saladino (strictest tier) strictly no starches

What causes all these food sensitivities to begin with?

Pathogenic infection > POIS > systemic inflammation > leaky gut > food sensitivities

My food sensitivities improve sharply after 1-2 weeks of abstinence which would further support this theory.

Master list of things I still need to try
My main objective these days is to improve my food sensitivities so that I can eat a normal diet. My food sensitivities and POIS appear to share the same cause. Despite significantly improving my POIS, I am ultimately still very motivated to cure POIS as I believe it would also cure my food sensitivities.

Old Posts
Effectiveness of animal-based diet versus autoimmune protocol diet on POIS
Latest update on my POIS, a new hypothesis to how/why my solution works
Initial overwhelming success with fenugreek & garlic
My POIS story & journey
Appointment with Dr. Michael Lowy (POIS specialist)
Great post on functional medicine & factors to check in regards to healing POIS from the root cause
Raw freshly minced garlic is a lot more effective than garlic pills

First tested fenugreek & garlic with a gluten-free diet on the 07/07/21. Started a gluten-free diet a few weeks/month prior. ;D

My old POIS symptoms (thankfully a thing of the past!):
POIS began when I was around 17-18ish (never had it before then). Symptoms included generalised anxiety (which created & intensified social anxiety), intense physical fatigue, brain fog, agitation, light body aches, for at least 3-5 days depending on how many releases. Severe body aches/pressures in first hour. These became exponentially worst the more I ejaculated in a short period of time. I would need to do 20 days of abstinence in order to ejaculate and not experience POIS. More recently, I have noticed frequent urination, diarrhea (inability to absorb fats it seems), and appetite suppression as additional symptoms to my POIS.

MASTER LIST OF POIS EXPERIMENTS:
POIS & Food Sensitivity Experimentation List

NAC + quercetin immune therapy, explore high dosages, safe protocols, co-factor nutrients i.e., glycine, molybdenum, etc. I think NAC could be really powerful long-term for clearing POIS, biofilm disrupter etc.
High dose thiamine
Maca root (must be high quality)
Nervous system relaxation techniques i.e., kriya pranayama, cranial instability exercises, vagus nerve stretches, etc
Cranial instability, nervous system dysfunction
Minerals
CoQ10
Pre-packs inc. niacin & nicotinamide (two different types of b3), fenugreek, raw garlic, and ceremonial grade matcha green tea, maybe include SAMe and eggs
NAC inc. co-factors
Cordyceps (must be high quality)
Andrographis
Monolaurin
Apitherapy – bee venom therapy, propolis, royal jelly, etc
Bee venom therapy, specifically targetted on gut or trigeminal nerve
Reishi (must be high quality) *Do not try Lions Mane, r/lionsmanerecovery
Targeted immune therapy
Targeted “killing” therapy for infection, bacteria, etc.
L-glucosamine
Glutathione
D3 co-factors i.e., magnesium
Agmatine sulfate
Accupuncture
Green tea/matcha
Shilajit appeared to make me depressed, very similar to how people describe cholinerginic induced depression
Omega-3 I feel worst after taking Omega-3, having tried various times and different brands
Nanna1 inspired immune stack inc. AHCC, propolis, monolaurin, Andrographis, beta-glucan, vitamin C, megaspore probiotic, IgG I stopped the immune stack as something was giving me strange eye symptoms that persisted for quite a while. Fortunately these symptoms mostly relieved after stopping, but this experience taught me that for future immune stacks, better to slowly ease in, taking only what is necessary & targeted, etc.
Vitamin C IV
Liposomal Vitamin C Feels very similar to how AlphaGPC makes me feel. Stimulating, almost like a small caffeine hit, but mildly depressing. Regular ascorbic acid is preferred.
High-quality Shilajit (like lotus blooming herbs)
Comprehensive nutritional testing (NutriStat) -> Testing Nutritional Status by Chris Masterjohn, supplement deficiencies accordingly
Plug typical diet into chronometer & identify and nutrient deficiencies. Focus on & satisfy these in the evenings through food sources.
Sea moss & mineral complex
Oriveda cordyceps & reishi
Apitherapy (bee sting therapy, raw propolis, Brazilian beef propolis, royal jelly, bee pollen, etc.)
Agmatine sulfate
Medicinal supplements/herbs/foods like saw palmetto, maca, pine pollen, deer antler, oysters, tongkat ali, glutathione, NAC (w/ molybdenum, selenium, & glycine)
Thousands of Ayurveda herbs/foods/formulations
Research Ayurveda top revitalising foods/herbs/medicines/formulations
Use Claude AI to explore further leads
Low saturated fat animal-based diet: I don’t think this would work long term. 1) It restricts variety i.e., no variety cuts of steak, on top of what already is a very restricted diet in and of itself 2) Eating lean red meat 5% ground beef burgers daily would get old very quickly 3) Cutting out Greek yoghurt, which is one of my favourite AB meals is again beating on this point of restricting foods in and already restricted diet 4) I think a better strategy is obviously not unnecessarily eating saturated fat while doing everything I can to master the topic of cholesterol and reduce all of my risk factors for CVD, religiously checking all appropriate blood markers including fasting insulin, C-reactive protein, inflammatory markers, LDL ratios, etc and doing dexa scans (coronary calcium scans etc)
Neuro-Mag (magnesium L- Threonate) for cognitive function & boosting magnesium
Glutathione
Mineral complex’s, sprays, etc.
Pink himilayan salt
Caution: Some supplements like certain mushrooms i.e., Lions Mane, or adaptogens i.e., ashwaganda can have some very nasty side-effects. Visit r/LionsManeRecovery to hear stories of how Lion’s Mane has completely ruined their life. The point being is that exploring supplements carry risk. Always be extra careful especially with plant based supplements. Minerals and vitamins are generally safer at appropriate dosages.
Mineral supplements e.g., “Super Max Mineral Complex”
https://www.inflammationmastery.com/dr-alex-kennerly-vasquez
https://www.inflammationmastery.com/diet
https://caringmedical.com/prolotherapy-news/cervical-scoliosis/
https://kundalini.yoga/topics/nervous-system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiEQ9AcUUEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O6OdgCxQQc
https://bees.org.au/library/12614730

Strategic prioritisation:
•   POIS is most likely an infection of the CNS
•   POIS is an immune inflammatory disorder
•   Treatments I am most bullish on inc. bee venom therapy, acupuncture, and immune/viral/bacterial holistic treatment
•   Supplements most bullish on inc.

Warrior:
Bought a garlic mincer, and oh man.

This bad boy. https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/koncis-garlic-press-stainless-steel-60173564/

Recommend to those who take garlic for POIS  ;D

BoneBroth:
warrioronthetrot: I've used that bad boy for years. Wonder if the allicin is forming as much when you squeeze the garlic as when you are cutting it.
Do you take the raw garlic every day as maintenance or just before and after O?

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