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ariesdiva
Member # 23103
posted 11-01-2005 12:01 AM
why do guys fall asleep or get really tired after they ejaculate?
sillyhavoc
Member # 22957
posted 11-01-2005 01:38 AM
I am not sure, but it happens with some women after orgasm as well.
FaKeShAwOn
Member # 25102
posted 11-01-2005 04:45 AM
don't we all fall asleep like that? after the big O?it's because our bodies send out this type of hormone and it makes us UBER sleepy.
i forgot what that hormone was called.. oxyto.. sumthing
president101
Member # 26079
posted 11-07-2005 08:37 PM
quote: Originally posted by FaKeShAwOn:don't we all fall asleep like that? after the big O? it's because our bodies send out this type of hormone and it makes us UBER sleepy.
i forgot what that hormone was called.. oxyto.. sumthing
or possibly the answer is that when guys do ejaculate it uses a lot of blood out of the rest of their body to fill all of the nervs in the penis and the sudden blood rush after ejaculation back to their heart and head it sometimes causes them pass out!! its totally normal! as long as he is not out for hours...lol
Heather
Member # 3
posted 11-08-2005 11:52 AM
Well, not so much, president101. Not only do nerves not "fill" with blood (rather, blood vessels that expand are basically how erection happens), when women or men -- who BOTH experience the exact same kind of genital vasocongestion, so given the clitoris has far more nerves than the penis, your theory would have women out for a day -- orgasm, BOTH can feel sleepy, tired and the like.It's in no way unique to men: more times than not, we simply see men experience it more often because so many women complete sexual activity without reaching orgasm, and/or women feeling less comfortable rolling over and falling asleep because some feel it's rude, etc.
Fakeshawon was on to something: there are a handful of hormones that come into play with both arousal and orgasm, like oxytocin, dopamine and endorphis, which are basically natural opiates. To boot, plenty of people are physically active enough during sex that that adds to a feeling of tiredness. And on top of THAT a simple feeling of comfort, emotional satisfaction, and the snuggly-buggliness of intimacy with a partner also contribute.
And just for the record: no one should normally be literally passing out or blacking out after sex. That isn't normal.