Sleepy afterwards

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Registered: 06-30-2005
Sleepy afterwards
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Mon, 08-08-2005 - 2:51am
After my DH and I have sex I am so tired. I am sore all over. I told him about this and he gets the same way. Its after like 30 min sessions. I will have like 3 orgasms and then when we are done I get very drowsy and ache for hours. Any advice... On the plus side... the sex is good :)
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Registered: 05-01-2003
In reply to: niki376
Mon, 08-08-2005 - 6:53am
I adore that after-sex sleepiness, its a great excuse to snuggle -- and I love snuggling. If you have had some really exciting and satisfying sex then you have had a pretty good workout, and the body needs to rest before it does something else. Besides, I wouldn't complain about three or four nice climaxes! Elaine
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Registered: 07-26-2005
In reply to: niki376
Mon, 08-08-2005 - 9:38am

Drowsiness after sex, even without orgasms, is caused by the endorphins released during sexual activity (as well as exercise, meditation, and lots of other "pleasurable" activities!). It's completely normal.

As far as the being "achy".......that could mean that you're using muscles that you don't normally use.....so either have more sex, or start exercising.

PS: do a search on "endorphins" and see what other benefits you get from them!

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: niki376
Mon, 08-08-2005 - 5:03pm
Sex is exercise. Your heart races, you sweat and your body is being pushed to reach orgasm. But after any kind of rigorous exercise, you get sleepy, sore and tired. IF you're doing it right, that is. The brain releases chemicals after orgasm which make you sleepy, too. This is most noticable in men but it can also happen with women, particularly, after more than one orgasm.
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Registered: 07-12-2005
In reply to: niki376
Mon, 08-08-2005 - 8:03pm

I get very tired. Dh likes to snack afterwards...I guess it's like working out. You've burned some calories and you naturally want to eat. LOL! I'm out before he gets back to the room with his snack.


If we have a marathon night (haha) it takes a lot for me to stay awake in between the actual acts. We usually watch a porn to keep me from falling asleep.

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Registered: 11-22-2004
In reply to: niki376
Mon, 08-08-2005 - 9:08pm
We are so wierd this way. My guy almost always goes into a deep, short nap right after he cums on me (I'm still not quite on bc so he just j/o's onto me) -- I mean like a minute after. Sometimes he doesn't even let go of his penis before he crashes, I guess depending what position we were in -- he'll just be fast asleep holding onto it. And I, by contrast am so, soooooooo wide awake!!!!! Then he'll wake up a few minutes later and he is soooo sleepy for a while. Then his blood sugar goes back up and he's back to normal. The first couple of times he did this I was slightly worried that something is wrong but I think he just has, mentally and physically, very powerful orgasms. Then he is _done_ lol.