Why Men sleep after eating “apples”
There are several reasons why men can feel so tired and sleepy after sex, even if the encounter was particularly passionate and energizing.
The causes of post-coitus sleepiness include:
Environmental Factors
Many people have sex at night, in bed, with the lights off.
Unfortunately, those factors also signal the brain that it’s time to go to sleep, so once you’re finished, you’ll be ready to catch some Zs.
Prolactin Discharge
Prolactin is a hormone present in both men and women.
For men, the body produces prolactin immediately following an orgasm.
Prolactin’s primary purpose is to create sexual satiety and discourage arousal causing the refractory period.
This hormone is why it can take so long before a guy gets in the mood again (the “refractory period”).
Prolactin also inhibits dopamine, the brain chemical that helps you stay awake. Research indicates that the body produces four times as much prolactin after sex than it does from masturbation, creating more significant side effects (i.e., fatigue).
Higher Oxytocin Levels
During sex, the brain produces more oxytocin, which helps relieve stress and tension to facilitate orgasm.
So, post-coitus, you feel more relaxed, which, when combined with all the other factors, makes it easy to fall asleep.
Takeaways
If your partner falls asleep after intimacy, don’t take it as an insult.
Their body produces post-orgasm chemicals that can lead to tiredness and relaxation.
Both oxytocin and prolactin will be released after intimacy and are the leading factors for the tiredness men experience after sex.
Don’t be insulted if your partner starts sawing logs right after your most intimate moments together. Men fall asleep after sex for several main reasons, none of which are related to your relationship, personality or performance in bed. (Hey—did you know one in 10 women have this sexual disorder?)
His body is transformed
“A man’s body chemistry changes after orgasm,” says David McKenzie, a sex therapist in Vancouver. “The biochemical prolactin is released, physically altering his body and making him very tired.”
In contrast, women may not orgasm every time they have sex. So, after rocking your lover’s world, you may still be semi-aroused and have the energy to talk about love and life while he’s drifting off to dreamland.
Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, M.D., authors of Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?, offer an additional biological explanation: “It is thought that exertion during sex and after climax depletes the muscles of energy-producing glycogen. This leaves men feeling sleepy. Since men have more muscle mass than women, men become more tired after sex.”
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Leyner and Goldberg state that there is little direct evidence to explain men falling asleep, though, after orgasm, the chemicals oxytocin, prolactin, gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) and endorphins all contribute to that “roll over and snore” feeling. These chemicals and endorphins are part of what happens to your brain when you have sex.
He’s lost that spiritual feeling
Tantric sex focuses on the enlightening, spiritual aspects of sex. The merging of two bodies is a sacred act that increases awareness by channeling energy and lifting the couple to a different plane. Sex and orgasm is the pinnacle of spiritual awareness, and represents the unification of male and female energy.
Leyner and Goldberg suggest that since a man’s orgasm is external, it causes the loss of that energy (through ejaculation).
This loss of energy is also associated with a decrease in activation through the prefrontal cortex, research shows.
The prefrontal cortex switches off post-orgasm, so men might get sleepy because this part of the brain involves consciousness, alertness, and mental activity.
In contrast, a woman’s orgasm is an internal explosion of energy.
Since she doesn’t experience that same outward loss of energy, she’s ready to cuddle for hours.
He’s just not that into talking
Laurie Betito, a Montreal psychologist specializing in sex therapy, says, “Women like to ‘process’ their experiences, hence the desire to talk after sex.”
Communication tends to be easier and more natural for women. If a man isn’t a great communicator at the best of times, he’ll be even less likely to engage in a heart-to-heart when he’s flat on his back.
According to sex therapist Ian Kerner, cuddling after sex helps to reinforce intimacy, attachment and an overall sense of connection and commitment.
Studies show that the partners of people who fall asleep right after sex have a greater desire for more bonding and affection—no matter who falls asleep after sex.
So, finding ways to bond after sex can strengthen your whole relationship.
Source: Promescent
Richard Koomson| mediacentralonline.info |Ghana
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