Why does physical strength drop suddenly after sex?

After sex, many men feel physically exhausted and extremely tired. In fact, many people are under great pressure at work, sometimes have poor sleep and irregular diet, which leads to a sudden decrease in physical strength after sex and takes a long time to recover. There are also many people who are not clear about the reasons, which leads to an disharmonious sex life. Let’s take a look at what is going on.

For a healthy sex life, a satisfying foreplay and sexual intercourse are important, but the recovery afterwards should not be underestimated either. However, among many so-called healthy middle-aged men, many people often feel very tired after sexual intercourse.

Generally speaking, the reasons that bother them mainly include the following three aspects:

First of all, certain underlying diseases may cause fatigue after sexual intercourse, such as anemia, mild heart disease, hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, thyroid disease, diabetes, etc.

Secondly, if sex is too intense or lasts too long, men who work at a desk for long periods of time may experience persistent fatigue due to excessive physical exertion.

Finally, the strong psychological conflicts caused by sexual activities often affect a person's sexual feelings.

For example, some couples have a bad relationship, or the wife often accuses the husband of having too frequent sexual demands, which makes the man anxious and guilty about sexual activities, which is reflected in the body, such as fatigue and discomfort after sexual intercourse. This fatigue may just be an excuse to avoid interpersonal conflicts with his wife. Resolving inner conflicts and interpersonal conflicts is an important measure to effectively eliminate fatigue.

Asthenia syndrome strikes modern men

In addition to occasional fatigue, men often complain in clinical practice that their fatigue lasts for a week, during which they feel dizzy and tired all day long, as if they have a serious illness, but no physical illness can be found. What is the reason for this? As early as the Fourth World Symposium on Male Aging held in 2004, experts discussed an issue called "male asthenia syndrome", which is closely related to the phenomenon of persistent fatigue in men after sexual intercourse.

In the past, the so-called asthenia syndrome was characterized by five major health problems in men, namely, unsteady walking, decreased physical activity or inactivity, intellectual decline, and urinary incontinence. Scientists now rank it alongside muscle weakness, osteoporosis, ED (erectile dysfunction) and decreased cognitive ability as one of the recognized characteristics of aging. In addition, decreased work endurance, poor sleep quality, frequent hot flashes and night sweats are also common clinical manifestations.

As occasional post-coital fatigue develops into persistent fatigue, the strategies for addressing the problem will also need to be different.

For men who cannot recover quickly after an ejaculation, after ruling out potential medical problems, the most critical recovery measure is relaxation. Don't do anything after ejaculation. Take 10 minutes to let your body relax naturally, don't think about anything else, so that the sympathetic nerves can gradually relax and the parasympathetic nerves can become active again. If you focus your mind on your penis and always think "Has it not recovered yet?" this will make you more nervous and your recovery will be slower. If your physical strength allows, you can get out of bed and do some simple activities or take a shower after sex. Showering can improve local and systemic blood circulation, and use fresh stimulation and natural mood changes to promote the elimination of fatigue.