For the first time in years I have a partner and we are engaging in sexual activity. I still have a libido, amazingly, but after I orgasm I am tired for days. Not just a little tired, but very tired. Lots of brain fog, can't think clearly, needing to nap more. It's terrible.
Google tells me there's something called post orgasmic illness syndrome, but I don't know if I buy these fancy disease names. I think it's related to CFS/ME. Orgasm in men involves release of a lot of prolactin, and in CFS there may be an HPA axis disorder, so prolactin could make things worse. That's the only link I can think of.
For those of you here who are sexually active, do you have extreme fatigue post sex that lasts a long time, and if so have you found a way to deal with it? I can't think of any remedies.
Google tells me there's something called post orgasmic illness syndrome, but I don't know if I buy these fancy disease names. I think it's related to CFS/ME. Orgasm in men involves release of a lot of prolactin, and in CFS there may be an HPA axis disorder, so prolactin could make things worse. That's the only link I can think of.
For those of you here who are sexually active, do you have extreme fatigue post sex that lasts a long time, and if so have you found a way to deal with it? I can't think of any remedies.