# Men: How quickly do you fall asleep after sex? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 14, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263 "2010-08-14T17:15:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PeteLikesBikes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@PeteLikesBikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeteLikesBikes)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/21 "2010-08-15T00:06:54Z")
After? Maybe that’s why she gets mad at me. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/22 "2010-08-15T02:50:20Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > No sooner than I would have if we hadn’t had sex. This. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/23 "2010-08-15T02:53:28Z")
It depends. If we’re in bed, at night, I’m out within 15 seconds. If we’re in the dungeon, there’s the task of releasing my partner. That pretty much keeps me awake. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/24 "2010-08-15T03:35:53Z")
At this stage of my life, I fall asleep _before_ sex. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/25 "2010-08-15T03:51:33Z")
You didn’t ask how _long_ I stay asleep. I will fall asleep after sex any time 24/7 within five minutes. It’s as if jizz were made of Benadryl. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/26 "2010-08-15T14:16:17Z")
At 9 pm on a weeknight? In about five minutes. At 12 noon on a Saturday? Several hours. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/27 "2010-08-15T14:48:11Z")
Maybe I’m a weirdo, but unless it’s really late, I feel energized after sex, like “woohoo, I just had sex!”. This may lead to round 2… ---
**Author:** ![GHO57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df788c/32.png) [@GHO57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GHO57)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/28 "2010-08-15T14:49:34Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > > [@Superhal](#): > > > > Usually within a few seconds after the 3th round or 7th hour, whichever comes first. > > > > [/not-so-stealth-brag] > > You should see a doctor for an erection lasting longer than 4 hours. Surely that’s up to the wife? If she’s not complaining, there’s no need to find other people to service. ---
**Author:** ![History\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/29 "2010-08-15T15:07:27Z")
> [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](#): > > . . . It’s as if jizz were made of Benadryl. Narrowly avoided a soda spit-take for this line! To the OP: I’ve got to go with the “it varies” crowd. But even middle-of-the-afternoon sex can produce a really nice nap, so my answer is “it varies a lot.” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/30 "2010-08-15T15:26:43Z")
> [@Poll Question](#): > > Men: How fast do you go to sleep after sleep? After sleep it usually takes 14-18 hours until I’m ready for sleep again. ETA: I can’t believe I’m poster #30 & the first to point this out. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/31 "2010-08-15T20:01:39Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > > [@Poll Question](#): > > > > Men: How fast do you go to sleep after sleep? > > After sleep it usually takes 14-18 hours until I’m ready for sleep again. > > ETA: I can’t believe I’m poster #30 & the first to point this out. What can I say? I’ve got sleep on the brain. Sleep. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/32 "2010-08-15T21:08:18Z")
I usually feel very awake after sex. I’m quite often hungry and have taken more than one lady out for post-nookie eats. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/33 "2010-08-16T04:41:39Z")
Over here, men often have to get up and drive home to their wife after sex. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/34 "2010-08-16T04:42:33Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > After sleep it usually takes 14-18 hours until I’m ready for sleep again. > > > > ETA: I can’t believe I’m poster #30 & the first to point this out. > > What can I say? I’ve got sleep on the brain. Sleep. We stopped reading after “sex.” ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/35 "2010-08-16T09:11:01Z")
Usually within half an hour. Like **Dio** , I’ve fallen asleep during sex before, once. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/36 "2010-08-16T10:27:34Z")
Only sex I’ve had is solo, but, unless it is close to bed time, or I just need a nap, it’s enough to make me tired, but not fall asleep. And, since doing it with someone else would require more physical exertion, I can imaging it not helping me sleep at all. (Didn’t answer the poll since I am a voluntary virgin.) ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/37 "2010-08-16T10:30:10Z")
I’m curious if there are any insomniacs (_real_ insomniacs, please) who have found that sex helps them sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Koldanar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@Koldanar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koldanar)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/38 "2010-08-16T12:26:07Z")
Doesn’t make a damn bit of difference to me; I fall asleep generally in about 45 minutes to an hour, same afterwards regardless. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/39 "2010-08-16T13:09:15Z")
Other: I don’t. Unless it’s near bedtime, I don’t usually feel the need for a nap after an amorous encounter. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263/40 "2010-08-16T16:48:00Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > I’m curious if there are any insomniacs (_real_ insomniacs, please) who have found that sex helps them sleep. You rang? I have recurring bouts of insomnia; there are some weeks that 2-3 nights a week I’ll still be awake at 3 a.m., and get up for work at around 6. If my wife gets up to pee in the middle of the night and hears me watching TV downstairs, she’ll often come down and tell me to come upstairs so she can… help me get to sleep. It usually works, but sometimes it doesn’t. When it does work, I’m out within minutes of disengaging. When it doesn’t work, I lay there another 20 minutes or so, then go back downstairs and read or watch TV. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-quickly-do-you-fall-asleep-after-sex/550263.md?page=1)