# Why do I feel like throwing up when I get sexually excited? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 23, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964 "2006-05-23T21:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/1 "2006-05-23T21:35:26Z")
Does this happen to anyone else? What causes this? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/2 "2006-05-23T21:40:29Z")
Are you referring to a general feeling of nausea, or a specific, urgent, “I’m gonna puke RIGHT NOW!!!” kind of feeling? ---
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/3 "2006-05-23T21:55:16Z")
Just nausea. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/4 "2006-05-23T21:57:03Z")
[QUOTE=Diamonds02] Just nausea. [/QUOTE] I don’t know, but I get the same thing. I put it up to general anxiety; in my case, at least, it isn’t too different from the nervous stomach feeling I get before a job interview or some other similarly nerve-wracking situation. A second, and equally important question: why are all the Google ads on this thread page for **sushi** , of all damn things? Do I even want to know? ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/5 "2006-05-23T22:30:41Z")
[QUOTE=Diamonds02] Just nausea. [/QUOTE] It could be related to a pounding heart. When my heart beats very fast (for whatever reason) sometimes I get a sensation I can only describe as nausea. Try this: take deep breaths, as much air as you can take in at once, hold it for just a moment, and slowly expel it. Do this three or four times, and see if that does the trick. ---
**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/6 "2006-05-23T22:33:32Z")
How old are you? It may be related to a general anxiety about sexual activity, which might be reduced as you grow older and more comfortable with the whole scene. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/7 "2006-05-23T22:41:07Z")
[Sez here](http://www.scarleteen.com/forum/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=27;t=013157) that it can be related to elevated testosterone levels, a result of sexual arousal in both males and females: > [@](#): > > However, it is common enough for testosterone to have just that effect. When we become aroused, it rises (in both men and women), and sometimes, elevated levels of testosterone CAN cause nausea. However, that is a teen advice site, so I don’t know if their medical research is all that cutting-edge. ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/8 "2006-05-23T23:01:20Z")
what about shakes when you get excited? ---
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/9 "2006-05-23T23:34:25Z")
[QUOTE=CC] How old are you? It may be related to a general anxiety about sexual activity, which might be reduced as you grow older and more comfortable with the whole scene. [/QUOTE] I’m kind of scared to orgasm. :o ---
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/10 "2006-05-23T23:35:52Z")
[QUOTE=Diamonds02] I’m kind of scared to orgasm. :o [/QUOTE] Oh yeah, if I get sexually excited while sleeping, I don’t get the nausea. I guess it could be related to anxiety. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/11 "2006-05-23T23:39:23Z")
You didn’t go to prison, get forced to watch violence and sex while listening to Beethoven’s 9th, did you? That might have done it. ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/12 "2006-05-24T00:33:42Z")
Could be you’re just too sexy for your lunch 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/13 "2006-05-24T06:03:25Z")
Is your real name Stan Marsh? ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/14 "2006-05-24T06:18:04Z")
Does this happen when you masturbate, or only when you have sex with another person? ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/15 "2006-05-24T06:19:42Z")
I get a very slight nausea sensation in this situation (either sex or masturbation) if I’ve gone for several days without any form of release. It doesn’t feel like anxiety nausea, and I’m certainly comfortable with having orgasms, so I don’t think that’s the cause. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/16 "2006-05-24T06:56:50Z")
[QUOTE=Ryan\_Liam] what about shakes when you get excited? [/QUOTE] Probably an adrenaline rush. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/17 "2006-05-24T13:16:01Z")
Maybe you should find a more attractive partner. ---
**Author:** ![MizGrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/18 "2006-05-24T14:47:24Z")
[QUOTE=panache45] Maybe you should find a more attractive partner. [/QUOTE] [Kelso] **BURN!** [/Kelso] ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/19 "2006-05-24T17:19:44Z")
[QUOTE=panache45] Maybe you should find a more attractive partner. [/QUOTE] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964/20 "2006-05-24T20:45:49Z")
[QUOTE=panache45] Maybe you should find a more attractive partner. [/QUOTE] [scrubs] Ooooh…Kelllllllllllly Rippa! [/scrubs] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-feel-like-throwing-up-when-i-get-sexually-excited/357964.md?page=2)