After an adrenaline rush, why do humans experience a sudden severe drop in energy? Would this not be disadvantageous for primitive survival?

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After an adrenaline rush, why do humans experience a sudden severe drop in energy? Would this not be disadvantageous for primitive survival?

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TL;DR: your body uses an INTENSE burst of energy in a fight or flight response to avoid danger. Because so much energy is used, it must also be recovered. The adrenaline burst of energy is meant to get you out of emergent situations. Not longlasting dangerous ones.

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