Why sex is a 'better headache cure rather than painkillers'

[Heath]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...er-headache-cure-rather-than-painkillers.html

A team of neurologists found that sexual activity can lead to “partial or complete relief” of head pain in some migraines.

The study, from the University of Munster, Germany, suggests that instead of using a sore head as an excuse to refuse sex, making love can be more effective than taking painkillers.

Their research, reported in Cephalalgia, the journal of the International Headache Society, found that more than half of migraine sufferers who had sex during an episode experienced an improvement in symptoms.

One in five patients left without any pain at all, while others, in particular male sufferers “even used sexual activity as a therapeutic tool”, they added.
They suggested that sex triggered the release of endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers, through the central nervous system, which can in turn reduce, or even eliminate, a headache.

“The majority of patients with migraine or cluster headache do not have sexual activity during headache attacks,” the study concluded.
“Our data suggest, however, that sexual activity can lead to partial or complete relief of headache in some migraine and a few cluster headache patients.

“Our results show that sexual activity during a migraine attack might relieve or even stop an attack in some cases, and that sexual activity in the presence of headache is not an unusual behaviour.”

They added: “Sex can abort migraine and cluster headache attacks, and sexual activity is used by some patients as acute headache treatment.”
In their research, titled “The impact of sexual activity on idiopathic headaches: An observational study”, the team of neurologists investigated whether sex can trigger headaches.

 

[Buddah]

Tried it. Doesn't work. As someone who suffers from frequent migraines, I believe this is a huge jump to a conclusion. It usually makes the pain much, much worse for me. Before, a dull-ish migraine. After, light and sound sensitivity.

 

[Heath]

Sounds like a personal problem. Out of the hundreds of other replies on other sites verifying (men and women) and you being the sole person who disagrees.

 

[chris hoppus]

i disagree as well. have tried it, all the blood flow, increased heart rate, blahblahblah often intensified the headache making it much worse.

 

[Buddah]

Surely we cannot both be the only ones that disagree. Migraines are all different. Medications for some don't work for others. It's silly to believe there's a one size fits all cure.

 

[cvrle77]

Those who didn't knew this by now, their sexual life is very poor [pokerface]

Btw, migraine is not a 'headache'. Headache is just a part of migraine symptoms.

 

[iHate]

For those claiming this does not work you are fools! The first post says "sex" not "wanks" of course after a wank the migraine will be worse (facepalm) those who said this didn't work have just proved that they are virgins :P

 

[Djlatino]

ITT: People think Migraines are the same as Headaches.

 

[bxflow]

Sex cures it all. Just eat out a vagina when you arent feeling so well and you will see.

 

[chris hoppus]

actually a migraine is a headache. just an extreme headache that's usually focused on one side of the brain and they usually reoccur.

noobs.

 

[filegrasper]

This is true, sex will help to get migraine run away , Experienced it.

 

[Yud!]

Been there, Done that (y) And It actually calms you down & slept in peace.
PS: I don't have migrane, not talking about that. lol

 

[Mr Happy]

Don't get a lot of migraines so can't comment on them but if I wake up with a hangover and my girlfriend beside me the adrenalin of sex does ease the hangover but it's only temporary. When the adrenalin wears off the hangover returns.

Getting her to make me a big greasy fry and fresh coffee after sex while I lie in bed and read the sports headlines on my Nexus helps.