Instead of trotting out the usual – “Not now honey, I’ve got a headache,” – a romp in the bed may be just what the doctor ordered if you often get migraines. I a study of 82 women, nearly a third of the 53 who has sex – particularly an orgasm – at the beginning of a migraine saw their symptoms improve. Many experiences less achiness around the head and neck, as well as less fatigue and moodiness, says James Couch MD, PhD, professor and chair of neurology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences centre. For 12% of the group, sex stopped the impending migraine in its tracks. “It’s something women might want to try,” Couch says.
The remedy isn’t as ridiculous as it sounds. Scientists think sex and orgasm can boost levels of the feel-good hormone serotonin in the brain, something notoriously low in people who get migraines.
And, believe it or not, a woman getting a migraine may have high sex drive. Timothy Houle, PhD, research assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, found that women who suffer from migraine scored in the high-normal range for sex drive when compared with women who got only tension headaches. Why? Maybe because sexual desire, like migraine, is also associated with serotonin levels.
Sex before the migraine hits hard (a warning period lasting anywhere from 5 minutes to 8 hours) appears to be the key. “After all,” Couch says, “Who wants to have sex if you’re nauseated and your head is throbbing?” No one we know
The remedy isn’t as ridiculous as it sounds. Scientists think sex and orgasm can boost levels of the feel-good hormone serotonin in the brain, something notoriously low in people who get migraines.
And, believe it or not, a woman getting a migraine may have high sex drive. Timothy Houle, PhD, research assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, found that women who suffer from migraine scored in the high-normal range for sex drive when compared with women who got only tension headaches. Why? Maybe because sexual desire, like migraine, is also associated with serotonin levels.
Sex before the migraine hits hard (a warning period lasting anywhere from 5 minutes to 8 hours) appears to be the key. “After all,” Couch says, “Who wants to have sex if you’re nauseated and your head is throbbing?” No one we know
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