Probably In The Mood For Is Sex.
But German Researchers Believe It Could Be A Simple Painkiller For A
Lot Of Migraine Sufferers.
More Than 50 Percent Of Migraine Sufferers In A Study Who Had Had Sex
During A Migraine Reported An Improvement In Symptoms, And As Many As
One In Five Said It Stopped The Pain Completely.
The Researchers Believe That The Solution Could Be Thanks To The
Release Of Endorphins From Sex, Which Work As Natural Painkillers In
The Body.
"SEX Can Abort Migraine And Cluster Headache Attacks, And Sexual
Activity Is Used By Some Patients As Acute Headache Treatment," The
University Of Munster Researchers Said.
"Our Results Shows 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."
The Team Of Neurologists Studied The Survey Responses Of More Than 300
Migraine Sufferers And 96 People Who Suffered Cluster- Or
One-Sided-Headaches.
They Questioned Them About Their Sexual Experiences During Headaches
And How It Affected Their Pain.
More Than A Third Of The Migraine Patients Had Had Sex During An
Attack, And Of Those, Almost Two Thirds Reported An Improvement In
Their Condition. The Other Third Reported Their Migraine Had Worsened.
Of Those Suffering Cluster Headaches, A Third Had Experimented With
SEX During An Attack, And 37 Percent Of That Group Reported Their
Condition Had Improved, While 50 Percent Said Their Condition Had
Worsened.
"In Total, 42.7 Percent Of All Migraine Patients Experienced At Least
50 Percent Relief- A Response Rate As High As In Studies On Acute
Medication," The Researchers Wrote.
"Some Patients, In Particular Male Migraine Patients, Even Used Sexual
Activity As A Therapeutic Tool."
Dean Watson, A Muscular Skeletal Physiotherapist And Director Of The
Watson Headache Clinic, Told GREATMINDZ That Insufficient Serotonin
Levels Can Cause Sensitivity In The Brain Stem, Which Leads To
Migraines.
"We Know That Pleasure Is Going To Increase The Levels Of Serotonin
And Therefore It's Going To Desensitise The Brain Stem," He Said.
"Triptans- The Migraine Medication- Work By Desensitising The Brain Stem.
Serotonin Does The Same Thing, So I'm Not Surprised By The Results Of
This Study."
Watson Said Exercise And Getting Plenty Of Sunlight Can Also Boost
Serotonin Levels.
"This Deals With The Symptoms, But The Reason For The Sensitisation In
The First Place Is Going To Be Typically Disorders Of The Neck," He
Said.
