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Suggest Remedy For Headaches When Not Having High BP
Question: I have been getting a raging immediate headache when I have an orgasm. Is this like a sign of an amateurism or something? It doesn't take long to go away, I don't have high blood pressure.
Brief Answer:
detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
I read carefully your query and understand your concern.
Such type of headache related to sexual activity is not uncommon.It may happen before,during or after orgasm.
The majority of these headaches are benign and not of concern.Only a small part might be related to a underlying condition including an aneurysm of blood vessels in brain.
If this headache has started suddenly ,lately and you have never experienced such symptoms before ,or if you have other additional symptoms like stiff neck,nausea ,vomiting or other neurological symptoms, you need to get examined.A CT-scan might be necessary to exclude serious causes for such headache.
If you have felt such pain before, you don't have any other symptom ,you may have nothing to worry about.Most likely it is just a headache related with the hormonal changes during sexual activity and orgasm like increase of adrenaline level.
In this case your doctor may prescribe you a symptomatic treatment .
I would suggest to consult a physician and get examined just to be safe.
A detailed medical history to understand the onset of the symptoms and their evolution with time , a physical examination including a detailed neurological examination to exclude any underlying condition are necessary.
Hope it helps.
Let me know if you have any other question or doubt to clarify.I will be happy to assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati
detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
I read carefully your query and understand your concern.
Such type of headache related to sexual activity is not uncommon.It may happen before,during or after orgasm.
The majority of these headaches are benign and not of concern.Only a small part might be related to a underlying condition including an aneurysm of blood vessels in brain.
If this headache has started suddenly ,lately and you have never experienced such symptoms before ,or if you have other additional symptoms like stiff neck,nausea ,vomiting or other neurological symptoms, you need to get examined.A CT-scan might be necessary to exclude serious causes for such headache.
If you have felt such pain before, you don't have any other symptom ,you may have nothing to worry about.Most likely it is just a headache related with the hormonal changes during sexual activity and orgasm like increase of adrenaline level.
In this case your doctor may prescribe you a symptomatic treatment .
I would suggest to consult a physician and get examined just to be safe.
A detailed medical history to understand the onset of the symptoms and their evolution with time , a physical examination including a detailed neurological examination to exclude any underlying condition are necessary.
Hope it helps.
Let me know if you have any other question or doubt to clarify.I will be happy to assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati
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