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Sent to Health Experts October 19, 2005 3:56 p.m.

I don't know if it was all just coincedence, but last Thursday night just as my wife and I finished making love, I had the most severe intense headache of my life that lasted for about 15 minutes and I have had a mild throbing headache ever since. The only way I can describe the pain is like my sinus cavity exploded and the pain felt like my brains were coming out of my ears, blood from my eyes and an ice pick through the back of my head to my eyes. I was like that for at least 15 minutes. I ma not prone to headaches. Two a year is a lot for me. I am under a lot of stress & I do have allergies. But since theheadaches are relativley constant now, I thought I would get some professional advise. Thanks for your help.

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October 19, 2005 4:01 p.m. (5 minutes and 23 seconds later)

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postcoital headache

Coital cephalgia is a headache related to sexual activity usually at or near orgasm:

there may be one episode or several with no defined periodicity
there is usually a short course, but occasionally it can have a duration of years
usually no identifiable underlying cause
may be associated with migraine or tension headache
incidence is higher in men than women.

The first time a patient experiences post-coital cephalgia the differential diagnosis includes subarachnoid haemorrhage. A CT scan should be performed which will be normal.

As a pattern to the headaches becomes apparent the diagnosis becomes clear.

Indomethacin may be used as analgesia.

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Sent October 20, 2005 10:14 p.m. (1 day and 1 hour later)

I had already heard of postcoital headache. And that would have satisfied me if the headache had stopped. But it has been 7 days. I am still taking ibuprofen for a nearly constant headache. THe pain hehind my right ear is unbearable at some points. As I type this I have a headache. Good news is my stomach is so upset from the ibuprofen, I am starting to loose weight from eating very little. Thanks for our try, but it wasn't more than I knew about that.

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October 20, 2005 10:16 p.m. (1 minute and 29 seconds later)

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