My Great Pain

My husband and I were making love yesterday when I moaned something that took us both by surprise.

"Orgasm...headache."

It felt like someone was trying to rip out my spine through the top of my head. Mike reacted like a seasoned campaigner; he stopped...what he was doing and proceeded to rub my head and neck until the stars (which reminded me of watching fireworks from a great distance) disappeared. That was the worst it's ever been. Usually it's like someone is trying to carve their way out of my skull with a chain saw.

Like I said, this wasn't the first time this happened. That was our first night together. Suddenly it felt like my head was being ripped apart, I clutched my skull at its seams and fell over. Mike thought he'd killed me. Scared me half to death. Then I didn't have a headache for the longest time. It's only been in the last few years that it's gotten worse. Once a month, maybe? Or every couple of months? I called my OBGYN today and the first thing they wanted to do was put me on drugs. I told them--and thankfully they listened--that it doesn't happen all the time. I only called so they could put this in my records, that way if it gets worse, we'll know when we first talked about it. And to be on the safe side, I've started putting a "h" on the calendar the day it happens.

A few years ago I Googled "orgasm headaches" and was surprised to find out that men are more likely to get them than women. They can also be caused by birth control pills. According the Mayo Clinic website, these headaches can last several hours afterwards. Yikes! Thankfully I don't have that problem.

All I can do now is document and hope for the best.

10-27-11

Note to self: remain relaxed when using a Hitachi wand.

I tensed my neck yesterday while we were using a Hitachi wand, causing another orgasm headache. I threw my arms over my head to keep the skull from cracking like an eggshell. The aforementioned Ferrari of vibrators was then used as a pain reliever; Mike placed it at the base of my skull and it wasn't long before my teeth stopped hurting.