Orgasm headache - A&E?!

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Sorry for the TMI but I'll get it over with quickly.

90 mins or so ago my Saturday morning lie in ended in the way it often does, with a masturbation induced orgasm.

TMI over 😀

immediately afterwards,.for the first time in my life, a thunderclap headache.

I have read about these before (including on here). I now feel fine, and have since got up, had some toast, had a shower etc. exactly as normal. But I have googled it and it said that if it's the first time I should go to A&E immediately! This seems to go against the advice on here, and I feel absolutely fine now as if nothing happened.

I really don't want to spend the day in a&e but I also really don't want to die! AIBU to ignore Dr Google (who also told me I had skin cancer when I was actually just wearing the wrong clothes in hot weather) or do I really need to have the world's most embarrassing trip to a&e?

Name changing as outing. OP if you read this please please go to a&e even if 111 say no. My DH early forties had a brain bleed. Could talk and felt normal after an ice pick head ache that quickly went away. Only sign was he felt a bit sad after. Badly triaged by 999 and only at my insistence went to hospital. It was a brain bleed and nearly died. Saved by prompt treatment and a quick CT scan.

See what happens after round 2

I had this once very new into dating DP. It happened 3 times in a row. Ended up going to GP. I had a sinus infection.

If you feel very unwell with worrying symptoms then go to a&e but don't go because you've googled it & read rare worst case scenarios & are now ruminating on it & imagining the worst - that's the definition of health anxiety.

I frequently get these after an orgasm. Usually if I’m dehydrated or a bit hungover. It never occurred to me it could be more serious so I’m glad to be a bit more educated on the topic after reading this thread but equally OP, I wouldn’t be too concerned based on what you’ve written.

I have this a lot but never been to hospital

Yes, but to be fair even a broken clock is right twice a day. Someone stubs a toe on here and people advise A&E because their aunt’s-next-door-neighbour’s-dog walker once had sepsis after a toe injury.

I’m not suggesting OP do one thing or another - but asking for medical advice on mumsnet is a uniformly disastrous idea. Uninformed people will wade in with their panic, and any real clinical medics would be professionally well-advised to steer clear of giving any comment on an anonymous internet platform with no context.

the current waiting time in my nearest A&E is 21 hours.

That's what shown on their own board anyway. Not saying you shouldn't ask for medical help when you need it, but you should seriously consider if A&E is your only immediate option.

Yes, much better to ignore what you’ve read (and incidentally what a medic upthread advised) and wait until there are much more serious consequences, requiring more time and resources to fix.

This happened to my DH once many years ago. His GP sent him to A&E and they did a lumbar puncture. He had to take beta blockers for a while but was okay.

My ex boyfriend’s sister died in her teens from a burst blood vessel in her brain after a hot bath. I wasn’t there but by all accounts she was in so much pain and it just escalated and escalated. I get migraines and so this always worries me. I think if in doubt do get checked out.

I hope you're ok OP?

I'd not heard of thunderclap headaches before & didn't know what a risk they are. Blimey! I had no idea an orgasm could be that deadly.

Only you know whether it was the worst headache of your life, or a sharp pain that might’ve happened because you had been panting/sweating/tensing. If it was really bad and you are worried I would go to A&E to be safe

By all means seek medical advice, but I would be embarrassed and would have to change details of the “incident”. Could you have been doing your normal morning press-ups/work out etc?

You can get an initial small bleed that seems fine then a bigger bleed.
It should be taken seriously and she needs assessment.
Having worked in neurology, ITU and a renal transplant unit assessing people with bleeds for organ donation I've seen it happen. It may be fine but until she is assessed by a medical professional you can't tell.

I’d love a thunderclap orgasm , sounds fun!

I would not encourage anyone to give misinformation when a detailed medical history is being taken.

That's absolutely stupid though. Embarrassed vs dead through giving incorrect info is not a good choice.

Do you think the medical staff are all chaste and will judge you for masturbating?

Be an adult. It's not embarrassing, it's about healthcare.

Hope you're ok, OP. Never heard of thunderclap or ice pick headaches before ... off to research...

Your advice is incorrect and ignorant.

The OP should go to her local ED, whether she decides to or not is, of course, entirely up to her.

But it’s like ‘ask the audience’, with a very wide audience. Probably a better informed than average audience, given that it’s a print medium.

Most GPs not open at weekends, 111 is there for that reason

You absolutely are spreading misinformation. The fact that OP feels fine isn’t encouraging at all - it’s totally irrelevant. These headaches are indicative of brain haemorrhage, they are taken very seriously by medics and should always be investigated ASAP.

I’ve had this exact thing after an orgasm. I had to have a lumbar puncture to make sure it was nothing serious. It’s not really worth gambling with. It’s a pain in the arse but you should get checked.

Thunderclap headache is a red flag and I’d be sending you to A and E for review.