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Most migraine or headache sufferers will tell you they do not sleep well at night.  Insomnia is their main complaint.  Having a headache may actually be a legitimate excuse for avoiding sex also, but this may not be the same for migraineurs, according to researchers.

A US study found that people who experienced migraine headaches had more sex drive than those with tension-type headaches.  The migraineurs rated themselves on average as having a higher sex drive than their peers with no migraine. 

The logic is, researchers said both migraine headaches and sexual desire were partially modulated by systemic levels of serotonin (5-HT), a chemical that was chronically low in migraine patients.

Therefore, serotonin levels may be partially responsible for migraine and sex drive, but more research is needed to find out the serotogenic phenomena. 

Having migraine is not totally bad for your sexual relationship afterall.  “I think I have migraine tonight, darling”, if your partner mention this to you, you should have a better guess what it means. 

[Source: Headache 2006;46:983-90]