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  1. Teresa
    7 October 2010 @ 7:14 am

    My hobby during a low grade migraine is to have sex… yep, you read it right. It’s relaxing, calming and it seems to sometimes help with the pain. It also will divert my migraine brain to thinking about something that is exciting, fun, satisfying and often it does help. Not trying to be rated x or anything but surely I can’t be the only one that does this? Now when I get the morbid migraines, I’m unable to function, period.

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    • Nadia
      17 October 2010 @ 10:37 pm

      Many of my low-mid grade migraines disappear or are greatly diminished through intercourse if I orgasm. No orgasm= no relief.
      I think the pleasure is in direct contrast to the pain and helps to offset the symptoms.

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  2. Nikki
    13 October 2010 @ 10:01 pm

    It is wierd that my shrink insists to me that people cannot read when they have a migraine… to which I say, umm, I worked when I had migraines, how much more brain power do i need? What she was getting at was that reading, focusing and such, may make the migraine worse… and such, not the best hobby. But like everything else in life pain is relative and distracting myself in a deeply entertaining fluff novel works for me… provided I am in a comfortable position, have indirect light and wear my migraine reading glasses. I told her it is not like I focus word by word, I read insanely fast and as such more of a skim reader. Granted sometimes the pain is too much and sometimes the visual aura is too much, but that can be said for anything. If it works, do it and if it doesn’t then don’t. (same goes for sex, Teresa! A well known migraine abortive!)

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  3. Deanna
    21 October 2010 @ 1:24 pm

    I have recently gotten into photography big time. There have been a times when I’ve gone to a location and shot for hours when I realize I’m starting to get a headache that will likely turn into a migraine if I don’t act quickly with meds. I’ve taken the lowest dose possible of either Fiorinal or Zomig depending on which I thought was appropriate and neither have helped. I figured out that this is because I’ve been so into the photography that I’ve not even noticed how truly bad the headache has gotten and that it’s already become a migraine for me, so by the time I took the small dose I should have been taking the full dose. It’s not until I’ve stopped for the day/night and gotten into the car that it all hits me. Photography is almost a pain reliever in the distraction that it provides for me.

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  4. Sally
    21 October 2010 @ 2:36 pm

    When I feel early migraine symptoms, I find that exercise is a good way to kick up my body’s natural pain killers. Walking briskly in fresh air is a hobby that I’ve enjoyed all my life, whether or not I have a migraine coming on, so it’s not only good for my acute symptoms, but also keeps my blood pressure low and my body in shape. I walk with my husband, who finds it his main form of decompressing. So it’s also good four our relationship and for his physical and mental health,

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  5. Claire
    23 October 2010 @ 8:43 am

    I love hula hoop dancing and Nia dance and yoga. Centering and fun and healthy. But I certainly can’t move that much when I’m migranous. The flowing nature is soothing. And of course my favorite music is playing while I hoop! Music helps me a LOT. Many people use hooping to help them with depression. See hooping.org or search “hoop path” for more info on that.

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  6. Chris
    26 October 2010 @ 1:23 pm

    Hi ladys,

    I like the sex one also. I play video games. I’ve played since I was a kid but what I play is alot different. I play games I can pick up and play and don’t have think real hard. I’ve merged two passions together and play sports games. My gamer tag on xbox 360 is migraine247. Migraine 247 (couldn’t put a / between 24/7) is funny I think.

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  7. Chris
    7 December 2010 @ 12:01 pm

    Although exercising too hard can trigger a migraine, I’ve found that moderate exercise makes me feel better for at least a little while. I always feel better with cool air on my head than I do indoors.

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  8. angela
    26 July 2014 @ 8:35 pm

    Oh yes, sex, but it tends to wear out your fellow. I have to have a distraction so I get moving and clean while I think of my next plan of action. I garden, fine-art paint, dance, meditate, yoga, walk the dogs, write, go to the air conditioned mall (even though the cost of medications leaves me broke and unable to buy anything) and generally anything that keeps me from thinking about this current episode of pain. I am chronic and I am exhausted and people ask me how I do it, thinking I have this incredible drive, but I see it as I’m forced into a marathon that is not of my choice. SInk or swim. I am blessed to have the choice of distraction.

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