I have never been able to over exert my self- run, join sports or even enjoy a hot summer day because as soon as I get too hot or my head feels hot from excersise, I get a headache. Now I work in a wearhouse and I am lifting boxes and I am getting alot of headaches from getting hot from the work. I think of myself as a thermometer and I can tell when the heat gets all the way up to my head its going to have no where else to go and explode. I want to work out at the gym but I don't want to get a headache everytime. They can last 2 and 3 days! I'm sick of "taking it easy"!
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Q: What causes me to get headahes from getting hot?
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10/ 1/08 1:09pm
Hi Carla,
We cannot diagnose you online because we are not medical professionals, but we can give you information and support.
A good Migraine specialist may be able to help you with this issue. We have a patient recommended directory you can see HERE. Exercise may trigger a exertional Migraine for some people. We have an Ask the Clinician question regarding this HERE.
Good luck
Nancy
9/30/08 1:30pm
I really wish I knew the answer because I am the same way. It's weird when the doctor tells me to get plenty of exercise...because it makes things worse than they already are. Maybe your body has to get used to it. I'm sure that heat/exertion headaches have something to do with the fact that migraines are many times caused by blood flow and how open/closed your vessels are. Maybe you could try exercising and then immediately after - taking a ice cold shower. My Mom does this after she's been on the treadmill and it seems to work for her.
12/ 4/08 9:27am
I wish I knew the answer. I also SUFFER from heat induced migraines. Mine are from working out, gardening, walking, working on my pool in my yard, or just being warm in general. I have stopped my Step Aerobics, and started Yoga, in hopes of the deep breathing and stretching doing me some good. I have been tracking my migraines, and average 7 a month. I would like to wipe 7 days a month from any doctors calendar, and I'm sure they'd figure out the root cause. I take Imitrex, because that's what my insurance (HMO Cigna) will cover. I am 48yrs. old, 5'7"tall and about 155lbs. If someone can pls. help I would greatly appreciate it. I will be without a husband soon if I don't find a cure. -LC
11/10/09 9:42am
I'm a guy, and this happens to me too. I've been drinking water with LOTS of ice in it. I even keep an icecube in my mouth which (I think) reduces my internal temp.
While it doesn't work ALL the time, it seems to work a lot...hope this helps.
(Oh, and I'm also scheduling a visit to a neurologist - just to be on the safe side.)
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I am the husband of some one just like you. Believe me, I know how he feels, but I also know how you feel. My wife is the same. She cant do anything except be a couch potato, especially in the summer time. Its really frustrating when you cant go out and have some fun or even do yard work with your wife. I got married so we could be together,which is not working out the way I wanted it to. Right now I am on this site trying to find an answer for her. I know she wants to do things with me but everytime she does she usually ends up taking the next day off of work, which we really cant afford. She also gets headaches as soon as she lays down in bed at night. I tell her that I think its because the extra blood pressure in your brain. Imagine if you were hanging upside down. There is alot more blood pressure in your head. Anyway, you can tell how frustrated I am. -SM-