I too have constantly gotten headaches from getting hot when doing lots of physical activity. The headaches are HORRIBLE and NOT relieved by any kind of aspirin or ibuprofen. I used to get a bit of relief from putting ice on my forehead and a heating pad on the back of my neck. We went on a 10 mile hike (high elevation) yesterday with our son's Boy Scout Troop and i ended up with another horrific headache. It was the worst I have ever felt. I usually feel nauseous with them, but this one actually made me vomit. The pain was so bad,(the worst i have ever felt) i was almost ready to tell my husband to take me to the ER. I felt chills and got in the shower. The hot water actually made my head feel as if the headache was gone. I stepped away from the stream of water and still felt better. So i continued to take the hot shower, submersing my head in it. I couldn't believe how it made my head feel as it my headache was gone. I thought for sure that when i got out, my head would go right back to feeling like it had been, but no- My headache was GONE. I have never done that before- ( a hot shower) and if i hadn't have gotten the chills, i probably wouldn't have even tried it. It makes me wonder if the sweating from the exercise caused your blood vessels to constrict and then the heat expands them again. Something to keep in mind and try again. I know i certainly will. My headache has NEVER left that quickly. Usually turns into a migraine that i will have for days. Hope this can help someone else
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I too have constantly gotten headaches from getting hot when doing lots of physical activity. The headaches are HORRIBLE and NOT relieved by any kind of aspirin or ibuprofen. I used to get a bit of relief from putting ice on my forehead and a heating pad on the back of my neck. We went on a 10 mile hike (high elevation) yesterday with our son's Boy Scout Troop and i ended up with another horrific headache. It was the worst I have ever felt. I usually feel nauseous with them, but this one actually made me vomit. The pain was so bad,(the worst i have ever felt) i was almost ready to tell my husband to take me to the ER. I felt chills and got in the shower. The hot water actually made my head feel as if the headache was gone. I stepped away from the stream of water and still felt better. So i continued to take the hot shower, submersing my head in it. I couldn't believe how it made my head feel as it my headache was gone. I thought for sure that when i got out, my head would go right back to feeling like it had been, but no- My headache was GONE. I have never done that before- ( a hot shower) and if i hadn't have gotten the chills, i probably wouldn't have even tried it. It makes me wonder if the sweating from the exercise caused your blood vessels to constrict and then the heat expands them again. Something to keep in mind and try again. I know i certainly will. My headache has NEVER left that quickly. Usually turns into a migraine that i will have for days. Hope this can help someone else
June 30, 2014 - 9:49amThis Comment
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