I have been suffering from heat induced migraines for the past 2 years after receiving a concussion. Before my concussion I experienced milder symptoms and only after working out at a higher intensity than my body was used to. I had no problem being out in the heat and could enjoy being outside with my kids. Post concussion I have a difficult time doing anything exerting in warm weather (hot weather is out of the question) and this condition has really effected my quality of life. I live in Utah where 5 months out of the year it is very warm to extremely hot and I am unable to participate in most out door activities if the temperature is above 80 degrees. If I do want to exercise, I have to take ibuprofen before hand, have a fan blowing directly on me and keep the intensity low. When I do get overheated I don't notice it in my body as much as in my forehead where it feels like the front part of my head is ablaze. I have found that if I ice my head right away that it will shorten the length of my migraine but not eliminate them. Someone mentioned drinking tomato juice, so I'm going to give that a try. I know that in my case it isn't dehydration because I drink 12+ water bottles a day. The way I explain it to people is that my body isn't able to regulate it's temperature any more, which is a harder thing to live with then most people think.
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I have been suffering from heat induced migraines for the past 2 years after receiving a concussion. Before my concussion I experienced milder symptoms and only after working out at a higher intensity than my body was used to. I had no problem being out in the heat and could enjoy being outside with my kids. Post concussion I have a difficult time doing anything exerting in warm weather (hot weather is out of the question) and this condition has really effected my quality of life. I live in Utah where 5 months out of the year it is very warm to extremely hot and I am unable to participate in most out door activities if the temperature is above 80 degrees. If I do want to exercise, I have to take ibuprofen before hand, have a fan blowing directly on me and keep the intensity low. When I do get overheated I don't notice it in my body as much as in my forehead where it feels like the front part of my head is ablaze. I have found that if I ice my head right away that it will shorten the length of my migraine but not eliminate them. Someone mentioned drinking tomato juice, so I'm going to give that a try. I know that in my case it isn't dehydration because I drink 12+ water bottles a day. The way I explain it to people is that my body isn't able to regulate it's temperature any more, which is a harder thing to live with then most people think.
January 26, 2013 - 4:41amThis Comment
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