Head pain

[loops]

Hi all,

Wondered if anyone has had experience of severe head pain immediately after workout?? this happened to me after a swim on thursday, I had to be taken out of pool and to A & E. Scan showed no bleed so discharged myself.
Went for run on friday and had similar experience but eased off, went for swim as felt fine later and after 4 widths had to be helped out again, now taking high dose of codeine - which I don't like to do, apparently my blood pressure was high...its always always been low. Have had rest day today, but on running up some steps head started pounding...I really can't stand the thought of having to stop my training.

 

[Cheradenine]

If your scan was clean the docs are going to tell you that you are having migraines and/or panic attacks which have a stress trigger.

Are you completely sure you don't need a break from training?

 

[loops]

If your scan was clean the docs are going to tell you that you are having migraines and/or panic attacks which have a stress trigger.

Are you completely sure you don't need a break from training?

well its definately not a panic attack!! they're not painful!! and no I am only doing the minimum training at the moment, making the most of off season

 

[Rob500]

Are you eating enough to refuel what your body is using up during training? I think they call it 'the bonk' in cycling jargon and believe I had it once. Too keen to get out I headed off with my fuel tank basically empty. A clatter of miles in, from out of nowhere, I was hit with a thumping nauseaus headache. "Bl***** hell. I'm gonna fall here!!!!" I had to stop and sit fdown for a while on the pavement.

 

[Crackle]

My only input, an unlikely one but I throw it in the ring, is are you an unconscious teeth grinder, especially when sleeping.

Doesn't sound likely from what you describe but it's surprising how many people do and the effect it has on them?

 

[xxmimixx]

was it like an intense headache on the crown of your head, like a circle around your forehead ?

 

[Blue]

was it like an intense headache on the crown of your head, like a circle around your forehead ?

Like if his goggles were too tight!

 

[loops]

Hi, have been diagnosed with excertion migraine...the pain is still there which is rubbish, hopefully will end soon am tired of being doped up on codeine..and worried that I'll have to stop training

 

[Arsen Gere]

Might be worth a chat with a physio. Swimming can put a lot of stress on your neck, all that twisting and running is an impact on your neck too. The doc's tend not to take a holistic approach.

If someone lifted me out of a pool and took me to hospital my BP would be sky high too. You can get your BP checked for free at a chemist, in your own time with no stress, might be worth a try.

 

[xxmimixx]

I had a few occurrences of headache during/after workout, but I do suffer from migraines and thought that working out 'hard' was exacerbating my condition. i went for a MRI scan and blood tests last week and currently waiting for results.

This info, I found on the net thought was useful.

Headaches occur for a number of reasons, but those reasons are limited when you are dealing with exercise. The primary reasons that this happens are common to people who are not familiar with correct form and methods in the gym.​

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1 - Improper breathing. Improper breathing during a movement can lead to pressure building up in your head. Ever notice how people get beet-red when they are trying to lift that bar off their chest and hold their breath? All that blood in your veins isn’t going anywhere. You need to breathe correctly, otherwise you’ll end up with severe headaches afterwards.​

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Your movement is divided into two separate ways. Eccentric (negative motion) and concentric (positive motion). Breathe in as you are doing your negative motion (eg. bringing the bar down on your chest) and breathe out when you are pushing your muscle (eg. pushing the bar off your chest). Don't hold it in.​

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2 - Dehydration. Very true that people sweat a lot when they are at the gym, especially when doing aerobic exercises. But there's more. Did you know that caffeine dehydrates you? And alcohol as well? Sugar too? Sodium? Just because you don't sweat profusively doesn't mean your body isn't dehydrating. Some people eat some kind of sugar before a workout. Others drink coffee in the morning and/or tea and consider that it's wet, so it's hydrating. WRONG. And if you got blitzed the night before, you might not do so well at the gym with a hangover.​

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3 - Over-exertion. Don't overdo it at the gym. If your body is telling you that it's done, then don't go and try to squat 500lbs. This is going to result in much more than a headache. You'll feel sick, tired (very tired and exhausted) and weak.​

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4 - If these are not the case, then I'd recommend seeing a doctor, particularly a neurologist. There are certain hormones excreeted from the brain during a workout, and if your brain is partially damaged, they can cause the headaches. Not to worry. This isn't brain damage as to where you become a vegetable, but a particular lobe (primarily in the top middle) is damaged. My friend had that problem, and he had to stop workng out for the time being. This is an extreme case, but I had to throw it out there. Don't take any prohormones either without reading up on them and truly understanding proper dosage and timing​

 

[HLaB]

I'm not saying it'll work for the OP but I suffered from bad migraines in my teens, causing me to black out and fit. Scans never revealed anything definite but in my late teens I started wearing glasses and touch wood haven't had a recurrence; any sore head now is just that caused by dehydration.