On Headaches.

[Nyshiv]

Out of curiosity, does anyone else experience barometric pressure-related headaches? Essentially, rapid weather changes or even height to weight distribution imbalances?

Lately I can't sit down, lay down, sit up or stand up too fast, otherwise I'll experience momentary vertigo, followed by a SEVERE migraine, to the point of nausea and debilitation.

Just wondering if anyone else on the forums has this issue, if they know what it's caused by or if they tend to experience it while staring ( note: glaring fiercely ) at their computer monitors while in the midst of intense gaming sessions or ... well, just about anything else. Any suggestions on how to circumvent the issue?

As an aside, feel free to rant about headaches/ things that give you headaches. It'd be nice to know I'm not the only dumb ass who managed to catch a case of the mind quakes, eh?

[BlueLight]

Out of curiosity, does anyone else experience barometric pressure-related headaches? Essentially, rapid weather changes or even height to weight distribution imbalances?

Lately I can't sit down, lay down, sit up or stand up too fast, otherwise I'll experience momentary vertigo, followed by a SEVERE migraine, to the point of nausea and debilitation.

Just wondering if anyone else on the forums has this issue, if they know what it's caused by or if they tend to experience it while staring ( note: glaring fiercely ) at their computer monitors while in the midst of intense gaming sessions or ... well, just about anything else. Any suggestions on how to circumvent the issue?

As an aside, feel free to rant about headaches/ things that give you headaches. It'd be nice to know I'm not the only dumb ass who managed to catch a case of the mind quakes, eh?

So the only time i've had vertigo is when i stand up in a movie theater after a movie. Not sure why since i'm normally in front of a screen all day.

[Anonymouse]

Sometimes I get lightheaded and headachey when I stand up too fast, and I know someone who will get the same from moving up/down hills too fast.

Staring at the screen could either be an eyesight thing (do you need glasses?) or a photosensitivity thing. Have you tried turning the brightness down? And make sure you have the lights on, staring at a screen in a dark room is bad for your eyes. (Hope this doesn't patronizing, didn't mean it to be)

[Nyshiv]

So the only time i've had vertigo is when i stand up in a movie theater after a movie. Not sure why since i'm normally in front of a screen all day.

That's actually a tricky one and I'm kind of wondering why myself. Maybe it's the distance and the over-all size difference between you and the screen that gives you the vertigo? I mean you're in front of a screen that is generally never larger than 20" or so, and if it is, not by much. On the other hand, a movie theater 'screen' is generally upwards of 150" or so if I'm not mistaken. Do you think that could be it yourself?

Sometimes I get lightheaded and headachey when I stand up too fast, and I know someone who will get the same from moving up/down hills too fast.

Staring at the screen could either be an eyesight thing (do you need glasses?) or a photosensitivity thing. Have you tried turning the brightness down? And make sure you have the lights on, staring at a screen in a dark room is bad for your eyes. (Hope this doesn't patronizing, didn't mean it to be)

As far as I know, my eyesight is a solid 20/20, and I don't generally have any issues besides minor blurs occurring when my eyes are really watery ( which happens a lot due to my tear ducts being overproductive ). As for the brightness, it's generally always turned up because my computer screen is very, very dark as far as LCD monitors go. That aside, I always have a lamp on in the corner of my room that illuminates it fairly well, especially ever since I moved my fan out of the way of obstructing it.

Getting light-headed from standing up too fast is normal, but I can definitely relate on getting a headache after doing it. I really hate when it happens ( as it happens often these days ) and I think it either has to do with the relative, though extremely minute change in barometric pressure as you go from a sitting position to a standing position. The fact that that alone can change the relative pressure around you is phenomenal to start with, so I kind of doubt that it is a prevalent issue, but who knows. As for the hills... well, that's just strange to me. Foreign, you know? I've never heard of someone experiencing that. The more you know!

[inkhryptedQuery]

I don't think I've had a headache in my entire life yet. I've talked about it with some people, and we've tracked it down to either .. I don't stress myself enough, or I've only had one or two cups of coffee in my entire life.

I do however, get dizzy when doing a handstand for too long and standing up as quickly as I can.

[MissV]

Aside from the obvious "quickly stand up - get dizzy" thingy, I get like that too if I tilt my neck down for too much time. But the worst of all is every time I get tinnitus (wich I do often). Sometimes I do hear the beeping in my ears, sometimes it is so low i can't, but despite of that, I still geat a horrible headache. Worst part? I can't take an aspirin, because it actually worsens the tinnitus. Urk...

[Nyshiv]

I don't think I've had a headache in my entire life yet. I've talked about it with some people, and we've tracked it down to either .. I don't stress myself enough, or I've only had one or two cups of coffee in my entire life.

I do however, get dizzy when doing a handstand for too long and standing up as quickly as I can.

Honestly, you don't want to get a headache, especially not the bad ones. It sort of feels like someone is trying to compress your brain into a sheet of organic paper. It's very painful, and at times it can be extremely debilitating. As for the getting dizzy thing, that correlates with the rapid movement of blood from the head to a different part of the body. You get light-headed because your brain is suddenly deprived of a certain level of oxygen. I'm sure you knew that though.

Aside from the obvious "quickly stand up - get dizzy" thingy, I get like that too if I tilt my neck down for too much time. But the worst of all is every time I get tinnitus (wich I do often). Sometimes I do hear the beeping in my ears, sometimes it is so low i can't, but despite of that, I still geat a horrible headache. Worst part? I can't take an aspirin, because it actually worsens the tinnitus. Urk...

Tinnitus is a terrible thing. I've experienced it a few times myself, and the ringing can be very incessant and irritating. I'm sure the headache must be horrendous too. A high frequency sound that you can't get to stop, which only worsens when you can't hear it - that would definitely make due for a mess of a migraine. I sincerely hope you begin to find some relief from it, and perhaps if it persists, you should ask a doctor about what you can do to lessen the tinnitus or maybe get control over the headaches.

[MissV]

I'm afraid now even the doctor has a good solution for it. Luckily it does seem to be affected by temperatures, so I only tend to have them on Summertime / when my system gets too hot. And it tends to last for about two weeks. Kinda makes you wanna carve your own face off, but I guess I just have to deal with it and learn how to live with tinnitus...

[SnowyCold]

I've gotten my share of serious migraines, to the point I can't read a signboard a few feet away. Usually it's a problem of hydration and it clears up a little bit after I've had a bit to drink. Haven't solved the issue of seeing stars when I stand up too quick, though I've learned it's a bad idea to keep moving afterwards. (One black-out and I have a green smear on the wall from the plant I fell on.)