Sudden Headache When Lifting
I have recently gotten back into working out and this past Saturday when I was lifting with my son I suddenly got a very bad headache. It came on very quickly during one of my sets and I had to stop working out. I felt dizzy and the headache stayed with me through the following day.
I went to the doctor and he suggested that my allergies were to blame and that I should use Sudafed and aspirin to help alleviate my headaches. He said I had some water probably in my middle ear and that the allergies were closing up my Eustachian tubes preventing this water from draining. I took both products he suggested and went to work out. Before I finished my first set the headache returned and I thought I was going to pass out.
Has anyone experienced this and if so how long did it take before you could lift again.
Any insight would be helpful .
Thanks
Probably Nothing but.....
As an ER physician we often have to rule out things that while aren't very likely are potentially very dangerous. Aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations etc can present in this manner as can less dangerous phenomenon such as exertional headaches, ice pick headaches, atypical migraines or exercise induced headaches. The difficulty can be resolved with an MRI or if not available readily a CT with contrast and/or lumbar puncture. Until these more dangerous situations are ruled out I would be very wary about exercising.
Read this post if your getting those head aches Bro's
[QUOTE='Roc[}{]axor']I have seen another orthopedic doctor and spoke with a chiropractor. I was surprised they both agreed that I should have an MRI.
The second orthopedic doctor and chiropractor told me not to wear the cervical collar that the first doctor had told me to wear. This can create stiffness in the neck and will not help at all. The second orthopedic surgeon took new x-rays and said that although I do have degeneration in the disks he doesn’t believe that it is the cause of my problems. The chiropractor believes that this can be cleared up with adjustments but thought that an MRI would be a good idea.
I will keep this updated as I find out anything. I am scheduled for an MRI so I will post after the results have come back.[/QUOTE]
I posted this above last week,, you are all going to see Chiropractors,, NO dice !!
Do a search on Weight lifter's cephalgia ,, on Yahoo.... This is what you have....
Weight lifter's cephalgia
Read my post a week before on this,, scroll up...
Either take a month off,, or do the blood thinning w/ asprin and warm up allot then slllllowwwwwly work into your workout.. It works,, start slow..
After a month you can fade off the asprin & your all set... Just learn a lesson to Breath & warm up first....