Exercise Headaches?

[HeavyHands]

I was wondering if anybody knows anything about these, or has any experience with them? Here is my situation...

Saturday night I was having sex with my girlfriend. During it, I was suddenly NAILED with a horrible horrible headache that felt like somebody had put my head in a vice. It hurt on all sides and was just a horrible pain that made me somewhat nauseous... Afterwards, I had to lay down somewhere cool and just close my eyes. The pain was horrible...

Then, about 30 minutes ago, I went to lift. I was doing some inclined presses and once I got to my working set, I did a couple of reps and BAM the same kind of headache happened again! I stopped my workout and came back to look this up and found that it may be an "exercise headache".

but what could cause this? Maybe a supplement I'm taking? Here is what I'm taking daily:

Kre-Alkalyn
Fish Oil
Tribulus
AI Post Cycle Support (just finished up on SUS500)

So could it have to do with the sus? Or some supplement I'm taking? What can I do about it? Its a horrific pain and it really gets in the way of me working out (and making my girlfriend happy ha).

Any help would GREATLY be appreciated!!

 

[Got Guns]

I was wondering if anybody knows anything about these, or has any experience with them? Here is my situation...

Saturday night I was having sex with my girlfriend. During it, I was suddenly NAILED with a horrible horrible headache that felt like somebody had put my head in a vice. It hurt on all sides and was just a horrible pain that made me somewhat nauseous... Afterwards, I had to lay down somewhere cool and just close my eyes. The pain was horrible...

Then, about 30 minutes ago, I went to lift. I was doing some inclined presses and once I got to my working set, I did a couple of reps and BAM the same kind of headache happened again! I stopped my workout and came back to look this up and found that it may be an "exercise headache".

but what could cause this? Maybe a supplement I'm taking? Here is what I'm taking daily:

Kre-Alkalyn
Fish Oil
Tribulus
AI Post Cycle Support (just finished up on SUS500)

So could it have to do with the sus? Or some supplement I'm taking? What can I do about it? Its a horrific pain and it really gets in the way of me working out (and making my girlfriend happy ha).

Any help would GREATLY be appreciated!!

I have had headaches like yours lately, mainly in very heavy sets etc. when i do squats. I suspect mine are because of high blood pressure. Try to check your blood pressure

 

[Quad-smack]

Not to be nosy, but did your headache suddenly onset immed. after you climaxed? If so, it's called post-coital migrane and you need to see a neurologist about this issue ASAP. Exertional migranes in the gym are more common but still need to be checked out.
One of my customers that is a Neurologist told me a story about a woman with post-coital migranes. You don't want to hear how it ended...

 

[HeavyHands]

Not to be nosy, but did your headache suddenly onset immed. after you climaxed? If so, it's called post-coital migrane and you need to see a neurologist about this issue ASAP. Exertional migranes in the gym are more common but still need to be checked out.
One of my customers that is a Neurologist told me a story about a woman with post-coital migranes. You don't want to hear how it ended...

Actually it was not after I climaxed, it was before thank god.

Its such a horrible headache too. Feels similar to a migraine, except its focused more on the back of the head/sides.

 

[oswlsj]

Word to the wise....

I had headaches for about a 2 year period any time i would exert lots of energy in the gym. i got the especially when i squatted. well, one day when i was doing a mild exercise ( cable rope curls ) i experienced the worst of it. in short, i was rushed to the hospital where i had emergency BRAIN surgery. yep, a brain aneurysm at the ripe age of 27. I had later explained my symptoms to the neurosurgeon. he said the headaches were a sign of a weak spot in the brain. after i finally recovered, i have never had a headache again while training. i am not trying to worry you. you just ought to have it checked out and better be safe than sorry. best of luck to you.......

 

[MItchem16]

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See the bit on exertion headaches.

I get them sometimes usually in the middle of a set. They then come back very easily over the next week when I exert myself at the gym or at home. I can usually feel it coming on and stop the set though.

I suspect this is what you are experiencing but maybe get it checked out if you are worried or cannot shake it off.

 

[Buildinthaskinnys]

Dont dilly dally

Holding your breath under intense muscular or physical stress will significantly raise blood pressure possibly causing what you are describing, and at the same time gripping something tightly such as a barbell or your girlfriends butt with cause a two fold increase in blood pressure as well, take yourself to the doctor immediately dude dont waste time and get a full check up because you are probally overdue for one anyway. best of luck.

 

[HeavyHands]

thanks to everyone who responded... I am scheduled to get an MRI and an MRA on Monday... in the meantime, I am just trying to figure out what may have triggered the onset of these headaches... Do you think that maybe me just coming off sus500 could be a possible trigger? I'm not sure exactly how... but. Do you think its possible at all? Or is it because of other forces occuring? Maybe low HDL and high LDL?

 

[Ashop]

I was wondering if anybody knows anything about these, or has any experience with them? Here is my situation...

Saturday night I was having sex with my girlfriend. During it, I was suddenly NAILED with a horrible horrible headache that felt like somebody had put my head in a vice. It hurt on all sides and was just a horrible pain that made me somewhat nauseous... Afterwards, I had to lay down somewhere cool and just close my eyes. The pain was horrible...

Then, about 30 minutes ago, I went to lift. I was doing some inclined presses and once I got to my working set, I did a couple of reps and BAM the same kind of headache happened again! I stopped my workout and came back to look this up and found that it may be an "exercise headache".

but what could cause this? Maybe a supplement I'm taking? Here is what I'm taking daily:

Kre-Alkalyn
Fish Oil
Tribulus
AI Post Cycle Support (just finished up on SUS500)

So could it have to do with the sus? Or some supplement I'm taking? What can I do about it? Its a horrific pain and it really gets in the way of me working out (and making my girlfriend happy ha).

Any help would GREATLY be appreciated!!

do you have a history of headaches like migraines? on any meds besides supps listed?

 

[HeavyHands]

Yeah Alin I do actually have a history of headaches, namely lots of migraines. For a while I was getting over 10 migraines a month (we are talking 3-4 years ago) and I was then put on Topamax, a preventative med. It worked great and I was on it for a couple years and eventually just discontinued use because I was having lots of success with much fewer migraines. I haven't been on topamax daily for over a year now.. Maybe its catching up to me? I was thinking of getting my script refilled for sure

 

[Buildinthaskinnys]

You know also my father suffered from intermittent migrains for something like 15 years finally he clued into that it was only after eating food containing the food preservative slash flavourer MSG, its possible that you have a severe allergy to something like that or even cat dander or dog hair can cause headaches in people I hear also.