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Exertion a trigger for some?
May 29^th, 2009 at 6:01am

I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed that heavy physical exertion such as running several miles being a trigger. It seems I can expect an attack 45 minutes after I stop exercising.

Also - just being hot, being outside in the sun, in a warm stuffy room - these "seem" to be another less predictable trigger. For me, I think my nervous system may just get more sensative preceeding an attack - a warm climate feels warmer and stuffier and more humid, my cloths feel tighter and irritating against my skin.

Just curious if this is common or just me.

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Re: Exertion a trigger for some?
Reply #1 - May 29^th, 2009 at 6:16am

Lancet. 1999 Sep 18;354(9183):1001-2.
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Lancet. 2000 Jan 8;355(9198):147.

A new cluster headache precipitant: increased body heat.

Blau JN, Engel HO.

Exercise, a hot bath, or elevated environmental temperature provoked cluster headaches, within 1 h, in 75 out of 200 patients. This new observation accords with recognised precipitants--alcohol, histamine, and gyceryl trinitrate--perhaps via generalised vasodilatation or hypothalamic activation.

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PMID: 10501368 [PubMed]

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DennisM1045 CH.com Alumnus Offline One wave at a time! Posts: 3437 Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA Gender:	Re: Exertion a trigger for some? Reply #2 - May 29^th, 2009 at 7:28am The exercise trigger comes and goes for me. Sometimes I get hit and sometimes I don't. If it's gonna happen it usually does within a half hour of stopping. Heat - not so much. -Dennis-
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: Exertion a trigger for some? Reply #3 - May 29^th, 2009 at 9:55am Exercise for me too. 15 to 30 mins after stopping. Jeannie
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Inventive_Mind CH.com Junior Offline Ahhhhhh Better Posts: 43 Portland, OR Gender:	Re: Exertion a trigger for some? Reply #4 - May 29^th, 2009 at 12:21pm Same here I know on a hot day if I push it or work faster to get done quicker I will get hit shortly after I stop the exertion
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E-Double CH.com Alumnus Offline Are we ourselves? Posts: 6948 Commack,New_York Gender:	Re: Exertion a trigger for some? Reply #5 - May 29^th, 2009 at 12:42pm I tend to think it's the lull or the cool down period that spanks some of us. Like after having a very stressful day then relaxing then kaboom there goes the noggin. feel good and be prepared
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Re: Exertion a trigger for some?
Reply #6 - May 29^th, 2009 at 2:48pm

E-Double wrote on May 29^th, 2009 at 12:42pm:

I tend to think it's the lull or the cool down period that spanks some of us.

Like after having a very stressful day then relaxing then kaboom there goes the noggin.

feel good and be prepared

I've kind of sensed this too. Its the "coming down" not the ramping up that sets something off.

Thanks for all the responses.

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Chuffy CH.com Veteran Offline It's just a ride. Posts: 135 x0\|\|United_Kingdom\|\|\|\| Gender:	Re: Exertion a trigger for some? Reply #7 - Jun 1^st, 2009 at 8:31am I had a post CH attack 'hangover' headache this morning having got whacked yesterday, (see my post in meds) and decided to go for a run. This got rid of the headache completely, for a while and then it ramped up into an attack about an hour or so later which I dosed with shrooms, now all is well.
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Re: Exertion a trigger for some?
Reply #8 - Jun 1^st, 2009 at 8:58am

Getting overheated kicks my butt alot! So if I feel I'm getting too hot and the pressure/shadows start building I try to dunk my head under some cold water or something right away if I can. Sometimes it helps avoid an attack. Sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it just stays as severe shadows. Maybe it the water or maybe it's all just the beast doing what it wants and has nothing at all to do with me dunking my head. (I don't know) LOL I'm a huge help huh?!

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Reply #9 - Jun 1^st, 2009 at 2:57pm

For me, strenuous exercise often shortened my attacks. When the hit came, I would now and then run around or somesuch. Worked now and then. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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