headache

Yeah I know - see a doc if the pain persists....
Juz asking to see if anyone else has this problem (hoping I'm not sum sort of freak!)
After a couple of hours from finishing my w/end ride I get this headache that stays with me for most of the day. I thought it might be dehydration, but I drink a bit during the ride and I continue to drink mainly just water for the rest of the day. By the next day it's gone.
So I'm not sure what would be causing this......
I'm not a fan of painkillers etc so I don't usually take any panadol etc, cause then I'm only masking the issue.
If anyone can assist - appreciated!

It could be you've become susceptible to migranes. Stress either physical or mental can bring on a migrane. I suddenly suffered from migranes at 55 but tracked it down to a chocolate allergy. I now seem to have outgrown it.
This of course is just one possibility.
Instead of painkillers try drinking a bottle of coke (diet is OK) when the headache appears, this worked for me. The headches disappeared almost immediately.
Best of luck. TYSON

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I suffer from low grade headaches - the entire morning is a headache especially if I don't drink coffee. I drink lots of coffee and sometimes take anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen or acetaminophen. I have been to the doctor twice and complained of continuing and persistent head pain - but the typical response has been to take ibuprofen or tylenol, yada, yada. I also feel like I haven't had any rest after sleeping - I've been to the doctor for that too but there isn't any solution to that problem it seems.

-bikeguy

Yeah, I drink about a bottle of coke a day (or rather, a clone of it, which is cheaper) but I drink the regular one. That's in addition to 2 cups of coffee usually every day. I've inherited by mother's genes more than my dad's - well, I have my dad's body type, but my mother's migraines.

-bikeguy

Your brain runs on sugar I use about 1 or 2 spoonfuls of raw honey in my water bottle to replenish sugar quickly a little more on cooler days because I drink less. I also mix about 1/5 Gatorade with 4/5 water in my bottle for quick mineral replacement.

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Excuse me I seem to have misread the opening poster - you probably have exercise induced migraine/headache. I got this after a hard circuit race - it was extremely painful and I was actually dizzy for a few minutes. It's probably just blood sugar that has really gone down - make sure you eat and drink something right after, preferably a chocolate bar or something like it. Also make sure you eat and drink during your ride - this will keep your blood sugar and fluid levels up. It's also possible you have a more severe medical condition - so check in with the doctor. Mind you most doctors are not really well versed in the effects and problems that hard training can cause or unmask. I'd go with a young doctor, as they're usually (but not always) more keen to help you.

-bikeguy

But be careful about the chocolate, as chocolate is a well known course of migraines along with red wine and cheese. The way to find out if it's a chocolate allergy is to eat loads of chocky the day before your rest day. If on the rest day you get a headache (i.e. not training induced) Bingo. Also drinking cocoa by the way is a killer for some people. Tyson.

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I must have a different migraine - I have classical systems, flashing lights in a
kaleidoscopic pattern, looks like a moving jigsaw puzzle.. and I can't even see through the part that has the jigsaw puzzle, but usually my headaches aren't accompanied by these. Chocolate, red wine, and cheese have no effect on my headaches.

-bikeguy

This looks like it might help but I've never had chronic migraine headaches so I don't know. http://www.acu-cell.com/dis-hea.html

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WOW! Tks all for such a quick and in-depth response - greatly appreciated.
I think it maybe sugar related. I very rarely get headaches full-stop. I am partial to the odd chocky binge and have never got a headache from it. I did have a glass of coke in the evening and woke up w/o the headache.
I will try the gatorade and honey on my next hard training ride (I don't get the headache on my recoveries or shorter training rides.)
Thanks to all the part-time doctors!
If it is sugar related and I try this out and it works - I owe ya!

I found I needed more than 1 glass of coke - I used to drink 4 or 5 half pint glassfuls. Tyson

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It could be the *sodium* and not the sugar in the coke that is taking care of your headache. If I recall correctly there is a fair amount in soda? I get headaches if I drink plain water and even in fairly reasonable amounts - like 64oz/day. I don't eat a lot of pre-made or processed foods and I don't usually add a lot of salt so I need to put an electrolyte supplement in my water even if its not a hard training/racing day. I just do it 1/2 strength for my everyday water.

I always drank diet coke which only contains artificial sweeteners with 0 calories.
Personally I don't think it's the sugar or sodium - something to do with the effervescence plus whatever they put in coke. TYSON

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That sounds like classic caffeine withdrawal. Maybe you should quit coffee entirely. Is there a reason your doctor hasn't recommended this?

+1 on possible caffeine withdrawal symptoms.
Also: some headache medication (for example, excedrin) contains caffeine. The reason being, caffeine dilates blood vessels, which would also help alleviate the pressure you feel in your head when you have a headache (besides the effect of the medication itself, of course). soft drinks which have caffeine, I suspect, would have a similar effect, providing some relief from headaches.