Headache /Migraine after doing deadlift

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Recently,  while doing deadlifts,  i would get a sudden rush of blood up my neck then followed by a throbbing migraine that will last for days. Usually it happens during my second set.  Never experienced this before. Started two weeks ago and i stopped doing deadlifts. 

 

Scared the shit out of me! 

 

Any advice?  Ouh yah.. I have not visited my gp though. 

 

[Perception]

Did you take supplements? Whats your gym set like?

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Physiologically, when you perform a deadlift, there might be a chance that you are unknowingly performing a valsalva maneuver. In prolonged maneuver, this would result in a reduction in venous return and arterial blood pressure. These effects would then relate to diminishing the brain's blood supply. Once the maneuver is completed, the glottis is open, the intra-thoracic pressure normalises, and the blood flow would re-establish with an "over shoot" in arterial blood pressure. This "over-shoot" feeling could be what you have mentioned about, the sudden rush of blood up the neck. What you could try is to breath in and out when you execute the movement. Breath out when you exert the force. The regulation of your breathing would then help curb such situation from occurring. However, I would also strong advice you in seeing a dr to get it check just in case.

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On 8/3/2017 at 5:13 PM, Perception said:

Did you take supplements? Whats your gym set like?

No supplements.. Just had black coffee without sugar as usual before gym session. I did trap bar deadlifts of 20kg (10/10) that should be a total. Of about 40kg? Did 8 reps per set. The sudden migraine happened on the 6th rep of the 2nd set.  It happened twice so far.  

Had no problem when doing barbell squat though.

20 hours ago, xydboy said:

Physiologically, when you perform a deadlift, there might be a chance that you are unknowingly performing a valsalva maneuver. In prolonged maneuver, this would result in a reduction in venous return and arterial blood pressure. These effects would then relate to diminishing the brain's blood supply. Once the maneuver is completed, the glottis is open, the intra-thoracic pressure normalises, and the blood flow would re-establish with an "over shoot" in arterial blood pressure. This "over-shoot" feeling could be what you have mentioned about, the sudden rush of blood up the neck. What you could try is to breath in and out when you execute the movement. Breath out when you exert the force. The regulation of your breathing would then help curb such situation from occurring. However, I would also strong advice you in seeing a dr to get it check just in case.

Thanks for the advice.  My breathing is kinda haywire whenever i lift heavier weights.  Still trying to get the hang of it. And yah.. I still haven't visit my gp... I'll heed your advice to go check.. Just in case. Thanks again.