Blood pressure in head when bending down

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I have trouble bending down. Like tying my shoes etc. It feels like all my blood rushes to my head and making it explode (a bit exaggerated but anyway). I also have problems with lifting things. Especially lifting and bending at the same time. Not because of vertigo but because it feels so uncomfortable in my head. Standing on my head would be the nightmare. I think my head would explode.

I am trying to figure out if this is because of my migraine or because of my orthostatic intolerance (POTS). The POTS would make sense but still I can not help to feel that it might be migraine connected.

Anyone who is familiar with this? Anyone who isn’t?

I should say that my migraine does not just come in episodes, it is constant, every second every day. So is my POTS. That’s why it is so hard to figure out what symptom is caused by what illness.

Thanks in advance!

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Yes i get this and its caused by my migraine, when i bend down, get up lift anything, i get this feeling like my head will explode and sometimss lose my vision for a second. My gf who has classic migraine is complaining about the same thing when she has migraines.

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Aha, interesting.

And you don’t have any orthostatic hypotension or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome? No fainting in hot showers or when standing up etc?

Have you managed to get rid of this with medication?

I actually have a theory that my POTS is just the same as my migraine but it is affecting not only the blood vessels in my head but also in my whole body, making my body to have a hard time regulating blood pressure. Like a full body migraine, sort of.. But I don’t know. Could also be the other way around.

Thanks for sharing Becky!