I guess i'm cutting now. guys read this, see if you can help me.

ibanezman06 · 06-10-2007, 11:57 PM

ok, so, about 5 days ago, i worked a shift from 3-11. i was dehidrated as hell (i don't know why, something there that dehydrates you. im not the only one thirsty as hell). anyway, i come home at 11:30 at night, go to bed like around 12:30, i wake up at 7:00 the next morning.
I ate some oatmeal, had a vitamin B supplement and Iron (don't ask, just wanted some extra vitamins).
I go do some heavy ass squats and by the third set, i get this enormous migrane. one that i can barely handle and i'm yelling and wishing i were dead because the pain is so big. so i stop working out. i had a headache the whole day.
the next day, i try squating again, but couldn't get through the warmup sets without getting this same migrane.
i figured it was the creatine so i stopped taking it.

the next day after that, i tried to test my headache and see if i could lift. i did 10 push ups.....nothing.
i did 5 more and the migrane was starting to come back after that so i decided not to lift.

today, i had a minor headache all day but decided to give some light lifting a chance. i can lift light (about 10lbs less than i normally do) and the headache gets bad after the set for a minute and then it gets better. I did a quick light bicep workout just so i don't shrink from all this rest.

any of you go through the same problem? I was taking the recommended dosage of creatine.

when i started taking it 2 months ago, i weighed less than 120. i now weigh a little less than 140 (so it was working real good).
maybe i'm too small for 5grams a day.
any advise, staying away from the gym for this much time sucks balls. and this constant headache everytime i lift something heavy sucks even bigger balls.

I've been taking some asprin but it only works until i start to lift again and then the headache comes back.

i hope i didn't get kidney damage from the creatine. i stopped taking it. i hope this constant headache is not a sign that i might have kidney damage. i stopped taking asprin and tylenol just incase i do have kidney damage because i don't wanna have permanent kidney faliure.

maybe i was taking too many vitamins. i take weight gainers so those already have plenty of vitamins in them. i stopped the weight gainers too.

maybe the migrane was a result of the dehydration that other night because i'm sure i did not drink enough water.

anyway, sorry for the long post. and thank you. i'm a little worried.

Masko AA · 06-11-2007, 12:11 AM

My one question is why cut at 140lbs??

ibanezman06 · 06-11-2007, 12:14 AM

because i can't list heavy. by cutting, i meant lifting lighter and doing 15-20 reps because it's all i can do without getting that migrane.
by the way, i'm pretty short so and i'm like 5% body fat or less (i think, could be more). i guess i'm pretty cut already.

06-11-2007, 12:15 AM

bro you are not 5% bodyfat. you can only sustain a level like that for a extremely short period of time. normal healthy males should be above 7%-8% unless its getting time for a comp.

as for your migrane, dont want to scare you but go get that checked out by the doctor. your head and brain are something you don't want to mess with

ibanezman06 · 06-11-2007, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by justlift32

bro you are not 5% bodyfat. you can only sustain a level like that for a extremely short period of time. normal healthy males should be above 7%-8% unless its getting time for a comp.

as for your migrane, dont want to scare you but go get that checked out by the doctor. your head and brain are something you don't want to mess with

oh ok, but anyway, my bodyfat is real low.

06-11-2007, 12:19 AM

no prob bro. but if that prob persists i would go to a doc and get it checked out. serious headaches are not a joke.

ibanezman06 · 06-11-2007, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by justlift32

no prob bro. but if that prob persists i would go to a doc and get it checked out. serious headaches are not a joke.

thanks

Masko AA · 06-11-2007, 12:23 AM

How much water do you drink in a day up your water intake I could go through anywhere from 1 to 2 gallons of water in a day depending if I'm working out or not.

ibanezman06 · 06-11-2007, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Masko AA

How much water do you drink in a day up your water intake I could go through anywhere from 1 to 2 gallons of water in a day depending if I'm working out or not.

OMG! seriously? that's a lot of water. actually i could drink that much too cuz i DO get thirsty often. i just hate going to the bathroom to pee every 10 minutes. it's embarassing when i'm at work. oh well, i'll do it anyway.

thank you so much.

anybody else wanna put in their 2 cents? i would appretiate it! you guys who posted already, feel free to add anything else. thanks.

Masko AA · 06-11-2007, 12:31 AM

Drinking more water could be an easy solution. It may seem like alot but if you drink say 2 cups every hour it doesnt really seem like anything when your doing it.

ibanezman06 · 06-11-2007, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Masko AA

Drinking more water could be an easy solution. It may seem like alot but if you drink say 2 cups every hour it doesnt really seem like anything when your doing it.

i'll try that. thanks.
wow, this thread is quick. it's like a frickin' chat room.

Masko AA · 06-11-2007, 12:36 AM

yea its my day off I have nothing to do....

odoyal rulez · 06-11-2007, 12:40 AM

Man you got that all wrong....you need to double your calories, drink a gallon of water and lift weights...cutting is not the option you need...

ibanezman06 · 06-11-2007, 12:02 PM

dude, the reason i'm lifting light is because i get a migrane when i lift heavy now. you should re-read my original post.

**Sparky_dustin** · 06-11-2007, 12:41 PM

I used to get the same headaches, they would get so bad it would feel like somebody was driving a spike in the back of my head and the front. I went to see a neurologist and he told me that they were exertion headaches because I was pushing myself too hard. I later found this to be bull**** and that they were diet related, I was taking in too much sugars and thats what was causing the headaches. I went 3 weeks straight with absoloutly no sugars that I could acount for and no headaches.

ibanezman06 · 06-11-2007, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparky_dustin

I used to get the same headaches, they would get so bad it would feel like somebody was driving a spike in the back of my head and the front. I went to see a neurologist and he told me that they were exertion headaches because I was pushing myself too hard. I later found this to be bull**** and that they were diet related, I was taking in too much sugars and thats what was causing the headaches. I went 3 weeks straight with absoloutly no sugars that I could acount for and no headaches.

ok, thanks. i'll try that too.

**Sparky_dustin** · 06-11-2007, 01:56 PM

From what you described it sound like the same thing, I only got them when my heart rate got elevated. It didn't matter what I was doing, lifting weights or having sex, it hurt.

ibanezman06 · 06-11-2007, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparky_dustin

From what you described it sound like the same thing, I only got them when my heart rate got elevated. It didn't matter what I was doing, lifting weights or having sex, it hurt.

yeah same here. how long did it take for it to go away?
this is day 5 and it's still here.

**Sparky_dustin** · 06-11-2007, 02:25 PM

When they first started they would stay for bout 1-2 weeks but as they progressed, after about a year and a half after I first got em they would stay for 1-2 months. Now that I've cut sugar I havent had em since

**Sparky_dustin** · 06-11-2007, 02:26 PM

I tested it to make sure too, I completley binged on sugary foods for a weekend and got a brutal headache when I tried to workout the following week.

ibanezman06 · 06-11-2007, 02:39 PM

that's gotta be it for me too. thanks for the heads up!

ibanezman06 · 06-11-2007, 03:15 PM

hey check this out. i did a little research

Blood Sugar Levels

**Sparky_dustin** · 06-11-2007, 03:17 PM

^^good find.

bboy mysterious · 06-12-2007, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by justlift32

you can only sustain a level like that for a extremely short period of time.

Really? My friend was at like 2.1% BF or less for almost the whole school year for our weight training class. He looked like he had absolutely no fat on him, veins everywhere, and very cut. He is one of the top track/cross-country runners here.

ibanezman06 · 06-12-2007, 01:13 AM

so i have to probably endure about another week of these headaches huh? that sucks. i'm just itching to lift heavy but i can't.

**Sparky_dustin** · 06-12-2007, 02:58 AM

Just cut out as much sugars as you can, it does go away

ibanezman06 · 06-12-2007, 03:12 PM

alright, i had no sugars yesterday after you told me that. um...i had some frosted flakes with orange juice this morning and i drank pepsi for lunch. that's it for sugar so far. too much already?

**Sparky_dustin** · 06-12-2007, 03:30 PM

I found that natural sugars didn't affect me but processed sugars did so I just cut out all processed sugars as best I could. The ammount you take is totally up to your body, you can always try and binge yourself on sugar just to see how much you can handle or to see if it is the problem.

ibanezman06 · 06-12-2007, 04:46 PM

nono no binging. i'm a potential diabetic. it's in my genes, my dad's one.
but i will cut down on the sugar.

**Sparky_dustin** · 06-12-2007, 04:47 PM

Let me know if you lose the headaches