Blurred Vision, Shaking, Then a Headache After Exercise

[mori0043]

Hi, I am 31, in good condition and I exercise regularily.

Every once in a while I will exercise and after I am done I will shake (mostly my hands), then about an hour or two after I will have blurred vision (i cannot read, watch tv etc...) and then I will have a severe headache for a day or two.

At first I thought that it was because I wasn't eating or drinking enough water before, but I have tried everything and I cannot figure out the pattern. The only thing that I know is that it happens when I exercise too much. The problem is that I never know when that point is.

Can someone please help?????

Thanks in advance.

[gotoeyedr900]

Do not delay.. Everyone here who spoke of vision changes after exercise or movement. Go to an ophthalmologist for a complete eye exam. My son at 20, had this happen. In the exam they saw his optic nerves were both inflamed  which indicates high inter-cranial pressure in the spinal column or brain.  This is an emergency.  He was told to go to the ER right away or they would call 911.He was admitted to the hospital to be checked for a tumor or pseudo tumor. Other things such as meningitis,  infections, MS can also present this way. Because he delayed going, he woke up with partial vision loss. Many Cat scans, spinal tap, MRI's and MRA's later and his vision is returning. Best wishes to all.

[cjb444]

i am a 56 yr old female that rides horses...sometimes when i ride..within an hour i get the squiggly lines in my vision. when i get home i drink juice and that seems to take care of the issue...it doesnt occur everytime, but especially when it is hot and i have a "hard" workout. i had stress tests, etc last summer and all is well. i figured my blood sugar just bottomed. ???

[need2breathe2010]

I am a 32 year old woman and I have had this happen to me twice over the last couple years. At the time I used to train really hard with weights and both times it had happened after a hard workout. There was even a time I thought I was going to faint after everything turned white,tingly, and blurry. When I finally made it home I was trying to read something but I couldn't read anything because the right half of all the words were missing! Like I couldn't see them. Then I saw a strange squiggly line in my right eye's vision.

When I asked my doctor about it she said it sounded like an optical migraine. With these you usually don't get a headache afterwards but it can happen! I think what you're describing sounds alot like what I experienced, I'd suggest to take the workouts down a notch because you may be straining too much.

Also, have you had your blood pressure checked? I've developed hypertension and always wondered if these two things were related in some way. Well, good luck I hope you can get it figured out, take care!

[Komba]

Just posting because I get this same issue.

The only times I have had it come when playing soccer.  Usually it occurs around the hour 3 mark.   Basically I will get a period of blurred vision towards the end of playing.  I don't feel horrible otherwise when the vision is blurry, although something definitely feels different.  Either way, I stop, drink some fluids and usually try to eat something.  My vision then will return to normal and it will be followed by a HUGE headache.  I become kind of sensitive to light and typically want to go to sleep.

It doesn't happen every single time, and I can sometimes play for months without getting it.

As far as causes, it seems like it has something to do with what I eat.  It also seems to have something to do with light, but I don't know what.  If I play while looking directly into the sun or bright lights, then it tends to happen a majority of those times.

Just adding to the list and it's nice to see other people get it.

[Lisa620]

I too experienced this after excercising I had blurred vision and a servere headache this happened last week.  I also tried to drink more water, look at diet etc etc...

My blood pressure was checked at it was very high however I was distressed at the time.... I couldn't see properly and it really scared me.

I am 32 years old.  I went to A&E and they did an ECG on my heart all was fine.

I was refered to my GP and he thinks it is an EXCERCISE INDUCED MIGRAINE!  Although I do not suffer from migraines usually.

He has also referred me to the hospital for a CT scan to make sure nothing else is going on.

I will let you know but I am not doing any excercise at the moment until I know what is happening.

I hope this helps

[Dr Vinod]

In High Blood Pressure your pressure increases immediately after exercise. Only with long term exercise and diet control with salt restriction and weight reduction your blood pressure may decrease. So you have to exercise/cardio under a trainer in a Gym which is advised for you initially and later you can step up the intensity. Take care!