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Benedict Arnold

Do long car rides give you a headache?

Or is this just me? I was in the car for about 2 hours today and now I have a headache that won't abate. It happened on my last road trip too. Doesn't seem to matter whether I'm driving or not.

Posted - June 20, 2017
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  • 3375
    The sun is high in the sky this time of the year and maybe the glare is to blame.  I definitely can get headaches with a long ride.  I try and stay hydrated and wear sunglasses.

      June 20, 2017 8:46 PM MDT
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  • I actually was wearing sunglasses, but perhaps I wasn't that hydrated, so that could've had something to do with it. 
      June 20, 2017 9:05 PM MDT
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  • 3375
    I think just the general long drone of any kind of travel can bring on a headache.  I used to get a lot of headaches in general, especially if I was dehydrated.  
      June 20, 2017 9:08 PM MDT
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  • 5808
    don't like long drives at all
      June 20, 2017 8:54 PM MDT
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  • 7792
    No. Fake people give me a headache in my butt.
      June 20, 2017 8:54 PM MDT
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  • That's weird. Do you have problems with your vision? It could be the constant movement...

    Personally...I get car-sick when I'm not driving. I have to sit with the window wide open and my head hanging out like a dog.
      June 20, 2017 8:59 PM MDT
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  • Not that I know of. I was wearing sunglasses, but I don't think those have ever caused a headache otherwise. It could be because my head is pretty much in the same position the whole time? I'm not entirely sure.

    I used to get carsick as a kid--glad that doesn't happen anymore!
      June 20, 2017 9:02 PM MDT
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  • 3375
    I'm not a good passenger either unless it is a scenic drive.  Crazy busy highways always make me feel a bit nauseous.  
      June 20, 2017 9:02 PM MDT
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  • If I chew gum or put something in my mouth, it usually helps. lol
      June 20, 2017 9:11 PM MDT
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  • HAH!

    That is stupidly-adorable! 

      June 20, 2017 9:25 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    no, they just make me carsick, go drink some coffee if you got a headache
      June 21, 2017 3:24 PM MDT
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  • "No"  ... I've driven OTR for about eight years.
     That would not be a good habit to have.

      June 25, 2017 2:46 PM MDT
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  • 3719
    Just a thought... might your car have an exhaust leak somewhere not large enough to be noticeably noisy but perhaps putting fumes into the interior? Or a leaky bodywork seal near the exhaust-pipe so the slipstream effects draw fumes in? (I have had the latter problem.)
      August 4, 2017 4:16 PM MDT
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