Gliding and migraines?

On Jul 20, 9:24*am, qflyer1 wrote:
I had a migraine once - and only once - in 20 years of flying. *It was
April, I was up to 9000' in wave in Tennessee. I don't know if it was
altitude / temperature fluctuations or what.
The headache came on, no vision issues, just pain, and I had to land
in 25knt x-wind. Broke the tail boom. Not fun. There was another more
suitable strip nearby, but I didn't take it.
Did it affect my judgement? Maybe. I just wanted to get down...

If migraines were a reoccurring issue, I would be concerned...
Flight-capable meds?

Cheers,
Tim

On Jul 19, 7:52*am, K6Chris k6chris(AT)live(DOT)co(DOT)UK wrote:



Having suffered my first ever migraine last night and specifically the
visual disturbance (aura) that came with it, I am keen to discover how
gliders pilots who are prone to migraines cope? *Although sufferers are
allowed to drive and indeed fly, the advice for coping of 'pull over'
seems less than helpful!

Any advice and experiences most welcome!

Chris

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Chris
Admiting that you suffer from migraines seems to disqualify you from
being president. To keep from limiting your possible career choices,
you might want to start using an alias online. On real hot days
taking a couple of Potassium tablets in the morning seems to cut down
on headaches in the air that afternoon. I Don't know if this will do
any thing for migraines. Using Oxygen might be another thing to
contemplate. I'm not a doctor and its been a long time since I stayed
at a Holiday Inn.

SF