Why do you get headaches when you cry?

Answer 1

a bad headache can be normal after a very "hard cry". Very simply put, when you cry, there is increased pressure exerted in the eye area and sinuses. Your blood pressure also increases during the period of crying. Hence, you can get a really bad, "slammin'" headache.

Emotional stress can translate into physical tension as well, and that tension can manifest in the muscles of the neck and head, leading to another means by which you can get a headache while crying.

after an intense period of crying (during, if you can manage it), try to drink a full glass of water and take an anti-inflammatory drug, such as ibuprofen (if you are medically safe to do so--if you have no medical condition that precludes you from taking that)

Answer 2

When you cry, the expression that your face makes causes a feeling similar to muscle cramps. This is due to the muscles surrounding your forehead being "crinkled" for an extended period of time. That is why your head hurts. Also, the sinus pressure created also causes some more "severe" pain...

Answer 3

It's caused by stress.

When you cry your whole face tenses up causing the muscles on your head to contract tightly. meaning theres more pressure on your skull then usuall. All that pressure isn't good so it gets aggrivated.

Answer 4

neurons in the brain along with the nervous system

Answer 5

The main reason a persons throat may hurt before they cry is because the muscles in the throat tense up. It also happens because the sinus passages, eyes, ears, and throat are all connected.

Answer 6

it is usually stress and dehydration ... i usually sleep after i cry and make sure to drink some "good" fluids... this includes water, juice or gatorade.

Answer 7

If you secrete more moisture than you can drain from your eyes, the the moisture (tears) will overflow your eyelids, and flow down you cheeks.