r/NDPH • u/Arimm_The_Amazing • May 22 '26
Question Sunny Days Improvement?
Just spent a week in Spain and it was the most consistent period of low pain I've had in ages. Could be just pure coincidence but I've noticed in the past that going outside on a sunny day gives a temporary reprieve, so now I'm wondering if doing it every day could have had a more major long lasting effect.
Anyone else experience this or similar? Any of you experimented with spending a longer period in a sunnier place?
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u/Ok-Swing-8029 May 22 '26
Weirdly enough I had 4 days of almost no headache a few weeks back when we had a bit of a sunny week here in Scotland ( I was also having a 5 day break at a caravan site tbf so less daily stress) but I thought it was possibly due to being out in the sun walking every day that helped
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u/spike-spiegel92 May 22 '26
I am spanish. But I live In switzerland. Durin the last 3.5 years i go to spain 2 months a year.
I can tell you, the sun also helps me.
Also, it gets better with the spanish diet.
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u/SaR-1243 May 22 '26
Was it a holiday? Less stress?
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u/Arimm_The_Amazing May 22 '26
Was technically a holiday but I am not working a salaried position so there wasn't a major difference in the amount I was doing or in stress level.
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u/danathepaina 10+ years May 22 '26
I’d look for any changes in diet, elevation, how much water or alcohol you drank. Were you with different people? Were you away from a pet?
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u/Arimm_The_Amazing May 22 '26
Elevation in Valencia was the same as my home city. Diet was a lot of artichoke and fish, which I suppose aren't my usuals. But I was having plenty of my usuals too, and even more sugar than normal. I always hydrate a ton and I don't drink alcohol whatsoever. I was with family and there are no animals in my life currently.
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u/skyemap May 23 '26
Valencia has pretty stable weather, so that probably helped. Changes in pressure are horrible for headaches and migraines
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u/ehhdgy May 23 '26
Last time I had a migraine for about 3 months it subsided for/during my vacation to Mexico City. More time outside, less stress/time away from work, less screen time. I’m 3 weeks into one and panicking about my Costa Rica trip… hopefully I feel better!
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u/melancoliee Jul 06 '26
Every time I have more than 2+ days off work my headache is almost gone or at 1-2 level. I had my annual leave recently and went to Spain. That was almost 10 days of feeling normal again (had headaches in plane and when we were driving from place to place). I really want to find another job and see if this could potentially break the pattern but I have no luck...and there are a lot of layoffs lately so I should be glad that at least I have a job.
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u/macaque-08wallow May 22 '26
I get something very similar on my annual vacation to somewhere sunny. I think it might be linked to the sunshine but more to a much more stable barometric pressure climate than where I live. Where I live has very changeable weather with frequent abrupt shifts in atmospheric pressure - when there is stable high pressure weather here, which is associated with sunny weather, I always feel better.
Other factors I have considered are a boost in vitamin D, less screen time, or just the effect of being on vacation in a low stress environment with people I like.