[sdm1222]

Stay on Long Island.
Moving to Florida is difficult, once you get to the Villages, it takes awhile to get everything done let alone adapt to the extreme heat and humidity.
If you think it's busy and congested on Long Island, wait until you spend a winter here with residents, snowbirds, visitors and people living in the surrounding communities.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by sdm1222

Stay on Long Island.
Moving to Florida is difficult, once you get to the Villages, it takes awhile to get everything done let alone adapt to the extreme heat and humidity.
If you think it's busy and congested on Long Island, wait until you spend a winter here with residents, snowbirds, visitors and people living in the surrounding communities.

Hmmmm.....

Minnesota (where I hail from) and Long Island do share one thing. Winter. And that means snow. Often lots of it. In my four years here I INFINITELY prefer a "winter" in TV than back in Minnesota. There's a lot to be said for not having to shovel out that 6' snowbank that the plow gifted you so you can get your car out of the garage.

[Topspinmo]

I get straight to point If you can’t take heat in Long Island you’ll be miserable down here for 8 months out of year. Now with that said I don’t think you be spending lot time out during day for 10 to 6 just like in Long Island in summer? Plenty of indoor activities to keep you busy from 9 to 6.

[TeresaE]

Originally Posted by GizmoWhiskers

Actually water doesn't cut it as the end all to the FL humidity headaches I get all the time. SALT is. Depending on how much one sweats and barometric pressure changes straight up salt might just relieve a headache. I have lived in tropic weather and FL since 1985. Salt has been my cure ever since moving from New England.

Many say drink electrolyte drinks or that the food they nibble replenishes the salt they have lost. Not so for this person. I carry a salt shaker on my golf cart. I can be inside my house and can feel a barometric change pre-storm. I will take about a dime size amount of salt and the headache goes away. When sweating a lot I will take about a nickle size amount of straight salt w a drink of water. The headache almost immediately subsides (drinking the normal amounts of 8 oz glasses of water throughout the day as well.)

My mom's best friend was an ER nurse. She used to say take straight up salt with water to cure dehydration at home. She would see patients all the time that were dehydrated even after drinking plenty of water and or electrolyte drinks. Too much water only dilutes salt levels in the body. Since the body is made up of like 75% water with a fraction of saline it makes sense. Saline drips is what the ER administers.

My grandfather living in FL used to take salt tablets to combat dehydration after working in the heat and sweating a lot.

Drinks have very small percentages of salt in relation to what one sweats out in the FL heat. The barometric pressure changes may also come into play. Salt works for me but to each their own. I'm not a Dr.

Thank you for this answer. Water without electrolytes does no good. And little sips do not do the job. Hydrate before you leave the house

[sdm1222]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Hmmmm.....

Minnesota (where I hail from) and Long Island do share one thing. Winter. And that means snow. Often lots of it. In my four years here I INFINITELY prefer a "winter" in TV than back in Minnesota. There's a lot to be said for not having to shovel out that 6' snowbank that the plow gifted you so you can get your car out of the garage.

You obviously have never lived on Long Island where you're surrounded by water.
Winters are mild, no comparison to Minnesota, where in September I saw snow flurries.

[Dilligas]

Originally Posted by marvinh11791

Hello. I am not a villager at this point, but I am considering it. I am still a New Yorker living on Long Island. I am now 78 and I am noticing even New York summers are causing me some headaches and some dizzyness. This gives me some concern. I'm not asking for doctor's advice. Just some opinions from villagers who might experience some headaches in the florida summertime heat. Or ways you deal with the heat. Thanks. MarvinH

Everyone is saying “stay hydrated “ and “ drink more water” …… that means if you are out in the afternoon Sun, have a large 24-32 oz container and drink and refill 3-4 times, then more when back home. I’ve lived in the Texas desert and Florida for half my life. Drink

[Robojo]

Originally Posted by marvinh11791

Hello. I am not a villager at this point, but I am considering it. I am still a New Yorker living on Long Island. I am now 78 and I am noticing even New York summers are causing me some headaches and some dizzyness. This gives me some concern. I'm not asking for doctor's advice. Just some opinions from villagers who might experience some headaches in the florida summertime heat. Or ways you deal with the heat. Thanks. MarvinH

I've been renting here for a year to see how I like it. The heat is fine, but the sun is too strong.
I once heard we can only absorb 1 liter of water every 2 hours. If you sweat out more than that you get dehydrated. I add a bit of salt for retention myself.

But if I were you I'd ask my doctor.

[HJBeck]

Yup, that’s one of the first signs of dehydration.

[thevillager1988]

Water, water and more water. Way more than you think you need. I have found that some people avoid drinking water because they fear needing to use the bathroom more frequently. Just deal with it. Consider all those trips to the bathroom as "steps" the body also needs. Your body will actually adjust once it's getting the right amount of water. Of course, talk to your Dr. Oh, and did I mention, drink water?

[Ptmcbriz]

Heat related headaches are usually caused by sinus drying out (Florida is humid so not as much a problem) or more often dehydration. Dehydration sneaks up on you. Regularly drink electrolytes in summer. To stay hydrated you usually need at least 72oz a day. Don’t drink tea because it dehydrates.

[CybrSage]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I accept that anyone who comes to Florida "for the weather" is delusional.

Why would accept something so absurd?

A great many move to Florida to escape places where the air literally hurts your face, shatters your nose hairs, and you have to blink a lot to prevent your eyes from starting to freeze over due to how far below 0°F it is. Places where governor's fove warnings that going outside could kill you in minutes without extreme weather gear. This is in the contiguous US.

Was in Minnesota when it was -53°F before the wind chill (lowest on record was in 1996 at -60°F) and you claim it is delusional to want to move to Florida for the weather? Why do you make that claim, is it because it gets a kinda hot and muggy for a few months and is amazing the bulk of the year?

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by marvinh11791

Hello. I am not a villager at this point, but I am considering it. I am still a New Yorker living on Long Island. I am now 78 and I am noticing even New York summers are causing me some headaches and some dizzyness. This gives me some concern. I'm not asking for doctor's advice. Just some opinions from villagers who might experience some headaches in the florida summertime heat. Or ways you deal with the heat. Thanks. MarvinH

I’m 75 & I never noticed any headaches or anybody complaining about them & a lot of people there in TV are older than me, but unfortunately we only lived there for 8 yrs. We live in Texas now & I’ll tell you it gets a lot hotter in Texas than it does in Florida, the hottest it got in Florida when we lived there was 100 maybe 103 & that was only a day or 2, here in Texas, like right now for the last week & a half it’s been 102 to 105 actual temperature, & it’s suppose to be those temperatures for at least another week maybe longer heat index varies between 105 to as high as 110. So to answer your question never heard anybody complain about headaches in Florida, &even the people in there late 80’s. So are you sure it heat or just age?

[vinricci]

Everything here in Florida is under A/C, not so much in NY

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by CybrSage

Why would accept something so absurd?

A great many move to Florida to escape places where the air literally hurts your face, shatters your nose hairs, and you have to blink a lot to prevent your eyes from starting to freeze over due to how far below 0°F it is. Places where governor's fove warnings that going outside could kill you in minutes without extreme weather gear. This is in the contiguous US.

Was in Minnesota when it was -53°F before the wind chill (lowest on record was in 1996 at -60°F) and you claim it is delusional to want to move to Florida for the weather? Why do you make that claim, is it because it gets a kinda hot and muggy for a few months and is amazing the bulk of the year?

Because extreme heat is not the solution to extreme cold.

Moderation in all things, something some folks have trouble comprehending.

If you live in Minnesota and can't handle sub-zero temps on a regular basis, try maybe - oh - Colorado. Or Illinois. Northern Kentucky. Southern Wyoming.

It's delusional to think that 90-100+ degree days with over 70% humidity for two or three MONTHS out of the year, will be any more bearable than -20 to 10 degree days with 4% humidity for a month or two out of the year.

[DonnaNi4os]

Dehydration is the biggest concern in the extreme heat. It could cause your headaches. I suggest water consumption and brands like Smart Water, Core, and Gatorade or Gatorade Water, all which contain the electrolytes that are lost in perspiration, are especially beneficial.