It could be that you've overdone yourself, especially if you haven't been very active for a while.

However, looking at Mayo Clinic on tick bites...."If you've been bitten by a tick and develop a rash, fever, stiff neck, muscle aches, joint pain, swollen lymph nodes or flu-like symptoms, see your doctor. Generally, the earlier tick-borne illnesses can be identified and treated, the better."

Hope this helps and you feel better soon.

I agree!

Ditto on the ticks; they can carry more than Lyme. You mentioned your sunburn though. Several weeks ago, I was sunning myself outside on a warm and very sunny day. Much of my skin hadn't seen the light of day in months. Soon thereafter and that evening, I felt quite ill. Suspecting the sun's impact on my lily white skin and now new sunburn, I did a bit of research to see how the sun could have caused my the worsening of my headache and general ill feeling. Yes, in following along with my theory on the nitric oxide link, I found that the sun on the skin causes a boost in the production of nitric oxide, which I believe is more enhanced in skin that hasn't built up melanin yet post-winter. Thus, that early season sunburn seems to be the worst for my body. I recall something similar in prior spring seasons. So, I took another lysine (second that day), and it seemed to calm my symptoms down considerably and I felt much, much better by late night and into the next morning.

Again, for some of us, nitric oxide dysfunction may be a potent link to our misfortune.

This is an interesting TED Talk in which a dermatologist, Dr. Weller, highlights the benefits of nitric oxide from the sun (and foods), yet for some of us that are "broken" and appear to have nitric oxide sensitivity, there is the flip side which remains unmentioned. Balance.

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_weller_could_the_sun_be_good_for_your_heart

I still love the sunshine, and my melanin has now built up more this season, and that helps although there is a weakness (and increased risk of worsening of headache) that I can feel when out in the sun for too long, which again fascinates me since multiple sclerosis is associated with elevations of nitric oxide, and those with MS can grow weak in the sun as well. No, I don't have MS.

loveyalot, I hope your garden grows well. You may want to avoid the heavy nitrate fertilizers though. Consider what I mention about nitric oxide with caution as this may not apply to you, but best be aware in case it does.

Hmm, I'm not sure about the tick bites. Seems like you can't be too careful with tick borne illnesses these days! Gardening is probably more exertional than it seems at the time though, and the sun, when you are not used to it, can be kind of exhausting. I think that the various positions I would be in while gardening (i.e kneeling, bending over, etc) would be enough to flare up IIH unless I was super careful. Hope you feel better soon!

the heat can increase your ICP. I am technically in remission, but last sunday I took my kids to the park to play with the sprinklers. I didn't get any cooling off though, and it was in the 90s. after 45 minutes I was exhausted and it took a good hour to recover. definitely felt like ICP. I am not doing that again; if we go out, we are going to a pool so momma can stay cool too.