Even with proper pre-fast hydration and caffeine reduction, I almost always get a headache starting around hour 20-22 of a fast and growing from there. Taking a nap is sometimes possible and sometimes helps a little, but not always. (And on Yom Kippur I sure don't want to risk oversleeping and missing part of neilah.)
Is there anything else I can do on the fast day when the headache starts to reduce its effects?
(Even if I had a heter to take medicine (which I don't), all painkillers that I'm aware of do bad things when taken on an empty stomach, and at that point in the day the stomach is quite empty.)
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