Heaviness in forehead and head area - #22469

Dear Thank you for reaching out and expressing what you’re going through, so honestly first of all I want to acknowledge your dedication studying for 10 hours. A day is not easy. It takes discipline, focus and mental strength and it is also natural for the mind and body to show the signs of stress and weakness when this intensity is maintained for a long time without proper replenishment You have mentioned that you feel a constant heaviness in your forehead and head throughout the day, even after 6 to 7 hours of sleep, and that it affects your study, focus, concentration, and mood. This is something I often hear from sincere students like You Who are putting their best efforts forward, it begin to feel like their mental sharpness. Energy and peace are sleeping away. From an Ayurvedic perspective This state is not merely a physical issue it reflects a deeper imbalance between the body systems, mental energy, and sensory overload When you study for long hours with high intensity, it gradually starts to exhaust your OJAS. The vital essence responsible for the mental clarity, stamina, immunity, and emotional resilience. This continuous mental work and long hours of sitting can lead to vitiation of VATA and Kapha doshas. In particular VATA with governance movement, nerve impulses and cognitive function becomes disturbed due to excessive thinking irregular routines and insufficient mental stress as VATA increases, it can create dryness fatigue irritability scattered thoughts, and insomnia on the other hand, KAPHA with governance stability awareness, and lubrication may accumulate in the head region, create a sense of pressure, doneness, mental fog, and reduced all alertness. The forehead is also the seat of SADHAKA PITTA, it’s a type of pitta dosha that governs intellect emotions memory, and decision making, when over used or depleted, it causes emotional sensitivity, reduced processing power, and frequent mood shifts Even though you are sleeping for 6 to 7 hours, it is important to note that quality matters more than quantity if sleep is disturbed shallow or begins late at night. It doesn’t allow full recovery of the nervous system. The brain works extremely hard during study, digesting information, organising it and retaining it. And needs depress to restore itself, you sleep is compromise. It is common to to feel mentally, foggy or heavy, even after waking up You also mentioned that you do pranayama for 30 minutes daily, which is commendable. Pranaya is one of the most powerful tools to stabilise VATA and promote mental calmness. However, even good practices sometimes do not yield full results if the body is under other types of strain such as nutrient deficiency, eyestrain, emotional pression, or lack of physical moment, all of these can act as background stressors that accumulate quietly and manifest as head, Avenas or mental fatigue In students, those who are highly committed and sincere, there is often a subtle inner pressure to perform or maintain consistency. This pressure, though not always expressed slowly builds up. It can cause muscle tension, shallow, breathing, poor digestion, and eventually a sense of mental illness or overwhelmed. The body begins to signal that it needs a pause that it needs care movement nourishment and emotional release Another important concept in Ayurveda is PRANA, the life force energy that flows through the body, especially Norishes the brain. When PRANA becomes imbalanced Due to too much mental activity, irregular breathing, lack of exposure to natural air or surprise emotions, then the mind feels blocked. The head feels heavy and the heart feels unsettled. The ice neck and the brain are deeply connected through channels known as SIRAS and NADUS and if this get Overused or constricted the sense of head heaviness naturally arises There is also a role of AGNI. The digestive fire which is not just limited to digestion of food, but also governs the mental digestion. Your ability to Process observed and assimilate knowledge and experience when AGNI is disturbed either due to irregular meals and healthy foods or stress, it creates AMA or metabolic toxins, which circulate and lodge in weak areas Open the brain or sinus region, contributing to sluggishness, foggy and pressure in the head Ayurveda always acknowledge the mind, body connection. Your mood, energy, and sense of purpose are all deeply linked when you study begins to feel like a burden instead of a passion, the mind begins to resist and this creates emotional and mental stagnation. Over time, this can feel like a fog that covers your natural intelligence and brightness, but the truth is your clarity and calmness are not lost. They are simply crowded by temporary imbalances, which can be gently corrected Your symptoms are not signs of weakness. They are messages from your body telling you that it needs balance. It’s not about doing less. It is. About doing it in harmony with your inner rhythm. Your mental capacity is immense and dedication is already proof of that Ayurveda simply teachers how to protect and nourish that capacity, so it can serve you fully joyfully With the right adjustment to your routine nourishment of your senses and mind and proper mental rest. This happiness will lift you will feel lighter, more focused and more yourself again Meanwhile, you can take Medha vati-one tablet twice daily after food with Luko water Saraswathi aristha-4 teaspoon with equal quantity of water twice daily after food Continue pranayama, do meditation You are not alone in this, and your efforts are seen and respected Thank you