For those familiar with Phowa

I'm experiencing terrible headaches during the practice to the extent that I did not practice last night (after the sessions, on my own in temple) as the Lama suggested we do because it was too painful. Has anyone else experienced this? I finally broke down and took something to get rid of it but it was evening so ... I hesitated to take anything during day because I wanted to monitor how I felt. It is having an effect on my enthusiasm. Have you experienced anything like it? What did you do?

Thank you for sharing your experiences or stories of those you know.

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