Narrative:

After takeoff out of ZZZ while wearing my mask I got hot and sweaty and nearly fainted. I was on the forward jump seat. I had to remove my mask and fan myself and the D flight attendant was so concerned that she was going to grab oxygen. Fortunately; I was able to cool off and regain composure. The D flight attendant had mint essential oil in her suit case and had me put a drop behind my neck and ears. This helped tremendously; but this was incredibly embarrassing. I know passengers took notice that I was having a difficult time getting oxygen. A few have pulled me aside and asked if I was ok. This is not a good look for any airline; in that we are forcing our crew members and our passengers to comply with the mask rule when they could he creating a more serious medical situation.we have a mask policy in place that has absolutely no wiggle room for passengers and crew who have underlying medical issues that prevent them from being completely compliant. This is unacceptable!! I assume that the general public knows that masks should be on and I assume also that everyone has a mask with them; what I'm concerned about is having a guest (or a crew member) pass out from lack of oxygen and of course the worst case scenario of having a death on board. I've seen flight attendants become aggressive with this policy and I am fully convinced that it will get worse. Please re-evaluate this policy and put specific limits as to how crew members are supposed to handle it.

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Title: Flight Attendant reported feeling hot; sweaty and nearly fainting while having to wear a COVID-19 mask during flight.

Narrative: After takeoff out of ZZZ while wearing my mask I got hot and sweaty and nearly fainted. I was on the forward jump seat. I had to remove my mask and fan myself and the D Flight Attendant was so concerned that she was going to grab oxygen. Fortunately; I was able to cool off and regain composure. The D Flight Attendant had mint essential oil in her suit case and had me put a drop behind my neck and ears. This helped tremendously; but this was incredibly embarrassing. I know passengers took notice that I was having a difficult time getting oxygen. A few have pulled me aside and asked if I was OK. This is not a good look for any airline; in that we are forcing our crew members and our passengers to comply with the mask rule when they could he creating a more serious medical situation.We have a mask policy in place that has absolutely no wiggle room for passengers and crew who have underlying medical issues that prevent them from being completely compliant. This is unacceptable!! I assume that the general public knows that masks should be on and I assume also that everyone has a mask with them; what I'm concerned about is having a guest (or a crew member) pass out from lack of oxygen and of course the worst case scenario of having a death on board. I've seen flight attendants become aggressive with this policy and I am fully convinced that it will get worse. Please re-evaluate this policy and put specific limits as to how crew members are supposed to handle it.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.