Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Physiological - Other
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related; Company Policy
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.
Flight Attendant reported feeling hot; sweaty and nearly fainting while having to wear a COVID-19 mask during flight.