House causing headaches

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We moved into our house nearly 2 years ago. In the November of that year DH started with headaches. Very bad headaches. The GP thought it was stress of work. DH kept saying he wasn't stressed. The headaches seem worse after being at home for the weekend. We are starting to think it's the house.
Has anyone any experience of this?

Do you have carbon monoxide alarms?

Yes in the lounge due to wood burner. Headaches started before wood burner. We had a brand new boiler fitted when moving in that's checked annually.

Check that your CO alarm is working op. Just because it's there doesn't mean it's working. When were the batteries last changed?

Mould spores do all sorts of bad things to your health

I used to get terrible headaches every weekend, I realised it was because at work I rushed around fuelled by coffee, usually around 6-7 a day whereas at the weekend I would only have 1.

Mould has crossest my mind.
Coffee and alcohol he stopped drinking 6 months ago.
Checked CO 2 alarm recently.

Google “sick building syndrome.” I don’t know if it’s commonly called that here or what but in America it’s definitely a recognized thing. It’s based on mould I believe. Most buildings in the U.K. are much older than most buildings in America and the weather here is damper than much of America, so I would expect it to be more prevalent. There are those who believe it isn’t real, just like fibromyalgia and chronic Lyme disease, but many people feel it is real and has a big impact on their lives.

Have you taken on a bigger mortgage with the move? Is your DP the main earner? Has his job become more demanding? When you say headaches, has he seen the GP and could he have migraine? There are treatments available which can make a huge difference.

Do you have new appliances that omit a full or high pitched drone that could be causing it? I get head aches from noises that no one else notices.

Dull not full!

Does anyone else in the home have headaches? If not, I'd be inclined to tell DP to get an eye test and to go back to the GP.

Constant bad headaches could be a sign of something dangerous.

Aside from that, is he on any medication? Has anything changed at all, aside from the house?

You say its worse after being at home for the weekend so does that mean he gets them at the weekend or when he is back at work?

Any strong smells e.g. air fresheners , your perfume , they can be a migraine/headache trigger.

Is your house well ventilated? We had a house with an open fire in the sitting room once and had to keep the door to the hall open /ajar or we got headaches.

Also does your DH garden a lot? I find hedge trimming, lawn mowing and leaf collecting can give me horrendous headaches due to spores and dust.

What are the water pipes made of?

Put a Co2 alarm gadget in each room, see if anything goes off.

Has he had full bloods done by doc?

And finally, don't laugh, but check the ley lines the house sits on.

My father is always telling me about the health problems caused by air fresheners and scented products.

Plug ins, sprays, diffusers etc may all cause headaches.

I get migraines occasionally and it's irritating when people make obvious suggestions 😅 but have you carefully gone through all the obvious things....

Late nights
Alcohol
Coffee
Crap food (Friday night takeout?)
Lighting
Computer use
Too bright/dull tv
Perfumed stuff (as suggested by pp)
Noise
Quiet
Too hot/too cold
Sleeping in
Being outdoors or indoors more than usual
Exercise
Busy at work so doesn't notice headaches

Etc etc.

I think my migraines are a mix between hormones and going to bed too late. I'd be more likely to go to bed late at the weekends. 🤷🏻‍♀️.

Sometimes I get migraines after a busy time at work - on the go all week then relax at home and bam!