Are you a headache person?

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I have suffered from headaches for more than thirty years. Anything or nothing can trigger it eg alcohol, skipped meal, not enough water, exercise. I don’t get the awful monthly migraines any more as I am in my 50s but still suffer random headaches.

I went to bed at about 11pm last night, ate normally yesterday, no alcohol, just water at bedtime and I have woken up with a headache which won’t shift despite two painkillers.

I live a generally healthy lifestyle these days. I have a friend who will polish off a bottle of wine each evening and she never gets a headache whereas I would only have to look at alcohol and feel rough the next day.

If I could work out a definite trigger it would help.

Does anyone else suffer from headaches and do you know what the trigger is? Have you managed to ‘cure’ yourself?

@TheCunkOfPhilomena I found this out when I had some physio on my shoulder.
As well as migraine I sometimes wake up with a killer tension headache. Physio advised trying to sleep with one firmish pillow rather than the two I’m used to. Worked a treat !

Excellent advice, cheers @KenDoddsDadsDog, I'll try it from tonight.

Have you tried keeping a food diary? Sorry if this has already been suggested. You say you ate normally yesterday, but lots of normal things can give some people headaches. You may have a lactose or wheat intolerance or... well, something else. It could be anything. You'd have to do some kind of exclusion diet for a while to find out if it IS something you're eating, but it's worth it. I got rid of lifelong acne by giving up bread for a fortnight, and it was only by mistake!

Just saw this thread has been bumped again.

Funnily enough I have started a food diary over the last week as my skin has flared up badly with eczema. I am thinking it’s dairy affecting my skin but never linked it to the headaches so I will keep an eye on that. I do live on bread so that is a possibility too.