Regular headaches upon waking in morning?

[harryhausen]

Does anyone else experience these?

I've always been a very 'headachey' person - I suffered badly when pg and had a low level pretty permanent 2 day headache just before my period. I've always been prone to headaches.

However sometimes I go through phases of having headaches as soon as I wake up. I take a paracetamol and it goes before long. However, I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else? What could possibly be going on in my head (stress, tiredness etc) whilst I'm asleep??

It could be, while sleeping, a nerve gets slightly trapped/touched in your neck.
Try a different pillow to see if that helps.

I wake up with a headache if I'm dehydrated or the windows's shut. Try both.

When this happened to me, I assumed it was hormonal or stiff neck. Osteopath drew a blank but some time later, a dental check up revealed I had been clenching/grinding me teeth in my sleep.

I have a lower gumshield to sleep in now which fixes it and preserves my poor teeth.

MY teeth, sheesh!

My first thought was maybe dehydrated as well

I have had this since I had ds. I went to the dentist for a check up and he said I had a few tiny chips on my bottom teeth indicating I grind or clench my teeth while asleep and had a bottom tooth guard fitted. I haven't woke with a headache since. Amazing really as I just presumed I was a headachy person and never mentioned it before.

Thanks all. Much to think about.

I've never thought about grinding my teeth in my sleep. I'll ask the dentist next time I go. It's possible I'm dehydrated although I'm trying to drink more. I recently have up alcohol (past 6 months) and regular coffee. I wondered if this 'withdrawal' was giving me headaches, but I've honestly had it for as long as I can remember so it can't be that.

I'll up the water, get a new pillow (I use two pillows as I like to be propped up. I have done this since having severe asthma as a child) and ask the dentist about teeth grinding. Thanks

I have recently given up alcohol.

This is highly unlikely, but you say you had severe asthma as a child - is that now fully resolved?

Very severe breathing problems at night can lead to a build up of carbon dioxide in the blood overnight, leading to headaches. However, this is pretty unlikely even if you're a very frequent hospital attender and your asthma remains hideously out of control. If you are still seen by a hospital respiratory specialist, and all other avenues have failed, could well be worth mentioning it.

Good luck!

Are you overweight?

I get this if I sleep/lie horizontal for too long, I've started cheating by putting more pillows under my head if I wake up.

Asthma is pretty much under control. I hardly ever need my inhalers unless I have a bad cold or allergic reaction.

I am overweight though. Do you think may cause headaches? Although I've been trying to loose weight for years .

I'm 5ft 5ish. A size 16/18. Biggest problem is my huge boobs (36hh) that feel like I have a fat cat sat on my chest all night if I lie on my back

Blimey. I never thought of all these possible causes to be honest. Maybe I should see my gp? I always thought it was just one of those things. This morning however was quite a bad one that may me post. It goes within an hour of getting up.

It doesn't sound right, so don't dismiss it as one of those things. My first thought from your post was dehydration. Maybe have a cup of herbal tea before bed?

Can I ask if you snore?

Mine was a narrowed vertebrae in the neck -spondylosis-, but I woke with pain in my neck.
DR, said it can give people headaches, but am not a headachy person and didn't get them.
I had to try several types of neck support pillows till, I found one that suited me. I sleep most of the time on my side.

Yes I do snore. I have done for most of my adult life that I know of.

It might be sinus related. I get headaches when I wake up when I'm sinusy but they tend to go after I have been upright for a while and the sinuses drain. Usually being propped up at night helps.

Gosh. So many possibilites I'm just going to have to bother the gp aren't I?

I changed to a lovely tempur pillow at christmas and it has stopped this same problem.Money well spent

It could be a result of sleep apnoea.

Is your blood pressure ok?

I get the worst headache on waking if the sun is bright through the curtains. Its something that has developped over the last few years, I used to like a light bedroom. But now I have blackout linings, and even then if the sun is very bright I will wake with a headache.

I would get your bp checked, just in case its to do with that.