Morning Headache... Pain Pills or Caffeine..

One of the migraine triggers is taking a quick fix or pain reliever before bedtime. Also the consumption of two much caffeine can trigger the early morning head pain. One won't find migraine headache relief if these are the triggers. We have several different theories as to why one wakes with headaches.

In many cases the awaking to a beautiful migraine free day may not happen if one takes to much medicine for migraines the night before.

We'll get to more reasons why one can have a morning of migraine pain. But first, headache pain can be had upon awaking due to what you take the night before.

Was any kind of migraine medicine taken the night before?

Even aspirin have caffeine in them, and caffeine can trigger migraines. Even drinking a cup of coffee the night before, in some people, can give them a morning headache because coffee is loaded with caffeine. If one feels better after they have a cup of coffee, or an aspirin for their headache relief after they arise in the morning, this may be the problem, and laying them aside could bring relief.

Taper off, and see if that brings migraine relief. One could be having rebound headaches from trying to find migraine relief the night before.

Two more culprits that can give one that headache every morning, are high blood pressure, and sleep apnea.

The blood pressure is easy to have checked. Some bigger stores or pharmacy's have a place to check blood pressure.

If one has sleep apnea, they can have migraine headaches upon awakening because they are deprived of oxygen. Both of these are pretty rare for one to be getting up with a morning migraine, but worth a try to ponder on, and both can actually give you headaches.

One can check their BP, but you'll have to let someone listen to you for the sleep apnea.

If this is the case, one will run everyone else to the other end of the house with their snoring.(My son-in-law has this, but doesn't suffer with migraines or morning headaches)

If one has migraine neck pain from bad facet joints in their neck, lying in a not so comfortable position all night long can put the pain to ones head. That surly can cause headaches upon awakening in some sufferers.

All night on the wrong pillow can trigger a headache upon wakening. We think one of the best headache pillows for the money is the buckwheat pillow. One may also just be sleeping in a bad position. Try changing positions, and see if that helps.

Some headache triggers that may wake one up to a morning headache that ends up as a tension headache.

#(1)You could have worked to hard the day before, had eye strain, and both can give headaches.

#(2)Smoking, or poor posture is another factor for giving headaches.

#(3)As we said above, drinking to much caffeine the night before, or sexual activity could trigger a headache in people that are susceptible to headaches.

Many migraine sufferers will wake to their heads pounding "wife does sometimes", with no migraine relief until they take a triptan for their migraines. This is the first line of migraine treatment, and works well for the treatment of migraines. But all in all think about what was consumed the night before. Put your thinking hat on.

Several more theories why many wake to a morning headache.

In the wee hours of the morning ones body produces less of their own natural pain killers.

Migraine headaches began when something triggers the blood vessels to swell, and dilate.

Adrenalin is also released in larger quantities in the wee hours, which regulates the dilation, and contraction of the blood vessels. Could this give one a morning headache?

Let's check out the migraine food triggers page to see if there's a food or drink that could be keeping the threshold to a level that you may not be tolerating well.

Every little bit helps. Migraines and headaches are like chopping down a tree. One may not do it in one lick, but by chopping away may see some migraine, and headache relief.

We hope by taking away something or making adjustments will help headache sufferers manage their morning headache. Pay close attention to the night before the headache, to anything that may have been taken, and sometimes one may pay no attention to.

For more info ,visit health central or our next page on severe headaches.

Wishing all a pain free morning.

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