Headaches Upon Waking

**Sloth Face** · 11-07-2013 04:45 PM

There are few mornings I can recall waking up without a headache. Occasionally I will have alcohol with supper, but I do not think that would be the cause for my head splitting in the morning. Does this happen to anyone else? I am not too worried about it, but it's very strange indeed.

**Dthoughts** · 11-07-2013 05:56 PM

Perhaps get another pillow. It might have to do with muscles in the neck,shoulders,head. Look into that, and how to relief tension. Tension in those muscles can translate into a splitting headache, especially in the morning.

**JoannaB** · 11-07-2013 06:06 PM

Could also be sinus related. Whenever I have sinus issues, I wake up with headaches.

**Sloth Face** · 11-07-2013 06:37 PM

Thanks for the help. I am sleeping on a contoured memory-foam pillow, which is nice enough, but I will test out a different one to see if that helps. Or it could be my sinuses - my allergies act up this time of year.

**Voldmer** · 11-07-2013 07:37 PM

I had that problem a lot earlier, until I realised that the reason probably was, that my head "ran hot" during the night. After that realisation I have kept the bedroom well ventilated during the night (slightly open window), and since then there have not been any headaches.

A lot can be said for keeping a cool head.