Waking up with headache

I have these too, in fact have one now! I put it down to tensing up my neck and shoulder muscles. Already on medication for high BP. They take ages to go despite taking painkillers. Paracetamol doesn't touch it either, have to have codeine added.

I get this due to a sinus problem. As soon as I get upright and have a hot drink it goes away.

Usually if I wake with headache, before medicating, I have breakfast that often clears it. Mixture of low blood sugar and dehydration (fresh strong coffee with hot milk a la Francais, whole meal toast + apricot jam) it’s a cure. It if doesn’t go I know I’m in migraine land.. take beta blocker and sumatriptan. Both prescribed for my migraines. I don’t suffer anymore. It used to be fearsome. Good luck with GP.

Sometimes woke with a headache but always felt really yuk on waking. Have started having a cup of hot milk at bedtime and am feeling better in the mornings. I also seem to get off to sleep faster especially when I’ve had to get up in the night. It may just be coincidence but time will tell.

Yes I do , I have bulging discs in my neck . I also have migraine which I wake up with , its worth seeing the Gp to eliminate more serious issues . I get a lot less since my divorce ! So I guess there is a stress component .

I second LRavenscroft's post to see a GP. It is probably something minor but it is always best to get these things checked. High Blood Pressure isn't called the silent killer for nothing!

Drink a glass of water before bedtime, annoying I know if you then have to pee in the night but hydration, hydration, hydration is the key.

Dehydration.

Redhead56

Have your blood pressure checked it could be what's causing the headaches along with being dehydrated.

I second that recommendation.

Blood pressure naturally increases during the waking hours and if it's too high, it most certainly can cause 'waking' headache.

It happened to me, for weeks - I put it down to neck tension - but it was high blood pressure. When I took the recommended medication, the morning headache just stopped completely.

I really hope you manage to get an appointment today - even a telephone appointment would be better than nothing! Good luck, let us know how you get on.

Fluids?

I keep a glass of water by the bed and gradually drink it during the night.

Please contact your GP and go and see them. Also, keep a note of how bad the headache is in comparison to what you are eating or what the weather is doing. Hope you get to the root of your headache.

Have your blood pressure checked it could be what's causing the headaches along with being dehydrated.

A Dr told me to take 3 aspirins and a strong cup of coffee for getting rid of migraines/headaches. It works for me very quickly, and seems more effective than any other medicine as no after effects.

It could be caused by snoring/sleep apnoea

Thank you very much for all your advice 😊. My headache eased with paracetamol and eventually went completely after an afternoon nap. I plan to contact the surgery tomorrow - hopefully I’ll secure an appointment!! I will definitely look out a knee pillow Coolgran65.

Yes, definitely make an appointment with your GP Tilly8, as there could be a number of reasons, and hopefully nothing serious. In the meantime, if you wake up with a headache, lay in a totally relaxed and comfortable position and take some very deep breaths, in and out for a few minutes.

Obviously see your doctor
I started waking up with headaches which went when I got up.
Was diagnosed with infected sinuses and given antibiotics which cleared them up.

You need to check your blood sugar when it happens.

I, too, was going to suggest it could be due to high blood pressure. We’re not medics, though, so the best thing would be to do as you plan, and see your GP.

Snoring can lead to a lack of oxygen during sleep which in turn leads to headaches on awaking.

Check with your gp

Headaches that start out of the blue and become a pattern could be a bigger sign of a health issue

Possibly get your blood pressure checked. I woke with headaches for years. A couple of cups of tea and sometimes they'd ease. Then I was put on pills for my blood pressure. Headaches disappeared. If I do start a headache, I take my pill and it goes.

As you have bulging discs I would try a memory foam pillow and get an appointment with a physio.

It probably is a neck issue but the GP could check. Sometimes I waken with a headache. I lie on my back and turn my head to the left and right for a few seconds, and amazingly it works.

Maybe you’re grinding your teeth in the night or clenching your jaw? Like Smileless says tension.

See your doctor but maybe your dentist too.