Have morning headaches? Here's what may be causing them

Are you waking up with a headache each morning? According to the Sleep Foundation, one in every 13 people suffer from morning headaches, and they're more common in women than in men. There are a number of causes, as well as some effective solutions.

[bondiib]

It's not just a headache, it feels like I have an injury in my head.

[justcallme_Frank]

For me, it only happens after I wake up from a very detailed dream as if my brain was working overtime to produce the dream that way. Doesnt last long after waking up though

[jaymesjmathias]

Great guide, not authoritative yet not over generalized. Yes, not overly detailed but that goes to show your not claiming to diagnose, Great ideas Thanks.

[cody-gaming]

Dude it’s more painful than that it’s literally like someone’s squeezing my eyeball repeatedly

[ladamadenadie]

Isn't it so sad that we have to resort to YouTube videos to self diagnose our symptoms because a doctor is just too expensive in the U.S. and some developing countries?

My headaches, I've noticed, come to me when I fall asleep on my left side of the body for too long.
I've been contemplating sleep apnea, but who knows? Hopefully, it's nothing serious like a weaken heart ventrical or whatnot.😅😢

[hannalynorias]

Watching this, because I experience a morning headache almost one month today

[slime_creeper]

I woke up at 9am and I was fine but still tired and went back to sleep. I woke up 1 hour later and I got a headache.

[olivedrabgarage]

I use a CPAP and have sleep apnoea yet i still get a monthly migraine and headaches almost every saturday morning. I get about 5hrs sleep a night during the week and up to 11hrs on a friday and saturday night. Yes im highky stressed out and always on the go, in a hurry to get everything done in my day that needs to get done. I have a highly stressful job and it is physically demanding too. Im guessing its this stress thats kicking off the migraines that always seem to happen around 2am?

[harisahmeddcs]

I have always headache on my head it's effect my productivity how to cure this ?headache pain medicine doest not heal me

[samiktg]

I have headich every morning from Last 8 days i afraid I have brain tumor 💔😭

[Sporkable]

I've woken up with had tremendous headaches, some are migraines, in the last few months. I do grind my teeth, but do wear a splint. Sometimes, my jaw muscles are sore and tight, but not always. So dibilatating, it jolts uou out if your sleep, every time. I can only sleep on left side, due to some type of hip injury, not sure if that matters. Going to cut out sugar, to see if that might be a trigger.

[inigomontoya]

chronic sinusitis which they didn't mention can also cause the headaches (I suspect this is my issue personally) - for me its slowly progressed to the point where I now cannot get more than 5 hours sleep in one go because after approx that period of time the headache I get wakes me up & means I cannot get back to sleep again - this now happens every day & my quality of life now is awful as I am constantly sleep deprived - waking up every morning after only around 5 hours sleep with a headache feeling like you have a heavy cold (for around 2 years now) slowly wears you down to the point where to be quite frank you start to feel a bit suicidal as you cant see an end to it

[Star-zk]

i cant tell if i have anxiety or depression or maybe even both

[inigomontoya]

for people worried about brain tumours then dont be - its extremely unlikely & you almost always have some type of neurological symptoms in addition to the headache

[Mary]

I'm in my 70's and I've been waking up with headaches

[ericvasquez]

I have notice that when its cold usually its when it happens

[CyberWarezz]

Me with insomnia and anxiety:
"Don't listen to him, it's probably a brain tumor"

[FirstLast-numba]

imo its dehydration is the most common cause

[hughzehzelleise]

Just shoot me in the head at this point smh😂

[JonnyQ]

anyone else gets heavy head sensation? for example, while I’m laying down I feel like my head is so heavy that I can’t lift up my head, I also get dizzy