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The past couple of months I've been experiencing headaches just about every morning starting around 3;30 to 4 am.I'm 53 and hopefully close to meno. I've had only 3 periods in the past 9 months. So I must be getting near the end. Hoping that's what causing the headaches. I take my blood pressure. It's a bit elevated but not horrible.
Anyone else have frequent morning headaches?
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Woodlands1 jane66356
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I've had the same thing for about 2 weeks. I suffer from hormonal migraines a few times a month, but these 1st thing in the morning are different. I'm 51 and still get regular periods, so not sure. frustrating
jane66356 Woodlands1
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I too suffer from hormonal migraines on days 3 and 4 when I have a period. They don't totally seem like a migraine but are happening the same time of the day when I do get a migraine. Does make me wonder about hormones?
Woodlands1 jane66356
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almost every odd symptom I chalk up to hormones right now....they seem to pass. You're not alone!
klm1213 jane66356
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I got them and found out it was because I was grinding my teeth at night.... got a mouth guard to wear to bed and the headaches stopped
jane66356 klm1213
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KLM- I imagine your dentist was able to see that you were grinding your teeth? That's how my husband found out. He wasn't aware of it. I don't sleep in the same bed so I don't know what he's doing 😉
klm1213 jane66356
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Yup, that is what happened!
julie57971 jane66356
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Oh my gosh! I was on the site here trying to find anyone else with headaches and you have nailed it! I wake up at least once a week with a back headache around 3-3:30 am and its a killer! I just did this AM and tha'ts why I am on here. Nothing takes it away! Mine eventually subside by 7 - 8 am (took Advil at 330 am).
Of course with the anxiety, it doesn't help because I start thinking its blood pressure etc. Same thing here...its up a little but nothing to bad.
How have yours been doing?
Kadija1966 julie57971
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I do wake up to bad headache around 2-3am, it happens a few times a month. I normally check my bp during this episode but all is normal. I guess its another peri symptoms.
jane66356 julie57971
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My morning headaches seems to have subsided for now. I also stopped eating a small snack before bed. I always used to so I didn't get low blood sugar in the middle of the night. I don't have diabetes but have always had hypoglycemia which seems to be getting weirder with all the hormones going haywire. I also stopped getting the "quivering" I would have within a couple hours of falling asleep...I'm thinking it's all related.
julie57971 jane66356
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I chalk everything weird up to menopause now......I cannot wait for this to be over!
jamjam86 jane66356
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Do you snore? It could possibly be sleep apnea. You might not be getting adequate amount of oxygen while are you sleeping hence the headache when you wake up.