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Wake up with headaches?

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Schumacher13
Schumacher13

Most mornings I seem to wake up with a headache? This morning I woke at 04.30am with a headache, still got it now 3 hours later?

Any idea why this is happening? Could it be dehydration as I don't tend to drink anything in the evening? 

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  • richard89308
    richard89308 Schumacher13

    Posted

    It could be dehydration or otherwise a symptom known as wind up which is where the nerve endings in the brain have a lot of electrical activity causing the headache.

    Get some neurological advice from a GP or specialist if I were you.

    Richard

  • rosie60552
    rosie60552 Schumacher13

    Posted

    Wow I didn’t know about wind up headaches but that makes a lot of sense. I often have headaches when I wake up and they don’t go away until I get up and start moving around.  I also have migraines and tension headaches.. so I guess you could say my head always hurts.
  • richard89308
    richard89308 Schumacher13

    Posted

    this wind up is nervous response to pain in other parts of the body usually.  maybe this applies to you?

    Richard

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