Following on. Waking with migraine

Has anyone found anything that is a cause of these?
Or anyone found a remedy please?
I am clueless, seem to have tried everything, but maybe someone on here has actually sussed it,
at least for themselves.
Please, a lot of us seem to have this problem.
If anyone has actually found anything that helps please post.
I have a suggestion from a good english neuro that I wil post when I can find where I put it.
Sleep well and hopefully wake well everyone. I sure need to.

I do wake with migraines far less than I used to. The culprit for some of my migraines in the morning was sleep apnea. My oxygen levels was dropping down to 59% when I was in REM sleep. I think my brain was being deprived of oxygen.

How interesting Brenda. We don't seem to get sleep studies here in the UK. In fact we dont get a lot of attention to peripheral potential causes in my experience.
I am glad that you got some help.

One of the biggest triggers for waking with a Migraine is sleep issues. Too much, too little, disrupted, or poor quality sleep can all be triggers -- even if we think we're sleeping fine. I have a video on this: Migraines, Headaches, and Sleep.

Teri

Could it be that the pillows and our sleeping positions are causing our neck and shoulder muscles to cramp thus causing the headaches? Or. I have been seeing too many advertisements for pillows and mattresses that say that our spines are out of alignment, if we are not supported properly while we sleep.

Pen,

I know absolutely what causes me to wake up with migraines and how to deal with it. However, I have to add the disclaimer that we all use: What applies to me may not apply to you.

Like Brenda, I also have sleep apnea which a very expensive sleep study determined. Not enough oxygen = head pain.

My second problem is that if my neck and head get cold during the night, I tense up and wake up with a migraine.

So if I use my CPAP machine and wrap my head and neck up, I will not wake up with a migraine. Just keeping my head and neck warm helps a lot but to be 100% sure I need to use the machine and the head/neck wraps. It's been a long time since I woke up with a migraine. Those waking up migraines were always the worst so I'm glad I found some answers.

Your morning migraines may be a whole different creature, but you might consider a sleep study if you can afford it.

I hope you find your answer.

Chris

TeriRobert wrote:One of the biggest triggers for waking with a Migraine is sleep issues. Too much, too little, disrupted, or poor quality sleep can all be triggers -- even if we think we're sleeping fine. I have a video on this: Migraines, Headaches, and Sleep.
Teri

I do wonder about this Teri. Not much notice taken of sleep problems here in the UK, but as a Fibro person I know, although I sleep better than I did....
I still dont feel refreshed. I will take a look at the video thanks.
Happy New Year

Not enough notice is taken here in the US either, Pen. Sleep issues are such a common problem amongst Migraineurs that I wish every doctor would ask about sleep at the first appointment and regularly after that.

Happy New Year to you too!
Teri

pen wrote:I do wonder about this Teri. Not much notice taken of sleep problems here in the UK, but as a Fibro person I know, although I sleep better than I did....
I still dont feel refreshed. I will take a look at the video thanks.
Happy New Year

Pen, You may know all this already, but I will put it out there anyway. I know several things that cause me to wake up with migraine
1: oversleeping (worst migraines ever for me) For me this is anything over 7 1/2 to 8 hrs max. I dont have a problem with undersleeping unless it is several nights in a row. I have heard this is because of a build up of CO2 during the shallow breathing of sleep. I also get one if I cover up my head with pillow or blanket or sleep on my stomach.

2: Too warm during sleep.I like 68 degrees or less.

3:Blood sugar goes too low during the night. I try to eat a prtein/carb snack before bed.

4:Teeth clenching.

5: sleep meds including Benedryl. I can use Phenergan as long as I dont use it too many nights in a row.

6: Lyme disease: I had a lot of those migraines before treatment.

Hope you find a solution soon.
Hugs,
Cindy