Causes of headaches in the morning after sleep

1 Appearance of the disease

The onset of headache is due to irritation of the pain receptors. They are the result of trauma, stressful situations or the expansion of blood vessels. Receptors located in different parts of the body receive a signal and send it to the nerve cells of the brain, which signals pain.

2 Etiology of the disease

In most cases, if one manages to fall asleep, the pain recedes during sleep, and in the morning the person feels completely normal, even if the intensity of unpleasant sensations was very high at bedtime. But it does not always happen.

The causes are associated with impaired blood circulation, uncomfortable posture during sleep, the habit of sleeping on a high pillow, a stressful condition, heredity. A regular headache after sleep can be caused by such reasons as:

1. Migraine is a throbbing pain that appears in the morning. Usually it is felt in the right temple, crown and forehead. Migraine lasts for 3 days and is accompanied by vomiting, nausea, photophobia. The cause may be windy weather, stress, hormonal changes. Often the tendency to migraine is hereditary.
2. Tension headache is a pressing, covering a separate part of the head that does not happen strong. The attack lasts for a week, while the head hurts every day. Emotional and physical stress is the main cause of tension headaches.
3. Neuralgic headache is severe, but short-lived. The attack lasts for several seconds.

Headache can be a sign of various diseases, most often it provokes such diseases as:

1. Cervical osteochondrosis. An attack of pain occurs when the head turns sharply or the head is awkward during sleep. The pain manifests itself in the morning, often spreading to one part of the head. In some cases, there is a partial loss of hearing or noise in the ears.
2. Influenza. The pain is acute and covers the entire head, eyes and whiskey. It is accompanied by fever, a runny nose, a sore throat, etc. Meningitis. Sharp stitching in the head. It is accompanied by fever, nausea, vomiting. There is a rapid deterioration in the patient's well-being.
3. Acute stroke is a sharp and severe headache.
4. Sinusitis. It is accompanied by a chronic pressing headache of the eyes, cheeks, forehead. There is a stuffy nose, a slight increase in temperature. A concussion of the brain. The pain lasts for several years after trauma. There is anxiety, irritability, decreased concentration, frequent dizziness, depression.

Pain, which appears every day, can be a symptom of pathologies, so do not delay with a visit to the doctor.

Diagnosis usually involves taking tests, measuring blood pressure and magnetic resonance imaging.

It is very important for the doctor to find out the type of pain, so the patient, who comes to the reception, is asked in detail about the manifestations, since the effectiveness of the treatment depends on this.

Patients often ask why, after a short sleep, there is a heaviness in the head during the day? Such a headache appears after a day's sleep and is accompanied by lethargy, frustration and general malaise. Many, especially those who are forced to work at night, like to sleep during the day, and after awakening experience migraine symptoms. This condition deprives the possibility of further normal activity the second half of the day. In order to avoid this, you need to establish the cause and, if possible, get rid of it. The same condition can be observed with the offensive of the weekend, after a long sleep.

3 Treatment measures

If the morning has begun with a headache, in order to remove it, you need to apply a little bit of Asterisk balm to the temples and massage them. Also in small doses, you can take the following medicines: Analgin, Spazmalgon, Tempalgin, Citramon and others, which are sold in a pharmacy without a prescription. Before use, you must read the instructions. Self-treatment is possible only with infrequent pain and with apparent causes. With a high intensity of pain, you need to seek advice with subsequent treatment under the supervision of a doctor. The specialist should find out the reasons why the patient's head hurts every morning and prescribes adequate treatment. Usually, inpatient treatment is used drugs that normalize sleep and relieve headache. The course of treatment, depending on the symptoms, lasts up to two weeks.

4 Methods of getting rid of the disease

If your head hurts in the morning, then one of the simple methods will help you get rid of the pain:

1. Getting rid of stress. Learn to minimize stressful situations, do not focus on unsolvable tasks. When you wake up, listen to calm music, think about something good. During the day, if possible, avoid negative information. Protect yourself from visiting noisy places. At the time, give up perfume, try not to drink alcohol. After a while you will understand why in the morning your head hurts and exclude provoking moments on your own.
2. Massage. Massage your head in places of pain. With a head massage, the blood flows to the sore spot. The headache, which caused eye fatigue, can be reduced by massaging in the eyebrows. If the malaise is provoked by the rigidity of the neck, then it can be removed by massaging the upper part of the neck. To improve the condition, periodically use the services of a professional masseur. If the specialist does not have enough time, get a device for massage at home. The action of these devices is aimed at improving blood circulation.
3. Plentiful drink. In some people, a headache attack is directly related to dehydration. To balance the amount of water in the body, drink as much water as possible. Fruit juices will benefit. Do not drink beverages containing caffeine, since they have the property of provoking a migraine.
4. Contrast shower. Very often pain in the morning causes vasodilation. The head will become much less sick, if it is directed to a small pressure of cool water, which will help in the normalization of blood vessels and will bring relief.

If you know exactly at what time after sleep your head hurts, try to plan your day in such a way that there is time for both work and leisure. Try to resort to preventive measures to understand why the headache hurts and how to avoid it.

5 Preventative measures

As preventive actions, doctors recommend:

• sports: running, swimming, yoga, etc.;
• walks in the fresh air, as oxygen hunger provokes a headache;
• avoid dehydration, drink at least two liters of water per day;
• reduce consumption of tea, exclude caffeine, nicotine and alcoholic beverages;
• avoid overexertion, allowing the body to rest for 15 minutes after each working hour;
• reduce the consumption of sweet, fatty, and also some types of spices.

In case the headaches can not be removed with the help of medications, you can try the traditional medicine.

6 Use of folk remedies

You can remove the headache with a scarf made of cotton fabric, which you must tightly tie around the head. In half an hour the pain will go away and relief will come. To fix the result you need to drink a cup of warm sweet tea with lemon. If you make tea with mint, it will help to calm down the pain. You can attach a leaf of fresh cabbage to the temple, it will relieve the heat and improve the condition. The part of the potato attached to the temple will have the same effect.

Morning headache makes it clear that it's time to change something in life. Proper nutrition, exercise and attentive attitude to yourself will allow to leave a headache in the past or at least to delay for the longest period.