Wakeing up with headaches,any thoughts?

I've recently seen advertisements for spectacles that claim to reduce the strain of glare from screens - not sunglasses, but look like standard specs.

Windows not being open? Well if you must, especially if you fancy a spot of pneumonia.

Don't.

Otherwise, all that springs to mind is Co-codamol, the strongest painkiller legally available over-the-counter.

After that, it looks like a job for the GP.

Could be dehydration. Do you feel better after you've had a drink?

Migraine?

Is your bedroom too warm during the night? I hope you soon find some relief.

I would suggest dehydration as another poster has done, especially if your heating is on at night producing a warm dry environment and if you mouth breathe when asleep. Take a full glass of water to bed and whenever you wake for the loo etc have a drink.

Teeth grinding?

How severe are your headaches? Do they clear once you are up
and about? Are you nauseous?

I suggest that it is either dehydration, which is easily remedied or your sleeping position, so perhaps have a look at your pillows…….are they right for you? Do they need replacing?

Too much beer in Wetherspoons 🤷🏻‍♀️?

Do you have a carbon monoxide alarm. If not, buy one.
Cheap as chips.

Blocked sinuses?

I had a similar problem with the addition of a mild sore throat every winter. I bought a carbon monoxide monitor, no problem there. It turned out to be the ever increasing number of woodburning stoves in the area. Every winter now I seal my bedroom window with tape and run an air purifier overnight and have not had the problem since.

Lots of very credible suggestions here- my immediate reaction was dehydration or possibly blocked sinuses (or a sinus infection) or your pillow and sleeping position.
Some swear by sleeping with the bedroom windows open, others, closed, but as long as the room is well aired during the day it should be a matter of choice.
Are these headaches the lingering “gnawing” sort or sharp and severe? Do they pass after your first TIB?
If you have tried all the things suggested and the headaches continue, especially if they get worse, it is always wise to seek medical advice, even if only to put your mind at rest.

I do too, but it is mild, always suffered migraine and on meds for same. Mine always clears quickly but is always worse if I fail to keep window open a crack.
Sorry not to offer solution or advise on anything more.

Too much reading or TV? Bedroom too warm. Poor light. Dehydration. Tiredness. All those reasons give me a headache.

I wake up with a headache if I haven't slept well or enough.

mum2three

Could be dehydration. Do you feel better after you've had a drink?

My first thought, too. Also, I no longer have migraines but when I did one of the triggers was sleeping in late at the weekend ( only used to get them at the weekend) and also acidic drinks eg orange juice and some herbal teas.

I stopped myself from turning over for another few minutes sleep as I found that caused me to have a headache. Now I get up when I wake up, regardless of how well I feel I have slept. Not had a headache since.

Do you have gas in the house? Or a log stove? If so, do you have a working Co2 detector?

A time-regular headache may be an early warning of Co 2 poisoning from faulty appliances, blocked chimnet etc.

Co 2 sinks, so the concentration is higher and more dangerous closer to the floor. In bed at night , you're spending hours breathing in the atmosphere closest to the floor.

I agree with other GNs here about dehydration being a possible issue. It's easy to address this - drinking extra water costs nothing and it might be the answer. (Even worth it - to lose the headache - if you end up with an extra loo trip in the night?) I try to drink water during the evening, tailing off in the hour before bed.

For me it would be either low blood sugar or dehydration but probably a mixture. I can't do the intermittent fasting diet, agony for me.

I woke up with a back of the head headache every morning for years. It disappeared within an hour. Before breakfast.
For a sore shoulder I was quite separately diagnosed with neck issues and got a cortisone injection. This relieved my shoulder pain. And no more headaches.

Ashcombe

Is your bedroom too warm during the night? I hope you soon find some relief.

Or too cold.

I get a headache if the room has not been warm enough during the night.

Check your blood pressure.