3 years ago I started having h/a.Not migraines.I have been to so many different Drs and they all say (don't know why you have h/a).When I lay down at night my feather pillows feel so hard.But they are soft.I wake up at night with a h/a and can't sleep anymore that night and if I stay laying down my h/a gets real bad. My h/a is always at the back of my head at the base.After I get up for 2-3 hrs it goes away but when I lay back down I get it again.I don't even want to go to sleep cause I know in a couple of hrs I'll be up with a h/a.Drs has given me all kinds of pain pills,sleeping pills,muscle relaxers,I've had ct,mri,mra,x-rays,you name it I've had it done.I am a nurse and haven't worked in 3 yrs cause of my h/a.I don't know what else I can do.I have done alot of research on nighttime headaches and its just like what I have but I can't get a Dr to help me.Do any of you know how I can get a Dr to listen to me.When I was working I could tell a Dr what was going on with a patient and have no problem getting a med for them but doing it for myself is different.
I beg you to help me out and if you find more research on nighttime h/a please let me know.I'm getting all info that I can to take to my Dr.

Thank you so much,
Janice

It could be your pillow, bed, and posture that give rise to the headaches.

What kind (speciality) of Dr are you seeing?

What has your research on nighttime headaches turned up?

I just found out that sleep apnea can cause headaches too. Just a thought. Worth checking in to. Especially if it is only at night and when you wake up. Lack of oxygen can cause it.

I wake up with headaches but mine are from damage to my upper spine. Mine are directly related to the position of my head/neck when I sleep.

Good luck!