The minute I lay down - Headaches & Migraines Message Board

verysad123 · 05-17-2007, 07:22 AM

I have a headache kinda starting the minute I lay my head on the pillow every nite. Some nites I can actually feel my blood vessels in the back of my head start to throb and pulse right away. Its strange because I can be totally fine all the day and the minute I have alittle pressure on the back of my head/neck it starts. This is every nite unless I am taking some kind of meds that knock me out. I have imtrex if really bad but you can't take it every nite and that would help me to start sleep but I would still wake in the middle of the night really bad. Anyone???? I have looked here about people waking with headaches but not just because they're head hit the pillow???? Strange? I am worn out, so any help would be great. I have had an MRI and it looked ok, so I am told and my neuro just gives me more meds but this just doens't seem right to me?

1sunny1 · 05-17-2007, 08:31 AM

I also get headaches when I lay down. I can not lay on the right side of my head and the right back of my head, I will instantly get a headache. I went to a neurologist and then had a Mri OF THE BRAIN, TURNED OUT o.K. After months of going to the doctor, he finally had X-Rays of my neck and cervical spine, then another Mri OF THE NECK AND CERVICAL SPINE. tHIS TIME IT SHOWED THAT I HAVE ARTHRITIS OF THE NECK AND CERVICAL SPINE. The only thing that helped with the headaches was Ibuprofen 800MG. Now I am on Cymbalta and Neurontin and also I still take the ibuprofen when I need too. The combination of these meds has helped a lot, but has not completely taken the headaches away. I don't get them on a regular basis anymore and now live a much better quality of life. I know what you are going thru, it took me 8 years of trying to find out what the problem is. Also, I have fibromyalgia, which does not help, but I don't think that that was the cause of the headaches, I am sure it is the arthritis of the cervical spine and neck.

lindamaggie · 06-05-2007, 06:30 AM

You described my syptoms EXACTLY. Do not know what to do as "quality of life" is getting dimmer since sleep is regularly disturbed. I would sincerely appreciate any good advice you receive.