cougargal8

I'm hoping someone on here can help me with some ideas on what these headaches might be. For the last 6 or 8 months, several times a month, a horrible headache will wake me out of a sound sleep. The pain is always on the left side of my neck/throat, and just above and behind my left eye. The pain is more of a massive "pressure" feel than a throbbing. I'm not nauseated, or see auras or lights. Once I sit on the side of the bed the pain goes away within 15 minutes and I'm usually able to go back to sleep.

I do not have a history of headaches. I do take meds for high blood pressure and they keep it under control. I drink too much coffee, finishing my last cup right before bed. I know I snore some, but don't grind my teeth. There isn't a certain sleep position that brings it on.

I asked my doctor a couple of weeks ago what these could be, and he said that your blood pressure goes up when you lay down, and that was the easiest thing/place to start. He added another BP med to see if that would help. Since then, I've had several of these episodes and have checked my BP immediately upon waking and it was within normal ranges.

These are very scary to me because of the severity of pain, the isolated location, and that they only happen during sleep. I sure hope someone who reads this can offer some insight as I don't have insurance and trips to the doctor are almost an impossibility. Thank you SO much, and I will answer any questions ya'll might have.