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I've never been what you would call a morning person, and I'm not the best sleeper (I wake up multiple times during the night), but for probably close to the last year, I feel completely awful most mornings. I wake up several times a week with a headache that usually resolves on its own within about 30 minutes, but sometimes needs ibuprofen if it's lingering. Some mornings I have body aches too, and this morning was particularly bad. What could be wrong with me? I had my annual physical a couple of months ago and discussed this with my doctor, but all my diagnostics came back normal. He checked my thyroid levels in addition to regular blood panels, and also did an EKG since I often wake up feeling tight/fluttery in my chest. Talked to my OB/Gyn at the PCP's request to see if she thought the headaches might be hormonal, but she didn't think so.
I'm early 30s, healthy weight, pretty healthy eater, although I could stand to work less and exercise a little more, and I'm not on any regular medications except the same oral contraceptive I've taken for years. I generally feel fine during the rest of the day, but it's just getting really hard to feel like such a wreck in the mornings. Any suggestions?
How about doing some standing meditation to improve circulation, your body/mind function and help with your sleep?
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How much water do you usually drink? The headache makes me wonder if you're dehydrated. Try drinking 16 oz. as soon as you wake up and from 1/2 gallon to a gallon every day.
Google obstructive sleep apnea. Many people have it and don't know it. One classic sign is dreaming you're falling or stumbling and jerking slightly awake - it's your brain's way of saying wake-up-and-breathe. There is a simple at-home test, overnight oximetry, where you put a thingie on your finger, connected to a small recorder, and it records your oxygen level during the night. If you don't have OSA< on to other theories. If you do, a full work-up will be done.
I also suspect sleep apnea in your case. I have had it for at least 10 years, and it took getting married, again, to convince me that I was suffering for no good reason. My new Wife sat me down and told me in no uncertain terms, that I HAD to go and see a MD, as the dreams, gasping thrashing and mumbling was too much for her to stand.
A sleep study is the best way to get proper testing results and a base line for just how many times a night you are NOT BREATHING, and for how long. My initial test showed that I was NOT BREATHING for up to 40 times an hour, all night long. Each period of not breathing was up to 45 seconds long. That causes huge stress on your heart, lungs, and brain. No wonder you feel rotten in the morning, eh?
I have a CPAP machine, with a mask that I wear every night. Wonderful, relief, and I sleep ALL night long.
Get thee to a MD that is a specialist in sleep apnea, who can arrange a sleep study for you. It is a condition that can KILL you, through a heart attack, a stroke, or a brain bleed, due to the high pressures that it produces.
I did a goggle for sleep apnea and found this self check list, that lets you see how many specific symptoms of sleep apnea you have.
Yes, OP, another vote from here for checking on that. If that is the problem, once you get it under control, you'll be a whole different person with a much more positive outlook on life.
If that's not it, maybe look further into your diet and getting another mattress.
Do you drink caffeine in the morning? Waking up the next day makes it a full 24 hours, and withdrawal from caffeine can cause a headache, which dissipates when you drink some again.
Thank you for the responses. I will definitely work to increase my water consumption as that is an easy thing to try! I do drink a little coffee in the mornings. Usually a half a cup while I'm getting ready for work, and then maybe another 1/2 - 1 cup at work. I do not drink sodas and my max coffee consumption would be 2 cups a day, and that is rare.
I have reviewed the sleep apnea information and will look into a sleep test. I fit a few of the characteristics, but I thought because I am young and not overweight that it would not apply to me. However, I do have several of the facial characteristics, so that is very interesting information. I sleep next to my husband who has never noticed my snoring or gasping, but he is one of those fortunate people who falls asleep the moment his head hits the pillow and wakes up feeling refreshed. I have no idea what that is like!
Babies can be born having OSA. I just saw a thin man who has a bad case of it.
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