Some people have trouble with headaches very often, for a very long time. This is called chronic headache and have many different types of which you can read here. By having headaches every day could manifest in different ways, some people wake up with a pulsuating headache. Some people who suffer from a constant headache with no pain free time has another type of headache called cluster headaches, which is the worst type of headache you can get. People who is actually have problem with cluster headaches have talked to an experienced doctor, a neurologist. Neurologist are specialists when it comes to the brain and can help you determine which type of headache you’re suffering from. The neurologist will then do a few tests to rule out other possible symptoms because cluster headaches is a rather rare neurological disorder. If you suffer from headaches everyday I would advise you to talk to a neurologist. If you wake up with headaches in the morning I recommend you to check your current condition, like sleeping patterns, loss of energy during every day activities, trouble with concentration etc.

I have myself during a period of my life experienced headache. I was about 7 years old at the time and me, my two brothers and my dad was driving home after a nice day at the beach. Somewhere along the road we stopped at a a crossing with a red light. When the light turned green we continued driving, seconds later it all went black. What we didn’t notice was that the driver from the other direction didn’t stop when the light turned red hon his side (since he was drunk) and hit our car in full speed.

A few months after the accident I started to get very painful headaches, migraines. The doctor thought it was after the whip-lash effect the collision had had on my neck, and my neck was very tense. What I had got was Chronic tension-type headache. The headaches kept coming, several days per week. It was not too often that I woke up and had a constant headache every day. My problems didn’t stop until about 6-7 years later. I tried a lot of things but it had almost no effect on me whatsoever, but the headaches eventually stopped. My theory is that the neck was remembering the damage it had taken and I got really tense in the neck as a result of that. I guess what helped me was relaxation exercises and visiting a doctor who massaged my neck. The massage was focused on finding trigger points in the neck who triggered my headaches and by using a press and release technique he helped the muscles relax and in the long run, me. Thanks to a lot of effort and patience I have no problem with headaches at all! I suggest you do a little reading on this site if you found this site by searching for “headaches every day”.

If the headaches is just as frequent after the first and second trimester it will probably continue throughout the whole pregnancy and you might consider starting some preventive treatment. Remember that headache can make you really exhausted and being pregnant on top of that can be devastating. The kind of treatment should not be strong medicines since it can start another type of headache called analgesic rebound headaches. Analgesic rebound headaches comes from overusing medicines and should be seen as a strong warning for stop using medicines! Instead of going for the most effective medicines right away, try to start with a non-drug based medicine. It might just work good enough and you won’t get all the nasty side effects which stronger medicines can give you.

Some of the non-drug based medicines used in preventive treatment contains:

• Gabapentin
• Magnesium
• Propranolol

Remember that taking medicines in general during pregnancy is something you should try to avoid as much as you can. And if you start taking preventive medicines for headache during pregnancy you should have your doctor to check up on your on a regular basis. All the medicines are categorized A, B, C, D and X depending on the risk of birth defects. Categories A is quite uncommon since the effect is so mild (effect on the headache), category B is for the first and second trimester. Some medicines even change category (to a D for example) since the risks of birth defect increase with some preventive medicines over time. Category D and X is a total “no go” during pregnancy!

Common triggers are:

• Excessive reading
• Watching TV for a long period of time
• Working at the computer with little or no rest for several hours
• Cluster headaches (also called Horton’s headaches)

As you see in the list you probably recognize the most common triggers and it have most certainly been the reasons to some of your headaches. Today, these triggers alone count for a lot of the headaches people experience everyday. To summarize the triggers you can see that the “least common denominator” so to speak is a very high level of concentration put to a fixed and small area. This is something that your eyes really don’t like, it is “ok” for a while but if you stare for something for several hours your eyes get strained and most people will take a break. Those who don’t will get some of the many symptoms, these symptoms should be taken as a warning or “I need to take a break”. Some of the symptoms fo eye headaches are:

• Your eyes hurt
• You are feeling tired
• You blink a lot and your eyes feels swollen
• You get tearing

After a while these symptoms will grow in numbers and it will eventually give you an eye headache. People who get these kinds of headaches all describe the symptoms differently. Some say it feel like you have a “headache behind your eyes”, and often the headache is located specifically behind the left eye. Eye headache have many variations, and also have many names because of that. Common names are; eye headache, eye migraine (a more severe type compared to the eye headache), occular migraines and so on…

People who have bad vision often gets eye headaches, and when they do a normal routine exam at their local doctor they find out that they need glasses. It is very common for people with eyestrain to get headaches since the eyemuscles never get to rest because it’s trying to compensate for your lack of vision. And people who already have glasses could have got a worsened vision and need a new pair of glasses with a better strength. If feel that you experience these kinds of headache around your eye everyday you might be having one of these eye headaches. Go see a doctor or neurologist for advice. Sometimes trying to reduce your stress might help as it will also lower your blood pressure which is a common trigger to headaches in general. Eye headache can also come from tiredness, and by eating healty foods you get the energy you need to help you cope with everyday tasks. If your meals lack of important nutritients you might consider health supplements as Seasilver liquid vitamins.

On a sidenote I sugest you buy this book “Heal Your Headache: The 1-2-3 Program for Taking Charge of Your Pain” it contains a lot of tips to treat your headache and is a must have for all who suffer from headaches and migraines.

Things that could cause a barometric pressure in your body and resulting in a headache are:

• Rise in temperature (high humidity)
• Fall in barometric pressure
• Fast weather changes
• Lowered oxygen level in the blood

It is said that a barometric change can have an effect on your bodys oxygen levels. It might seem logical since the blood vessels might experience a highten level in pressure and therefore cause the blood to reduce it’s blood flow and you won’t have the same amount of oxygen flowing in your body. To compensate the fact that some part of your bodys vessels contract, some other part of your bodys vessels expand, often the vessels in your temple of forehead. The result being a pain in your head –> a headache has been born!

Sometimes a barometric pressure headache is mistaken for a sinus headache. Since sinus headache can also manifest during allergy seasons (such as in the summer), along with a pain located around your forehead and sometimes in the nose (even during a barometric headache) people might think it is their yearly sinus coming. But think twice! It might be a barometric headache. By keeping a “headache journal/blog” of some sort you might just put all the pieces (triggers) together and find out the real lurker!

To treat, well rather “prevent” the barometric headaches to manifest in the first place you can watch the weather forecasts and look for triggers as: changes in humidity, pressure and warmth. You may also buy a digital barometer to keep track of possible changes which might lead to a barometric pressure headache. Some of the barometers is made specifically to prevent people suffering from migraines, often named “digital migraine barometer” and I can image it can be quite a relief to have such a device which can actually help you prevent headaches without taking any medication.

What causes my everyday headaches?
Well, it could actually be anything. The most typical triggers are often stress related tasks like work, your home environment (children is often involved), changes in weather or something you recently ate. Food trigger are probably the most common one (along with stress), many people who have a basic diet don’t suffer from food triggered headaches since they eat the right things. But the same person who tries to eat, for example cheese (old), a glass of wine or chocolate can get a headache shortly afterwards. By trying to stay of these things which can trigger your everyday headaches you can easily get rid of them and by having a “headache diary” can help you to find out what the trigger might be. I almost forgot to mention that alchohol is also a common trigger to everyday headaches and shouldn’t be overconsumed for any reason.

If you feel that the common triggers is not what might be triggering your headaches then I sugest that you make an appointment and go see a neurologist who can help you with your headaches. If the headaches somewhat get more persistent and they get more severe then you might have another condition. It could be a chronic condition and then you really should see a doctor. As long as it is a “everyday headache” you have nothing to be afraid of since it is very common.

One thing many people can’t figure out themselves are that they might be clenching/grinding their teeth while they are sleeping. When you are grinding your teeth on your sleep your cheeck muscles get tense and so does many muscles in your neck too. This is why so many people wake up with a headache every morning, by grinding their teeth. Try to visit a doctor to get some help with this, and it is actually quite easy to fix, but it might be hard to find. By solving this problem you might just solve your chronic headache problem which have always bothered you in the early mornings.

Try to go trough a sleep study to find out why might be causing your headaches, it can be many things. And it is just not worth it to start the day by having a bad headache and not knowing why, it really sucks, trust me I know how it feels to wake up every day with a migraine and you really don’t want to spend all your time consumed by pain. Try to treat your headaches as soon as you possibly can and get to know how to stop them. Maybe you will wake up with a smile everyday instead, how’s that for a change?

Most people who have migraines during the day will not treat them. Since it is just a part of the allergy, but the might take medication for their allergy and get rid of the headache that way. People who get headaches from weather changes will find it a little bit harder to treat, but common painkillers for headaches will probably help. Other symptoms which you can get from weather changes except headaches is feeling tired, allthough you still get enough sleep. If you feel that you have tried all methods but nothing help, try to do a sleep examination and find out what might be causing this condition, it might be sleep apnea.

Other reasons why you might get a headache during summer seasons is the increase in light exposure, just try to imagine the difference in light during the arctic summer season compared during the polar night season. It is a BIG difference. So it is very common to have migraines during the day in the summer compared to other seasons.

People who get these kinds of headache often suffer from reoccuring headaches. Since the duration is so short most people don’t get any medication for this disorder since the pain will be away before any medication has been taken and even if you would be able to take medication in time it would have enough time to work for that specific attack.

Around 4 out of 10 people who suffer from migraine headache experience ice pick headaches. And the pain often comes in the same area as the “normal” headaches. Luckily not all people suffer from this horrible pain and the pople who get this type of headache are around middleage and rarely children and teenagers. When experiencing this type of headache it can be worsened by light, physical activity and stress.

Try to rest as much as you possibly can and it will go away faster. Before when I had severe migraines almost every day I took a big glass of water, took a painkiller and went to bed. Your head might be pulsuating and it can be hard to fall asleep but try to endure the pain and relax, you will fall asleep and probably not wake up before the headache has gone away. If you feel like you are tired all the time and every day chores makes you exhausted you may need som additional tips on a healthier lifestyle, in this health article there are plenty of tips on how to improve your everyday life, go read it! As a precaution, try to get some rest as soon as you feel a pre-headache sympton evolve. As a sidenote I would try to reduce all the possible stress factors as much as you can if you feel that situations that can cause stress also gives you a lot of headaches. So… if you got a migraine today, get some sleep!