-inspired social media rabbit hole. But as many people with migraine can attest, a can happen even when you’re not awake—and having a migraine upon waking is all too common.
Dealing with a migraine upon waking can feel like transitioning from a literal nightmare (a dream about an elephant sitting on your head) to a physical one (before you open your eyes, you feel like there may, in fact, have been an elephant sitting on your head).
All elephants aside, the good news is, there are treatment options that can help you manage chronic morning —and preventative steps that will help you avoid them in the future.
But first, a look at why they happen in the first place.There are a few things that might be triggering your early-morning headaches, says , assistant professor of neurology and headache medicine specialist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.If you can’t fall asleep, you can’t get enough sleep.
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