Back to the Drawing Board

It was a looong weekend, and I'd like to think that's the reason for this weird headachy - migrainy thing I woke up with too early this morning.

But I have no idea.

I remember that it was summertime last year when I was waking up with these really terrible throbbing headaches that were different from my typical headaches / migraines, which is similar to what I'm dealing with now. Rather than pain on one side of my head and neck, the pain is spread across my forehead and the base of my neck, and in full swing. But oddly, it's more easily controlled by something like Excedrin, and usually doesn't require an Imitrex (thankfully).

Maybe it's something to do with the weather? I had headaches my first few days in Key West, but once I adjusted I felt great.

I've been "diagnosed" with tension headaches nearly my entire life (who's to say what they really were / are?), and this type of pain matches the description of one. But it also coincides with a few symptoms of cluster headaches, which I've never really looked into, so I'm not really sure.

I think it's time to go back to the drawing board with this daily / nightly experiment (the one that never really happened in the first place, ha!), and figure out what I can avoid during the day and especially before bed.

What are some things you do in the evening and at bedtime to avoid waking up with a headache?