HEADACHES WHEN LAYING DOWN, SITTING IN A RECLINER?

[Zoso]

Please give me some advice.. HELP!!!! I have headaches all day every day....... worse when laying down to sleep, or in a recliner!
When I lay down in bed prone, I begin to get a headache. It is Not the pillows, not the position. When I wake up my head is in horrible pain., bad headache. The same when I sit back in a recliner. When I get up to walk, it subsides. But does not go away.
I have been to all the test. MRI, Cat Scans, x-rays' you name it. All negative, brain scan, neg also. Chiropractors', trigger point injections, facet injections, even acupuncture, no help from the headaches/pain.
Have you heard of this type of headache? Worse when laying down ??When I get up from sleep, and get out of the bed, the pain subsides a bit, from a 10, laying down, to a 4 or 5 all day every day. Again increases when I lay down in bed at night. It is terrible existence.
Please help me out, or steer me in the right direction.
I am seeing a Neurologist right now. Do I have, Occipital Neuralgia, Giant Cell Arteritis, too much or little Brain Fluid, Cervicogenic Headaches?
Any idea what type of headache I suffer?
I am very healthy, 51 year old male, no smoke, no drink, blood pressure excellent... I am 6' 2" 185 lbs, active, normal, work full time.
I live in Palm Springs Ca.
Any advice??? I thank you very much!

[Jeremyaroo]

Sounds to me like you need to research CLUSTER HEADACHES. They usually occur at night or during sleep, can also wake you from sleep, get worse when laying down (Symptoms kind of "dull" when you sit, a little better when standing, but still terrible all around). Generally they occur in the front of the head, especially behind one eye (usually the pain "transitions" from eye to eye, feeling like a "hot poker" or similar type of pain in, on, or around the eye, or in the nose and forehead). Unlike migraines, they do not have particularly notable "triggers", they can occur instantly, sometimes lingering for hours, and sometimes only lasting minutes. Cluster headaches are the worst, and also the rarest headaches experienced, only affecting about 1% of the population. They are more common in men than women, in fact, 90% of people that get them are men. Women who get them describe them as being worse than childbirth. Symptoms vary from person to person, can be random, or, more often, on a "schedule", at the same time each month, year etc. They also can go into remission for long periods of time, sometimes years, or occur daily without warning. Symptoms begin to appear in adults ranging from age 20 to 40. They tend to get worse as you get older. There are no known causes, but many doctors believe they are caused by sinus pressure or blockage. I too, suffer from cluster headaches. You are truly cursed if you have them, they are an awful thing to live with. Truth be told, there is not much you can do to get instant relief, but you can try some less traditional remedies. First, you will NOT get relief from narcotics, Tylenol, or NSAIDS. They just don't seem to touch the pain... I get the best relief from triptans (Imitrex) and, if I don't have any of my Imitrex, Benadryl, diphenhydramine, phenylephrine, or other such sinus de-cloggers/histamine blockers. These type of headaches are considered a Chronic pain condition, and should be managed by a pain management doctor or neurologist. I wish you the best of luck, and hope you get at least some relief from my post! Take care!

[Jeremyaroo]

Sounds to me like you need to research CLUSTER HEADACHES. They usually occur at night or during sleep, can also wake you from sleep, get worse when laying down (Symptoms kind of "dull" when you sit, a little better when standing, but still terrible all around). Generally they occur in the front of the head, especially behind one eye (usually the pain "transitions" from eye to eye, feeling like a "hot poker" or similar type of pain in, on, or around the eye, or in the nose and forehead). Unlike migraines, they do not have particularly notable "triggers", they can occur instantly, sometimes lingering for hours, and sometimes only lasting minutes. Cluster headaches are the worst, and also the rarest headaches experienced, only affecting about 1% of the population. They are more common in men than women, in fact, 90% of people that get them are men. Women who get them describe them as being worse than childbirth. Symptoms vary from person to person, can be random, or, more often, on a "schedule", at the same time each month, year etc. They also can go into remission for long periods of time, sometimes years, or occur daily without warning. Symptoms begin to appear in adults ranging from age 20 to 40. They tend to get worse as you get older. There are no known causes, but many doctors believe they are caused by sinus pressure or blockage. I too, suffer from cluster headaches. You are truly cursed if you have them, they are an awful thing to live with. Truth be told, there is not much you can do to get instant relief, but you can try some less traditional remedies. First, you will NOT get relief from narcotics, Tylenol, or NSAIDS. They just don't seem to touch the pain... I get the best relief from triptans (Imitrex) and, if I don't have any of my Imitrex, Benadryl, diphenhydramine, phenylephrine, or other such sinus de-cloggers/histamine blockers. These type of headaches are considered a Chronic pain condition, and should be managed by a pain management doctor or neurologist. I wish you the best of luck, and hope you get at least some relief from my post! Take care!

[jenna911]

i also have these similar symptoms where i get throbbing pain at the sides of my forehead and sometimes the back of my head immediately after changing my position to lie in the prone position.. ive never do anything in that position for few years now..i never seen a physician for these problem because i still can functions well.. but i starting to feel annoyed with it coz im still very young, im 21, female, no significant health issues.. just once general anaesthesia for my tonsilectomy 10 years ago..

[lynnmarieRN]

My 23 yr-old daughter has terrible migraines that sends her to the ER almost fainting with pain.  A head MRI showed she has a asymmetrical anterior artery.....that was the only abnormality it showed.  Is there a connection?

[Roxanne72]

I also suffer from worsening headaches while lying down and resting my back against a chair/sofa/any surface. Getting up and walking lessens the pain from a 5 to a 3 (out of 10), but there are times when I wake up with 6/7 migraine. During the day I'm usually a 4/5. In my situation this all happened following an impromptu skeletal and muscle adjustment by an osteopath.  After the adjustment, the pain started in the back and moved its way up the neck and then to the head, resulting in a 7/8 headache. I've been doing physical therapy, focusing on the tension and spasm part, and messaging/stretching the neck area under the skull. I am also taking Flexeril (muscle relaxant) and Naproxen Sodium. I have also tried acupuncture. So far the the Flexeril helps in sleeping at night but not for the pain itself (it helps to knock me out). The Naproxen and acupuncture have no effect. Both have helped me in the past but with this, nothing. In two weeks I will have an MRI. I will keep everyone posted but wanted to also tell my story in case it provides any insight for someone else.

[bobv971]

I have suffered for 21 years with migraines & spasmodic tortiollis.  Another name for spasmodic torticollis is dystonia.  It affects 3 out of every 10,000 people.  How I know I have it is that my neck tilts to an irregular position and I have both excurciating head and neck pain.  99% of the neurologists in my city don't have a  clue what dystonia is, therefore instead of looking stupid they masquerade as if they are an authority on the subject and do absolutely nothing for me.
There are 3 ways of getting it, genetically, through a trauma, or poisoning.
After 30+ years of being out of the military, I learned the truth.  Camp Lejeune was highly contaminated with toxic poisons in their drinking water.  
If any one of you were in Camp Lejeune prior to 1987, please view the website:  www.tftptf.com (The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten).  They can tell you exactly what was in your drinking water.  I have been pursuing VA disability since August of 2011 and they project that my claim will be completed by March 2014.....they keep prolonging the date.
If anyone on this website was at Camp Lejeune prior to 87 you are welcome to contact me as I do have resources of you are have issues with your neurologists.  My email is:  ***@****
God bless you all!