Headace...!!!

RAMBLINMAN · Post by **RAMBLINMAN** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:39 pm

Hi All,

It's been a while since I've posted but was wondering about something.

I guess it's been about a year now using cpap and always wonder when, before i was using my cpap machine, when I would get up in the morning how I would have this tremendous headace.

Would it be safe to say that because of lack of oxygen or air during the night was causing this?

I do know this if i should sleep or take a nap during the day and I don't use my cpap machine I wake up with a heachace and a large headace to say the least.

Has anyone ever experince having these headaces and if so what did they do to relieve themselves from it...????

AdmiralCougar · Post by **AdmiralCougar** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:52 pm

Well I'm still new at this and I'm still waking up with those headaches but not nearly as bad as they were. Before I would take 4-6 Ibuprofen and curl up in a ball... I've had these headaches since I was little and they've tried everything including Tylenol-3 with Codeine when I was eight or so (that's when we discovered I was allergic to Codeine...) I wouldn't wish those headaches on anyone. By the way I'd not nap without your xPAP. Now I know there was a post just a few days ago that someone posted information on exactly why the headaches. I'm to lazy at the moment to look it up but if you searched for headaches you should find the post.

cflame1 · Post by **cflame1** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:10 pm

try this one

viewtopic.php?t=23249&highlight=headache

lilsheba · Post by **lilsheba** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:53 pm

I was led to my diagnosis of sleep apnea and CPAP by migraines. I mentioned to the neurologist that I was taking ginseng for energy and she referred me to the sleep center. I also got referred to an ear nose and throat doctor, which led to my sinus surgery last week. Septoplasty, endoscopic maxillary sinus surgery and ethmoidectomy. Between the CPAP and the surgery I should in theory be CURED! I haven't had a migraine since the surgery, and I was getting them once a week at least. So here's hoping.

Highnote · Post by **Highnote** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:56 pm

I usually have morning headaches and 99.9% of the time my O2 sat is above 90%, with 7 -7.5 hours a night above 95%. So O2 desaturation isn't the only answer. Repeated arousals during the night due to apnea/hypopnea, possibly with adrenaline release, may play a role. If any of these things are a migraine trigger for you, then you're off to the races since migraines have a life of their own once triggered.

It doesn't really matter what the exact cause is. If CPAP fixes them, there's your answer.

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