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personsw3
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Post by personsw3 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:21 pm

I still wake up a lot as you can see with my movement I also wake up with horrible headaches and failing and stay asleep is a nightmare despire good oxygination. Here is my sleep study and sleephq link https://sleephq.com/public/d3f2718b-65e ... ea0b6eafbb
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Julie
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Re: help

Post by Julie » Sun Apr 20, 2025 7:39 am

Have you seen an MD to check for any other possible issues not necessarily related to sleep, etc?

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Re: help

Post by GrandmaA » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:56 pm

Waking with bad headaches is very suspicious for teeth clenching and grinding while asleep which you may not even be aware you're doing. There is a correlation between night clenching and sleep apnea. (I have both - my dentist is now fitting me for a night guard.)

The second possible cause that comes to mind is chronic mild dehydration. If you habitually drink a lot of coffee it's possible to get caffeine withdrawal headache as early as the next morning, but I imagine dehydration would be more likely, because caffeine is a diuretic but drinking it all day, you don't think to load up on other fluids.

Research any meds you are taking, as headache is a common side effect.

Those would be the things I'd suspect first, however a visit to the doctor would be wise.

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Re: help

Post by spitintheocean » Wed May 21, 2025 3:51 pm

I’ve read that some people dealing with chronic sleep disorders, especially when anxiety or pain is involved, have found some relief with medical cannabis. There’s a clinic called Alternaleaf in the UK that offers personalized cannabis-based treatments — might be worth checking out the patient reviews, I’ve added the link above.

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Julie
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Re: help

Post by Julie » Thu May 22, 2025 12:39 pm

I really wouldn't advise that (yet, anyhow) because while i'm not 'anti' dope on principal, I'd look to other more likely causes first.