Saturday Headaches
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I seem to get a headache which is almost always confined to my left temple/eye socket area on pretty much every Saturday. It's migraine like and usually wears off by late evening.
I'm tempted to go to my GP but don't want to make an unnecessary appointment.
Someone told me it could be due to sudden release of stress after working 5 days a week.
I'm tempted to go to my GP but don't want to make an unnecessary appointment.
Someone told me it could be due to sudden release of stress after working 5 days a week.
I have one coffee a day at around 9.45am at work. My job is office based and a lot of time is spent in front of a computer screen.
My sleep generally isn't the best and I reckon any form of a lie on on Saturday morning triggers the headache. Oddly enough, Sundays are completely fine even with a long lie in.
My sleep generally isn't the best and I reckon any form of a lie on on Saturday morning triggers the headache. Oddly enough, Sundays are completely fine even with a long lie in.
I used to get exactly the same pattern, albeit the headaches were a usually around both eyes. Excessive sleep on a Friday / Saturday would trigger some almighty headaches, much less so on a Sunday, but even without that excess sleep weekends were usually headache central (just the severity would be less). Similar work pattern too - office based, mostly in front of a screen and not much caffeine consumption. Also spend a lot of time in front of a screen in the evenings too.
Saw doctor about it several times, best they could come up with was that it was likely due to the bodies reaction to less stress (as noted in a post above), they mentioned it was to do with blood capillaries becoming relaxed at weekends when off work mode, causing the headache. They prescribed 'beta blockers' for this (to keep the blood pressure down), but while they did reduce the frequency of the headaches a bit they just made me feel slow and clunky the whole time and it was a poor trade.
Tried opticians, seeing as how the pain was around the eyes mostly and given the high exposure to PC screens eye strain could have been the cause. Eyesight was fine, glare reducing glasses helped a tiny bit, but not much - headaches still happened albeit my eyes were less tired in the week.
In the end just gave up, accepted it and tried to manage around it with controlled sleeping hours, pills and grumpiness. Over the years you kind of get used to it, though it always sucks. Good news though - In my case the problem just fixed itself completely out of the blue and very oddly...
You say you suffer from bad sleeping - Is it breathing / snoring related? Do you find colds heavier than they used to be in terms of nasal congestion?
In my case I did, although didn't realise it was connected and so had never mentioned it to the Doc. Snored like a trooper according to the wife [quite which trooper is a different story for another time] and also was suffering minor Apnea, getting progressively worse over time. Put it down to getting old, out of shape, wife exaggerating etc. but then had a really bad nose bleed one day completely out of the blue sitting at my desk, literally gushing for 45 minutes to the point where A&E happened (and it stopped while waiting, typically). Since that day breathing fine, no more snoring / apnea, much better sleep and next to no headaches since, regardless of sleep patterns, weekends or otherwise, 6 months and counting.
Doctors at the hospital on the day, and GP since, completely baffled as to what it might have been other than it was something that ought not to have been there sorting itself out. That something could have ended up being very serious, but I was lucky in that dealt with itself. Had I mentioned the snoring / apnea to the doc then scans & inspections might have identified it way sooner and years of headaches could have been avoided.
Quite how this is connected to the headaches i have no idea, other than they stopped at exactly the same time - perhaps the poor quality sleep exacerbated the relaxed blood flow issue, I don't know.
I guess my point is two things - firstly, go to a doc, especially if you have the breathing problems at night. Tell them everything even if it doesn't seem connected. It's not wasting their time - its what they are for. Secondly, take heart that it can go away.
Saw doctor about it several times, best they could come up with was that it was likely due to the bodies reaction to less stress (as noted in a post above), they mentioned it was to do with blood capillaries becoming relaxed at weekends when off work mode, causing the headache. They prescribed 'beta blockers' for this (to keep the blood pressure down), but while they did reduce the frequency of the headaches a bit they just made me feel slow and clunky the whole time and it was a poor trade.
Tried opticians, seeing as how the pain was around the eyes mostly and given the high exposure to PC screens eye strain could have been the cause. Eyesight was fine, glare reducing glasses helped a tiny bit, but not much - headaches still happened albeit my eyes were less tired in the week.
In the end just gave up, accepted it and tried to manage around it with controlled sleeping hours, pills and grumpiness. Over the years you kind of get used to it, though it always sucks. Good news though - In my case the problem just fixed itself completely out of the blue and very oddly...
You say you suffer from bad sleeping - Is it breathing / snoring related? Do you find colds heavier than they used to be in terms of nasal congestion?
In my case I did, although didn't realise it was connected and so had never mentioned it to the Doc. Snored like a trooper according to the wife [quite which trooper is a different story for another time] and also was suffering minor Apnea, getting progressively worse over time. Put it down to getting old, out of shape, wife exaggerating etc. but then had a really bad nose bleed one day completely out of the blue sitting at my desk, literally gushing for 45 minutes to the point where A&E happened (and it stopped while waiting, typically). Since that day breathing fine, no more snoring / apnea, much better sleep and next to no headaches since, regardless of sleep patterns, weekends or otherwise, 6 months and counting.
Doctors at the hospital on the day, and GP since, completely baffled as to what it might have been other than it was something that ought not to have been there sorting itself out. That something could have ended up being very serious, but I was lucky in that dealt with itself. Had I mentioned the snoring / apnea to the doc then scans & inspections might have identified it way sooner and years of headaches could have been avoided.
Quite how this is connected to the headaches i have no idea, other than they stopped at exactly the same time - perhaps the poor quality sleep exacerbated the relaxed blood flow issue, I don't know.
I guess my point is two things - firstly, go to a doc, especially if you have the breathing problems at night. Tell them everything even if it doesn't seem connected. It's not wasting their time - its what they are for. Secondly, take heart that it can go away.
bstb3 said:
I used to get exactly the same pattern, albeit the headaches were a usually around both eyes. Excessive sleep on a Friday / Saturday would trigger some almighty headaches, much less so on a Sunday, but even without that excess sleep weekends were usually headache central (just the severity would be less). Similar work pattern too - office based, mostly in front of a screen and not much caffeine consumption. Also spend a lot of time in front of a screen in the evenings too.
Saw doctor about it several times, best they could come up with was that it was likely due to the bodies reaction to less stress (as noted in a post above), they mentioned it was to do with blood capillaries becoming relaxed at weekends when off work mode, causing the headache. They prescribed 'beta blockers' for this (to keep the blood pressure down), but while they did reduce the frequency of the headaches a bit they just made me feel slow and clunky the whole time and it was a poor trade.
Tried opticians, seeing as how the pain was around the eyes mostly and given the high exposure to PC screens eye strain could have been the cause. Eyesight was fine, glare reducing glasses helped a tiny bit, but not much - headaches still happened albeit my eyes were less tired in the week.
In the end just gave up, accepted it and tried to manage around it with controlled sleeping hours, pills and grumpiness. Over the years you kind of get used to it, though it always sucks. Good news though - In my case the problem just fixed itself completely out of the blue and very oddly...
You say you suffer from bad sleeping - Is it breathing / snoring related? Do you find colds heavier than they used to be in terms of nasal congestion?
In my case I did, although didn't realise it was connected and so had never mentioned it to the Doc. Snored like a trooper according to the wife [quite which trooper is a different story for another time] and also was suffering minor Apnea, getting progressively worse over time. Put it down to getting old, out of shape, wife exaggerating etc. but then had a really bad nose bleed one day completely out of the blue sitting at my desk, literally gushing for 45 minutes to the point where A&E happened (and it stopped while waiting, typically). Since that day breathing fine, no more snoring / apnea, much better sleep and next to no headaches since, regardless of sleep patterns, weekends or otherwise, 6 months and counting.
Doctors at the hospital on the day, and GP since, completely baffled as to what it might have been other than it was something that ought not to have been there sorting itself out. That something could have ended up being very serious, but I was lucky in that dealt with itself. Had I mentioned the snoring / apnea to the doc then scans & inspections might have identified it way sooner and years of headaches could have been avoided.
Quite how this is connected to the headaches i have no idea, other than they stopped at exactly the same time - perhaps the poor quality sleep exacerbated the relaxed blood flow issue, I don't know.
I guess my point is two things - firstly, go to a doc, especially if you have the breathing problems at night. Tell them everything even if it doesn't seem connected. It's not wasting their time - its what they are for. Secondly, take heart that it can go away.
Thanks for that. I don't have breathing problems at night AFAIK anyway. Glad it worked out for you in the end albeit in such a bizarre way!Saw doctor about it several times, best they could come up with was that it was likely due to the bodies reaction to less stress (as noted in a post above), they mentioned it was to do with blood capillaries becoming relaxed at weekends when off work mode, causing the headache. They prescribed 'beta blockers' for this (to keep the blood pressure down), but while they did reduce the frequency of the headaches a bit they just made me feel slow and clunky the whole time and it was a poor trade.
Tried opticians, seeing as how the pain was around the eyes mostly and given the high exposure to PC screens eye strain could have been the cause. Eyesight was fine, glare reducing glasses helped a tiny bit, but not much - headaches still happened albeit my eyes were less tired in the week.
In the end just gave up, accepted it and tried to manage around it with controlled sleeping hours, pills and grumpiness. Over the years you kind of get used to it, though it always sucks. Good news though - In my case the problem just fixed itself completely out of the blue and very oddly...
You say you suffer from bad sleeping - Is it breathing / snoring related? Do you find colds heavier than they used to be in terms of nasal congestion?
In my case I did, although didn't realise it was connected and so had never mentioned it to the Doc. Snored like a trooper according to the wife [quite which trooper is a different story for another time] and also was suffering minor Apnea, getting progressively worse over time. Put it down to getting old, out of shape, wife exaggerating etc. but then had a really bad nose bleed one day completely out of the blue sitting at my desk, literally gushing for 45 minutes to the point where A&E happened (and it stopped while waiting, typically). Since that day breathing fine, no more snoring / apnea, much better sleep and next to no headaches since, regardless of sleep patterns, weekends or otherwise, 6 months and counting.
Doctors at the hospital on the day, and GP since, completely baffled as to what it might have been other than it was something that ought not to have been there sorting itself out. That something could have ended up being very serious, but I was lucky in that dealt with itself. Had I mentioned the snoring / apnea to the doc then scans & inspections might have identified it way sooner and years of headaches could have been avoided.
Quite how this is connected to the headaches i have no idea, other than they stopped at exactly the same time - perhaps the poor quality sleep exacerbated the relaxed blood flow issue, I don't know.
I guess my point is two things - firstly, go to a doc, especially if you have the breathing problems at night. Tell them everything even if it doesn't seem connected. It's not wasting their time - its what they are for. Secondly, take heart that it can go away.
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