To Sleep or Not to Sleep?
In one of my first entries, I mentioned that caffeine can be a migraine trigger but that it can also help prevent migraine. Last night I said that stress can be a trigger, but that the sudden lifting of stress can also cause a headache to begin.
Sleep is a finicky migraine trigger
Added to this precarious list is SLEEP. Too little sleep = migraine. Too much? Yep, you've got it, migraine. Last night I deliberately ignored the alarm-setting period and fell into a peaceful, dream-filled sleep. I wanted to catch up on the sleep I missed throughout my week, and I sure did do that - 12-13 hours after putting myself to rest, I woke up feeling...unrefreshed and groggy. I did it again: Too much sleep made me feel ill.
Too much? Too little?
What is the perfect balance? There's no special perfect balance for any of the potential triggers I've mentioned. Sometimes four hours of sleep is just enough to make you feel great; other times, it's way too little and I'll wake up with a throbbing head.
One trigger at a time
Some days, this migraine puzzle seems so complicated and intricate I just want to give up. I suppose I need to focus on just one aspect at a time, which will take months (years!) but will perhaps yield some results.
Tonight's experiments? Laying off the alcohol (which rarely acts as a trigger) just to see...
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