caret icon Back to all discussions

My Sleep Related Migraines

Hi All.

I have started a discussion on this before but wanted start afresh with where I am now. Nowhere further with my migraines. I just adapt my lifestyle to prevent them. It will be 20 years next year I've been getting them regularly.

I had a particularly bad one last night and my neck also locked up. Had that happen 5 times now past couple of years, can't turn my head from side to side and getting a shooting pain on my left side of my neck if I try to turn it that way and from what Google says, that's migraine related too?

So my migraines are sleep related. In what way I don't know or don't know what's really happening to cause them. I get a migraine if I oversleep. I have to set my alarm to make sure I don't exceed 7.5hrs (seems to be the right amount for me.) but also, strangely, I get a migraine if I stay up too late so sounds to me like my migraines are circadian rhythm related doesn't it?

Anybody else get oversleep or sleep related migraines who can identify here?

I was gonna get referred to a neurologist 3 years ago then was denied last minute. Gonna speak to my doctor about them tomorrow cause they're debilitating and ruining my life and gone on too long now.

They wanted me go on Amitryptaline a few years back, anyone on that and has it helped?

Thanks!

    Please read our rules before posting.