Yep. Although the Diamond Headache Clinic didn't help me at all with Medication, their theories on triggers, migraine journal and things to do to prevent migraine were VERY helpful.

One of the things I was taught, by Seymour himself was to sleep about the same number of hours each night, if possible. No oversleeping, no staying up to late. He told me (as I was in college at the time I saw him) "If you want to sleep in, set your alarm for the time you usually wake up, get some fluid, some food, carbs, proteins and fats, and then go back go bed." This almost always works!

If I sleep too much it is worse than not sleeping enough. I remember when my last baby was tiny. I actually started getting more migraines when she started sleeping more than 2 hours at a time, because through the pregnancy and her early months, I was up every 2 hours. It took a while to be able to sleep 3 or 4 hours (and of course by that point she decided that she wanted to wake up frequently again.)

There are theories that it may have something to do with carbon dioxide building up in the blood while you sleep, neurotransmitter theories etc. But, "sleep hygiene" really makes a different.

Very interesting. And I thank you for the quick response. It all makes sense, but mixing with depression? It just makes it so hard!! I'll wake up in the morning and just not wanna get up. Period. All I want to do is sleep. If I wake up and I'm still tired, sleep. I hate it. I just don't have the energy or the motivation to get up in the morning. And that's something that I just can't get over. :/

There are a number of things that can cause headaches. Too much caffeine, medicines that you are currently taking, changes in diet. I know that splenda and nutrasweet causes me to have migraines. Eating too much fast food, food with lots of preservatives and/or sodium also causes them. Try to think back to anything you have changed recently since the headaches have started and cut just one thing out to see if they stop. It's a pain but it'll help you learn what causes your body to have these headaches and will help you know what to avoid.

I know , Punkee. I've suffered from depression, too. (Had a relapse just last week, but I'm feeling better "crosses finger" now.) Sometimes it works to MAKE yourself get up, put on your makeup, get out of those saggy Tee Shirts, sweat pants, stringy hair, and sad face. I KNOW it's hard to make yourself do this, but I find that if I DO get out of bed, take a bath, do my hair, put on make up, and get out of the house I feel so much better.

Take it a little at a time. Tell yourself "Today, I'll put on cover up and some eye liner." Then the next day a little more and eventually it gets better.

Hugs, Punkee.