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[blueraccoon]

Insomnia struck big-time last night - I was awake from about 1am to 2am, fell back asleep until about 3:30, 4am, and have been awake since. I finally dragged myself out of bed shortly before 7am and got to work an hour early (which is not a problem; I have flex time, somewhat).

The problem is that the inevitable sleep-deprivation headache has hit me and I feel like I have an ice pick through my right eye and into my skull. I'm drinking tea and I've taken Excedrin and it's just not helping, but I'm kind of out of other options.

Do any of you suffer from sleep deprivation headaches? How do you cope? Tips, strategies, etc all welcome.

Comments

[wanderingscribe]

Ouch. I know exactly how those feel and I give you all my sympathies. All of them.

Unfortunately, I can't really give you any real tips. I've tried using all sorts of things to cope with the pain, but nothing --other than sleep and time-- really works for me.

All I can do is prevent my headaches as best I can by getting to bed at the same time each night and use best sleeping practices to relax myself beforehand. Sorry; I'm sure you've heard that --and rolled your eyes at-- advice a lot, but sleep meds don't work for me in general so it's all I've got.

Anyway, I know how you feel, I hope you get some sleep so you can feel better, and I wanted to comment so you know you're not alone in this.

[blueraccoon]

:/ Unfortunately, the only thing that really works for me is time and sleep too. Some sleep meds work for me - most don't, but one or two do, but by the time I realized I wasn't going to sleep last night it was 2am and far too late to take anything.

Maybe I will go home after work today and lie down in a dark room...

[sciarra]

I have a buckwheat filled pillow that I nuke in the microwave and put over my shoulders for a bit. It also helps on my eyes if I am somewhere I can lie down for 15 minutes.