Seven things a morning headache can reveal about your health
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- ▪Around one in 13 people experience recurring morning headaches, research suggests, with women and those between the ages of 45 and 64 more likely to have them.Chronic morning headaches may signal an underlying health condition, so it’s usef
- ▪“What happens is, overnight, you wear off this medication, and in the morning, kind of wake up with a headache,” Ashina says.AdvertisementYou have insomniaNot getting enough high-quality sleep (from any cause) can lead to headaches in the m
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