Dealing With Headaches

Getting regular sleep is so important, it’s insane. It’s not only important for emotional reasons, such as helping you concentrate better and keep in things in perspective better, but it also can help you reduce the frequency or intensity of headaches and migraines. This is not to be confused with treatment for insomnia, which needs a more heavy-duty approach. Remember, I’m not a doctor, so please don’t use this article as a substitute for a doctor’s advice.

Sleep Deprivation Headache

Many of us remember our teen age years as bopping from one sleep deprivation headache to another…at least, I do. This is why I don’t really look back in longing to my teen years, even though the music was a heck of a lot better and there weren’t any cell phones.

Don’t Sleep Too Much

You need to get seven hours of sleep per 24. If you’re a woman, you really need eight hours. Small children and people getting over illnesses will need more sleep, too. Unfortunately, with sleep, more is not necessarily better. You can get a miserable sleep deprivation headache — even though you’ve been in bed for thirteen hours.

Too much sleep is just as bad for you as too little sleep. So, the first tip for better sleep is to not get too much sleep.

Keep It Steady

The next tip for better sleep is to get up and go to bed at the same times each day — whether it’s the wekend ot not. I remember as a kid staying up all hours on the weekend and then wondered why I couldn’t get any sleep during school nights. This was because my body was programmed to stay up all night and sleep all day, like I did on the weekends (well, those weekends where I could get away with it).

No OTC Sleeping Pills For Sleep

Over the counter sleeping pills (illegal in the UK but legal in the US) should be used sparingly or avoided altogether. On the whole, they don’t work and you can get addicted to them. They also will not work for the kind of sleep problems where you suddenly wake up in the middle of the night and fall back asleep. Basically, over the counter sleep aids are just decongestants.

There are tons more tips for better sleep I could give you, but let’s just start with those three for now. Hope this helps.