Weekend
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It just seems unfair to have most of your headaches when you are not working. Some people experience most of their
headaches on weekends, when they have a feeling of less stress on them. Others will experience it when a very stressful period
of time has just ended, like the end of a school year or after a very difficult interpersonal time. These are known as "let down"
headaches and sometimes can be prevented with some of the lower end rescue medications in your treatment plan. Weekend headaches are sometimes more complex. They can be due to a combination of triggers mentioned elsewhere in this website, including oversleeping, caffeine withdrawal or "let down". In addition, weekends are often a time for people to go to restaurants and increase their exposure to food triggers. |
Suggestion: track your headaches on a calendar and see if there is a pattern and correlate it with diet, exercise, sleeping
schedule.
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