Why do I get a bad headache if sleep on one side but not other?

I have a weird condition: when I sleep on my right side all is fine. However, when I sleep on my left side I get a very bad headache as I sleep.

As soon as I turn onto my left side I immediately feel a pulsing in my head like blood flow is constricted. This happens immediately and every time. The effect is noticeable immediately.

I'm worried I might have a blood flow problem in my head and might someday have a stroke?

Background: I had a head injury in college (20 years ago) when I flew off the front of my bicycle and hit my chin (and lost teeth).

I have that problem too! Does anyone know what is causing that?

remoteportal wrote:

I have a weird condition: when I sleep on my right side all is fine. However, when I sleep on my left side I get a very bad headache as I sleep.
As soon as I turn onto my left side I immediately feel a pulsing in my head like blood flow is constricted. This happens immediately and every time. The effect is noticeable immediately.
I'm worried I might have a blood flow problem in my head and might someday have a stroke?
Background: I had a head injury in college (20 years ago) when I flew off the front of my bicycle and hit my chin (and lost teeth).

Hello, I have a couple of ideas for you since I have a similar problem, but when I sleep on my right side I wake up feeling really bad - but I don't have my answers just yet either, just some ideas - headache, eyes hurt, tongue coated. When I sleep on my left side my waking feeling is much more 'normal'.#1 Do you have allergens which can reach you better when you sleep the other way? Specifically dust or mold - check it out - hire a professional cleaner to eradicate allergens from air ducts, and make sure there is no mold anywhere in the house.#2 ask a doc if your heart can cause this. maybe your body circulates blood much better from one side or the other. Blood exiting the heart 'down and with gravity' travels much easier than 'blood travelling up, away from gravity'. Either way, try to take an anti-inflammatory before going to bed and see if that helps, it helps me sometimes. I prefer NSAIDs, like Aleve. Good Luck everyone, I really hope this helps - I know how it is.

sir

i have read your problem , i am facing the similar problem for the past 10 years . i am a migrane patient . and taking medicine for migraine if you have got any solution or doctor for our condition please inform , i will do do the same too
harikumar

yeah sucks right got the same problem the
difference is. to me it happens when I sleep with eitheir side and as u have described you will feel a pouding pulse have seen a doc abt the prob ant help pliz

I have a similar problem. However with me if I sleep on one side (either side) I will immediately start to get the headache on the opposite side. So, if I sleep on my left side, the headache will turn on on th right side of the head, and vice versa.

Conversely, often if I have a migraine and I lie down on that side it is on, then sometimes I get some relief, but again this can result in the headache turning on on the opposite side.

Any ideas?

I have read somewhere this may be related to low spinal fluid.

I thought I was one in a million. It's so nice to know I'm not crazy! It's been happening to me for 14yrs. I've been to every kind of Dr and no answer. Sorry I count be any help. How ever, I have other symptoms like feeling like I'm going to pass out,dizziness,frequent urination,tingling in fingers and feet. My Dr thinks I have suffer from autonomic dysfunction, Just a thought. Oh and my feet and legs turn purple. Hope this helps someone.