Say Goodbye to Headaches: 5 Surprising Triggers and Simple Solutions to Ease the Pain

1. Relaxing after stress

5 Things That Might Be Triggering Your Headaches, and How to Prevent or Ease the Pain

Do you feel OK Monday through Friday despite your hectic schedule, yet you awake with a throbbing headache on Saturday? This is because the stress you collected during the week lessens, and your stress hormone levels decrease. This can lead to a rapid release of neurotransmitters that instruct blood vessels to contract and then dilate, resulting in a headache.

Ways to prevent or alleviate pain:

Weekends should not be used for sleeping in. Oversleeping could result in a headache, as 8 hours of sleep is more than enough for the body to relax properly.