@akalsas
Hi and welcome to Mayo Connect. So you have night headaches as well which affect your sleep? I can't imagine having to deal with headaches that interfere with sleep for 15 years! My heart goes out to you.

I notice that others have mentioned drinking coffee before bedtime has helped them with this problem. Caffeine at that time sounds counterintuitive but it's interesting that for this problem it can be helpful. You mentioned several other treatments you have tried as well. Have any of them been helpful? Has your chiropractor had any new suggestions?

I hope you have read through all the posts in this discussion (and other discussion related to headaches). One can often find lots of useful tips and tricks that way. Not to mention how others deal with similar problems.

Best, Hank

I had the same issue for years and would wake usually early morning with a headache. It would get progressively worse and not go away for hours. I found like you caffeine at the onset. I know they don't recommend this, but I will take one Excedrin (has caffeine) every morning then go back to bed for a while. This usually works for me. The trick is to catch the headache before it really takes off.

About two years ago I started having headaches 24/7 and like you tried everything. I have poor posture from sitting at a computer for years. My chiropractor suggested using a foam roller to help with the posture. The first day I used it my back cracked between the shoulder blades. The next day the headaches stopped. Because I have a difficult time getting up from the floor I bought a low profile massage table on Amazon. So now every morning I roll up and down from neck to lower back. They have stayed away for a year now.