Hello everyone. I'm part of this club too, I've been suffering from hypnic headaches for over 8 years now. I am a 55-year-old man and I live in Italy. The pain is present every night and manifests itself after about 3 hours since I fall asleep, and it causes me to wake up with a uniform pain all over my head, I feel a strong pressure on my head and it is very hot. I don't have tears and the light doesn't bother me, but pain forces me to a forced awakening. Fortunately, once I get out of bed I start walking and within 15 / 20 minutes the pain eases a lot. As a therapy I have tried everything (caffeine, indomethacin, carbolithium, tryptans ..etc etc) without having benefits if not numerous side effects. The only drug that has been shown to be effective is called Difmetré, but after a course of treatment my doctor discouraged me from continuing because he said it is addictive and leads to several contraindications. I am available to discuss with you also to exchange experiences and advice on this pathology that unfortunately still remains too unknown.Excuse me for my poor level of English..