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I’ve posted in headache threads about migraines.
I think my 40 + years of occasional but intense migraines evolved into occipital neuralgia when I developed cervical neck pain a few years ago from arthritis - typical aging.
It lasted three years and then it gradually became milder but daily headaches each morning without so much occipital pain.
My neurologist said they were rebound headaches. I don’t think they were but she prescribed a course of steroids to break the cycle.
I recently found out about hypnic headaches and think I may have that type now but no diagnosis of that.
Sumatriptan at night prevents waking up with head pain but it’s not a good thing to do. I do drink coffee at night and in the morning.
My headaches have changed over the years. I don’t know if that is typical but I think it is possible because our bodies change as we age.

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Hi docb99, in a certain sense your story is similar to mine. Before the hypnic headache I also suffered from another type of headache. Occasionally I had severe pain in which the pain was truly unbearable with intolerance to light and could last for many hours. Then inexplicably about 8 years ago it transformed into a hypnic headache with pain that is less intense but is present every night.