Why do you get a Headache if you lay on your back?

Answer 1

Laying on your back may trigger or cause some types of headache including:

Cervicogenic headache

Tension headache

Occipital Neuralgia

Intracranial Hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri)

Answer 2

With over 300 different headache disorder possibilities, it is impossible to tell what your diagnosis is by your symptoms. Knowing your diagnosis is key to answering this question.

Possible diagnoses include:

• cervicogenic headache
• Migraine
• hypnic headache
• occipital neuralgia
• tension type headache
• Chiari malformation
• hangover
  

Other possible causes or triggers include:

• interrupted sleep
• using an incorrect pillow
• medication side effect
• alcohol or drug consumption

For appropriate diagnosis, treatment and management of headache disorders and Migraine, please seek the help of a board certified headache and Migraine specialist.

Answer 3

Migraine? If you took a bump to the head you should get that checked out.

Answer 4

All the blood goes to the back of your head.