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I know morning headaches are a symptom of night time but what symptoms do people get if it happens during the day?

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Hi there, I sometimes start to feel very tired all of a sudden. I start moving around a little more until I feel it’s starting to pass. Take care and have a great weekend.

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benji08

Obviously there can be many reasons for daytime headaches but from a Pulmonary point of view it could be inadequate oxygen intake or C02 retention.

Discuss this with your Doctor and any other symptoms you might which generate headaches.

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micktheknife in reply tobenji08

Wot Benji08 said.

I've lived with HP/ILD/PF since 2008, but in 2016 I started getting the bad headaches. I did nothing about the headaches except brufen/aspirin/paracetomol until I ended up in hospital hurting and confused after returning home from a holiday to the USA.

My diagnosis was adjusted to include HyperCapnic PF. I was put on overnight ventilation using a VPAP machine linked to a homefill O2 concentrator, after a few adjustments the headaches have pretty much stopped, and I'm thinking clearly now.

Get it sorted now, it puts a strain on your organs that a person with a lung complaint doesn't need. O2 starvation and CO2 retention combined will take you down biggly (™ Donald Trump)

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