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Why when i'm sleeping and i get woken up on purpose i get a headache?

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Nonspecific: This is most likely a nonspecific muscle contraction reaction in the forehead which results in a headache. I doubt a severe rise in your blood pressure occurs when you're awoken suddenly.

Answered 4/11/2014

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