Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Posts: 1 Location: west virginia
Icepick Headaches Posted: 06-01-04 21:00pm
First time-thought I was going crazy.Have
had sharp pains in my head on right side
on and off since 1980 .Thought I was dying
a couple of times.I have had several mri
.Does anyone know what really causes this?
Once I woke up in the middle of the night
because I felt like something exploded in
my head.Doctors say they cant find
anything wrong .Thanks for listening
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meen_bao
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 13
Re: Icepick Headaches Posted: 06-08-04 15:48pm
barbara hoosier
wrote:
first time-thought I was
going crazy.Have had sharp pains in my
head on right side on and off since 1980
.Thought I was dying a couple of times.I
have had several mri .Does anyone know
what really causes this? Once I woke up
in the middle of the night because I felt
like something exploded in my head.Doctors
say they cant find anything wrong .Thanks
for listening
wow, I guess i'm not the only one with
this condition. This condition is called
tension headache. The cause may be from
overactivity of muscles of the scalp,
forehead and neck. Other factors that may
trigger these headaches include:
-increased tension or stress (both mental
and physical), for example:
-excessive worry
-all work-no play
-long periods of study, typing or other
concentration
-perfectionism
-increased tension in the neck muscles,
for example:
-poor posture
-injuries to the spine
-repressed hostility, anger or frustration
-a poor, scrappy diet, for example eating
on the run (combined with
stress)
but I believe the major cause is from
stress.
Feeling sharp pains, like piercing inside
the head, feeling like theres a ball in
your head, head feels like it's weighs
tons.
the best treatment is to try to reduce or
eliminate the trigger factors, or you can
try these:
-learn to relax your mind and body.
-during an attack, relax by lying down in
a hot bath or spa with a warm dry cloth
(or even a cold wet cloth) over the aching
area.
-you could attend special relaxation
courses such as yoga or meditation
classes.
-if your neck is aching, massage it
followed by special exercises should help.
I'm in my early 40's and have been a
migraine sufferer for about 6rys. Now.
I've seen a neurologist x2 now. The first
time to be dx, and the second to reasses
my meds. She (the specialist)(she
specializes in pain control and does our
local ms clinic) believes that (with new
data coming out all the time) migraines
are a from of mini seizures. I've been
put on valporic acid (which is an
antiseizure medication) and was migraine
free for about 4-5yrs.. I still would
get the odd headache with tension, stress,
if I drank to much coffee (which I don't
drink at all now), to much chocolate, etc.
It is also believed to be hereditary,
thanky-you mother. There is now a new
medication i've been given for the odd
migraine I get, (can also be related to
weather changes, allergies--which lately
has caused me to be having a few attacks
here and there)this med. Is call axert.
It's only been out a short time. You
take one tab. At onset, then may repeat
in 2hrs. If first tab didn't completely
work. And of course --ice, dark room and
quiet. But I know how painful these
attacks can be. And boy am I glad that I
don't get them like I use to. Good luck
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eddielb
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
ice pick headaches Posted: 04-06-08 20:56pm
I been getting sharp headaches on top of
my right head that last only a few seconds
3-4 and I'll get few or several at a time.
I been getting them for 3 yrs. now. I've
had cat-scans and an mri with contrast
last year, but the nuero dr. says
everythings normal. I'm 28 years old and
this has been affecting my life to a great
extent. I freak out every time I get time
cause I think I'm going to die. I'm
fraustrated and I don't know what to do or
what tell the doctors anymore. I would
greatly appreciate any advise that you can
give me or treatment opptions.
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Mizzoula
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 25 Location: , ca
Posted: 06-16-08 13:46pm
My boyfriend started getting these the
other day and they totally freaked him
out. He also gets migraines, and in the
past, we've been able to stop them with
decongestant allergy meds (we use
Claritin-D - not regular Claritin... talk
to the pharmacist). Once I read that these
were linked with migraines, we tried the
allergy meds and they worked! One 24-hr
Claritin-D and his ice pick headaches
stopped completely.
They are a little expensive and at least
in California, you have to show ID to get
them from the pharmacist. But check Target
- they have a cheaper generic version.
Just make sure it has the decongestant on
top of the allergy medicine.
