Electric Shocks In the Head Posted: 05-11-04 05:56am
This probably sounds like the nuttiest
thing you have ever heard. When I am
getting off to sleep, I suddenly get what
can only be described as an electric shock
in my head. This can wake me up, shock me
(with fright) and can cause a flash of
light in my eyes. This has been going on
for a few years now, but i've only just
stumbled across this web site. I also
suffer from ice pick headaches, though
this is self diagnosed and i've only had
them a few times in the last couple of
weeks.
Is anyone out there as strange as me????
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skeb_nz
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 16 Location: New Zealand
My boyfriend just started getting "ice
pick" headaches the other day. Once we
figured out what it was, we gave him one
24-hour Claritin-D and the headaches
stopped immediately. He'd had them on and
off for two days... it's now been a week
since he took the allergy pill and he
hasn't had one since.
We started using decongestant allergy meds
on his migraines after a friend of mine
told me they worked for him. Now whenever
he starts to get a migraine, he takes an
allergy pill and it stops the headache.
If you decide to try it, remember to get
an allergy pill WITH a decongestant... the
regular allergy pill isn't enough. So get
Claritin-D from the pharmacist, not
regular Claritin from the shelf. Target
also offers a Target brand generic, but
you need to ask the Target pharmacist for
the decongestant allergy pill... don't
just pick up the box on the shelf.
(I'm posting this on multiple forums at my
boyfriend's request... the headaches
freaked him out and he wants to share what
helped him in case it helps other people.)
