Hi Beaumont

Yep I recently went through something very similar. The burning head pain or cciptital neuralgia. I also had neck pain and lots of spasms. Was there any kind of rash or ear pain? Did you have any feelings of paralysis in your arms? I did and my legs felt weak.

I am going on month 5 now and am just starting to feel better.

Mine was caused my a virus either HSV-1 or Varicella zoster.

Ask your doc if you can do a course of antivirals - valtrex is what I finally got the doc to give me. And I will now stay on it in a maintainence dose.

If he won't give you valtrex then try up to 2 grams of L-lysine. If you respond to this then perhaps it is a similar virus and it will show the doc you need antivital treatment.

For the occipital neuralgia I have started doing cranial sacral work to help calm down the cranial nerves. My Physical therapist does this along with LILT laser therapy to help heal the crainal nerves.

Keep us posted as to how you are doing.