lightening headaches?
 

anybody else get those cripplingly intense headaches that are pin-pointed that come out of nowhere and last less than a minutes thats like a lightening bolt in your head or how i'd imagine itd feel if someone poked an ice pick in your brain??

Yes, ice pick headaches are awful! Mine used to last for quite a while. Sometimes all I could do is just get myself to a dark room and wait until they passed. No fun at all!

where they always in the same spot or did yours change places?

Mine were usually in the area where I hit my head and would radiate down my neck. Sheer misery!! I even had steroid injections at one point but they didn't alleviate my pain. Turns out it was my neck being twisted up for months on end, and once I got my neck in order, the headaches were far less frequent and intense. :cool:

they had me do the steroid injections as well, back when i was 18 i think... a lot of hassle and stress for no relief either.... ive never heard from one single person that the injection helped

those lightening headaches, with me at least always come in the same identical spot never varies by even an inch, same spot, same depth, its strange... another question for the doc on monday i guess

HI!

Unfortunately I know what those are. They are called ice-pick headaches and they are terrible!

My doc basically said that he can't do anything and since they aren't constant to try to ignore them. Sorry you get them too:(

Found this article...
http://www.migrainesurvival.com/stab...epick-headache

Oh yeah, I was getting them in various parts of the brain and they were fast, intense and the short in duration. Definately ice pick headaches. My neuro has had me on Diclofenac for about 1.5 years, which does help me.

I get them quite rarely now but when I do, the duration is still short but the intensity is now very minimal. I take one 75mg tablet twice daily.

Good luck to you!

Mike