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01-09-2013, 07:29 PM
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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??
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**KRISTARA** Let the sun shine and everything will be fine Severe TBI with 3 bleeds, broken neck (C-2), comatose for 3 days Glasgow score of 6 from a school bus t-boning my door at 60mph in December of 2004. Extraction time took over an hour, over a week just in ICU, original expectation was permanent vegetative state.
Numerous re-injuries including being rear-ended, flipping suv, and the latest in 2011 from being slammed head first on tile floor. Still having major issues with: anxiety, depression, memory short and long term, sleeping including insomnia and hypersomnia, severe headaches 10-15 days a month, severe neck tension and pain that can be easily agitated, comprehension, problems focusing, easily distracted, irritability, skewed judgement, constantly overwhelmed, mood swings, confusion, brain fog etc etc |
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01-09-2013, 08:01 PM
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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!
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Musiclover . PCS "survivor" - first concussion 10/2010 with PCS for nearly a year. Hit back of head on a shelf. Symptoms were head and neck pain, vertigo, nausea, lethargy, anxiety & depression. Experienced greatest amount of recovery between 9-12 months, with the following year being much, much better . 2nd concussion 12/2012 - hit front left forehead on wooden edge of couch. Currently dealing with a return of PCS symptoms including headache, nausea, vertigo, brain fog, and lethargy. . ~ just trying to take it one day at a time . ~ |
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01-09-2013, 08:09 PM
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where they always in the same spot or did yours change places?
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**KRISTARA** Let the sun shine and everything will be fine Severe TBI with 3 bleeds, broken neck (C-2), comatose for 3 days Glasgow score of 6 from a school bus t-boning my door at 60mph in December of 2004. Extraction time took over an hour, over a week just in ICU, original expectation was permanent vegetative state.
Numerous re-injuries including being rear-ended, flipping suv, and the latest in 2011 from being slammed head first on tile floor. Still having major issues with: anxiety, depression, memory short and long term, sleeping including insomnia and hypersomnia, severe headaches 10-15 days a month, severe neck tension and pain that can be easily agitated, comprehension, problems focusing, easily distracted, irritability, skewed judgement, constantly overwhelmed, mood swings, confusion, brain fog etc etc |
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01-09-2013, 08:30 PM
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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.
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Musiclover . PCS "survivor" - first concussion 10/2010 with PCS for nearly a year. Hit back of head on a shelf. Symptoms were head and neck pain, vertigo, nausea, lethargy, anxiety & depression. Experienced greatest amount of recovery between 9-12 months, with the following year being much, much better . 2nd concussion 12/2012 - hit front left forehead on wooden edge of couch. Currently dealing with a return of PCS symptoms including headache, nausea, vertigo, brain fog, and lethargy. . ~ just trying to take it one day at a time . ~ |
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01-09-2013, 10:43 PM
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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
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**KRISTARA** Let the sun shine and everything will be fine Severe TBI with 3 bleeds, broken neck (C-2), comatose for 3 days Glasgow score of 6 from a school bus t-boning my door at 60mph in December of 2004. Extraction time took over an hour, over a week just in ICU, original expectation was permanent vegetative state.
Numerous re-injuries including being rear-ended, flipping suv, and the latest in 2011 from being slammed head first on tile floor. Still having major issues with: anxiety, depression, memory short and long term, sleeping including insomnia and hypersomnia, severe headaches 10-15 days a month, severe neck tension and pain that can be easily agitated, comprehension, problems focusing, easily distracted, irritability, skewed judgement, constantly overwhelmed, mood swings, confusion, brain fog etc etc |
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01-10-2013, 02:09 PM
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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 |
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01-10-2013, 05:13 PM
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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
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May 31, 2009: Concussion from syncope due to low blood volume resulting from severe dehydration. Occurred after finishing my 9th marathon. 100% of symptoms cleared by August 2009. December 15, 2009: Major surgery due to diverticulitis. 6 weeks after surgery, dizziness, fog, cognitive difficulty, anxiety, some panic, lots of headache. These symptoms largely gone, but still cannot exercise above a very low threshold otherwise resulting in severe headache and cognitive fog. Same for overwhelming odors. Meds: Nortriptyline and Naratriptan as needed to rid severe headaches (exertional migraines). |
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