severe stabbing headaches with aura Posted: 12-13-07 04:00am
My son has had a severe stabbing pressure
type of head pain located on the left side
of his forehead for nine months. The pain
never leaves it is present 24 hours per
day. The pain is so intense he screams,
cries and shakes without pain medication.
We have had many tests and do not have a
diagnosis. If he takes pain medication
the pain will subside for a few hours,
prior to needing more medication the onset
of aura with stripes, bubbles, dots and
zig zags appear. He will then start
vomiting as the pain becomes the most
horrific pain he has ever felt. He has had
migraines on the right side of his head
off and on over the years but they were a
pulsating pain and migraine medication
helped.
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Poor you DeeanaO! And poor son of course. Posted: 01-22-08 18:43pm
I do not know the age of your son and I
can only imagine how much it breaks your
heart. I do know pain he is feeling as I
get those types of migraines too.
I'm not a doctor, but I certainly 'feel'
for you folks. Are you making sure he's
not getting caffeine? Gotta stay away from
that. I also found that peanuts trigger
the headaches. Must avoid that too. The
other things I have been able to associate
are cheese, coffee, cola, coco,all things
chocolate. Stress is bad too, I dunno if
he is a teenager if so I know (remember)
how tough that was (peer pressure, good
grades etc...). This is only my opinion
Deanna but drugs may help temporarily but
are probably not a cure. Maybe changes in
lifestyle, diet could help better.
I will pray for you and your son. May God
bless you!
Deeno, has your son gone to see a
neurologist. Has he had a CT scan? Anyone
who has migraines should get a least one
CT scan to rule out other reasons for the
headaches. My heart goes out to your son.
This is no way to live. If the neurologist
can not help go to a pain specialist.
Sometimes antihistamines can provide some
relief from migraines. Anticonvulsants are
also used to treat migraines. A
neurologist should be able to offer some
guidance. Best to you and your son.
