Unusual Headaches- Worried?

Does anyone have any feedback, it would be much appreciated. I've just been on a website about chronic tension headaches, which are a result of poor posture. I think this might be my problem, this apparently can lead to muscle spasms to. Anyone got another idea as to what it might be. I'm quite worried

I am experiencing the exact same thing.... And like you, it has got me very worried. I have read about headaches called ice pick head aches wich come as close as anything that I have read about the short stabbing that I have been getting. I have been having them for about a week now. I am a 20 year old female and I have never suffered from headaches before. As far as the muscle twitching thing goes... I have no idea. Mine are mostly in my calf muscle, arm, or eye. No one really seems to know what it is. I have been suffering from anxiety resulting in a fair amount of stress, which is what everyone tells me it is. Are you sure you are no stressed about anything? Good luck

~mk

Liam j I have been having those weird stabbing pains as well I have been to my dr and he diagnosed it as being ice pick headaches he prescribed an anti-inflamitory for me called apo-indomethacin maybe you should talk to your Dr...I dont think its really anything to worry about

Hi yes, the pains are of short duration at different points in my head. I just cant understand why I am experiencing muscle spasms/twitching in my arms and legs. Thanks for the advice guys.

I've been suffering from anxiety a lot of late, that may be a cause of the twitching.

Hi. I've been experiencing the same kind of head pains. Very sporatic, could be on either side, last about 10-15 secs, like a stabbing pain. I've been to my doctor and even went for a ct scan on my head which came back normal. My doctor suggested it could have something to do with irritation of the occipital nerve (center back part of neck) just becasue I get pain not on one specific side. She is sending me to a neurologist next to see if they can determine whats causing it.
I think stress may be a factor. I dont get any blurred vision or hearing, but twitching eye more often. Anyhow I don't think these headaches are too serious (unless you experience diziness or blurred vision, you should get that checked out). Im curious to see what the neurologist will determine. I'll check back here from time to time. Nice to know im not the only one experiencing this!

For years now I have had the same symptoms you all have been having. My doctor finally put me on an anti anxiety medication and it seems to be working. The pains are down to way less than have and even my migraines are better

thanks,
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The same thing happens to me but has only been going on for about 2 weeks now. Sometimes i'll be sitting there and i'll get a sudden, intense pain on the right side of my head that's almost right behind my right eye. The pain moves backwards as it happens.

I don't know what it is. I told my mom and she said it may be because I may need glasses but I can see fine. I was looking down the street and could see about 3 blocks down. It hasn't been happening as much anymore but every once in awhile it will happen. It happens more when i'm doing something physically active such as running or when i'm riding my bike.

Wow this is odd, I was just getting ready to go to bed, and thought I need to get on the computer to check what has been going on with these pains in my head. Then I came across this. I felt like I was the only one. I looked up earlier the signs and symptoms of a brain annuryism, because that is what I thought it might be. Someone on here said it perfectly I feel like a have someone stabbing me with an ice pick. Mine have just started a couple of months ago and do not come all the time. They first started out near my temple and lasted about a week. They all of a sudden went away.
Now I am having them really bad right above my left ear. They are so sharp that my eye will twinge. The pain only lasts a few seconds, and the pain is gone, but sometimes will show up many many times a day.
It sounds like many of you experience the same thing ( I am a little on the hypochondriac side though :) ) so if this sounds differant than yours let me know.

I have had headaches since I was young (teens) but they have progressively gotten worse in the past 2 years. Lately i've been getting 10-15 per month. I tried topomax. Didn't help much and the side effects were bad. One day I decided to check out those silver (mercury dental) fillings and was soooo amazed at what I found. Those 'harmless' silver fillings contain @ 50% mercury, which is very very toxic. They can cause a host of problems, among which are migraines! I did alot of research via the internet and am convinced that this is the cause of my pain. I have 12 and most were done when I was young. I also have several other health problems (depression, sleep apnea, foggy brain, poor concentration, ringing in ears) that I believe are linked to these fillings. I'm now in the process of getting them all replaced. For all of you fellow sufferers, please check this out!! ! And take note that alot of dentists and medical people don't believe that this is a problem. Take charge of your health and do your own research like I did. Doctors aren't god and don't have all the answers. You'll be amazed at what you find. Good luck to all of you and god bless. Anyone who checks this out, please let me know what you think and decide. I'd love to hear from you.

I am a migraine sufferer for many years. If I watch what I eat and sleep right I don't get them. But for the past few years i've been getting these very sharp stabbing pains on the upper right side of my head. The pain is so intense that I instinctively grab the side of my head as i'm bending away from the pain. Sometimes they last a few seconds, sometimes a few minutes. Sometimes for a half hour on and off. I went to a doctor and had a cat scan. Nothing showed. But for the past 6 months there is a tenderness on the upper right side of my head. The exact spot were I always have these ice pick pains. Even those times that I don't have the headache, my head still feels pretty tender. Does anyone else have this lingering tenderness?
I'd love to hear from anyone.

I also have that tenderness. Its above my right ear. The exact same spot where my "headaches"are. Like if I touch it it feels tender. Maybe because I rub that spot there. Do you? What other problems with your head are you experencing?????

No other head problems so far.
Just the tenderness in the upper right hand side of my head

I don't rub the spot at all because it hurts too much

Hi, I am a young teen who has been experiencing the exact same thing as the rest of you. I was convinced I had a brain tumor, until I visited the doctor a few weeks ago. I was so scared, I could not get out of bed for half the summer!! They started about two months ago, and im sick of the pain and anxiety. I am a major worrier, and have always suffered from anxiety (maybe that has something to do with it. I felt alone until today, when I looked my symptoms up on the internet.

If anyone has answers, please tell!! :lol:

Hi ppl,. It sad and good to know that I m not the only one having silly headaches! I have been having them for a month now,, few days ago I went for a check up and the doc clearly said, this is all due to tension and stress, he gave me an anti depressent (cipralex), a muscle relaxant(musidin)....... I have taken it for a few days and the head aches are better! ......... Just a food for thought,, I was reading this article the other day, it was written in it that 90% of the headaches are related to tension and anxiety,, !!! So we all need to get over with them! I say, dont suppress them, face them once for all! May god bless all of us with health! Cheers

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.)

If your like me, you are searching the internet for what is going on with you.

I suddenly started getting intermittent (a couple 3 stabs or spasms) slightly above and behind my right ear... hell, i would gasp when it hit and had no idea what was going on. I started to cut back on sodas and coffee and that didn't work, it started to get worse. I stopped smoking and quit soda and coffee and I thought I was having a stroke!

It started as a once a week thing, then a few hits a week then an everyday thing. After reducing cigs and sodas it became constant.

Anyway, an MRI and Catscan later, I found out that MILK was the problem. I cut out milk and was pain free for months. I am 40 and milk was part of my daily diet as I ate cereal almost daily and drank milk almost daily along with cheese.

This happened right after I was diagnosed with low potassium. I currently have to take potassium suppliments or I go into irregular heartbeat (still being tested for what is wrong here but somehow I think this new MILK allergy is related to my new found Kidney problem (I am passing potassium in high doses through my urine).

Even a little bit of milk product can cause it to come back. Usually about 6-8 hours after consuming milk, the vascular spasm / stabbing will start.