Thank you for taking my question.
I have had pulsating headaches for about six weeks. They begin in my neck and then move to my ear and my eye. The pressure in my right ear makes it very sensitive and the pulsating in my eyes get so intense that it forces me to put pressure on the eye with a washcloth to relieve the pain.
A few weeks ago, the pain was unilateral, but alternating sides. Now the pressue is almost entirely on the right side. I have a dull ache in my neck and a tingly (almost numb soothing) feeling in the top and back portions of my head.
This pain/pressure is often accompanied by nausea and a little dizziness, but no visual aura or a need to sleep like the classic migraines I used to have as a kid.
***Yesterday, my neck was aching for most of the day and the pressure was intense in my right ear and eye for over two hours. I moved my neck to the right and felt a searing Burning Sensation shoot up my neck.
The burning pain lasted only a second, but it went from the lower right portion of my neck - just above the end of the shoulder blade - to the top of my neck and lower head. While the bolt only lasted a second, it was followed by about thirty seconds of tingling in my hands. I still had strength, but they were very tingly.
About 15 minutes later, I could feel that the pressure was relieved somewhat in my eyes, ear and head. I still have the numb feeling on the top and back of my head and my neck has a dull ache, but the pressure has subsided significantly. I am happy about getting a little bit of relief, but I am still concerned about this.
I am a 32-year-old with Crohn's disease who suffers from a lot of extraintestinal soft-tissue inflammation (erythema nodosum, tendon sheaths, hips, hands, feet, etc).
My most significant new medication started three months ago is Humira. I feel like I have been experiencing some muscle tension in my arms and legs from the Humira and I wonder whether it is the Humira that is causing my neck and head problems.
I went through a thorough neuro exam last week. I had high blood pressure -- which is not normal for me -- although they did not reveal my numbers. There were no significant findings on the physical exam that I know of, but I was sent for a CT Scan. I am awaiting the results of the Scan.
Any thoughts you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again,
LR