Sharp, intermittent head pain

[maddys]

I've am experiencing sharp pain on the top of my head.  The pain is intermittent and feels like a one or two second sharp strike -- and always in the same spot.  It hurts to touch my hair in that area due to tenderness and I flinch when it "strikes." .  Usually lasts a couple of days.  Then it will recur perhaps 3 to 6 months from now.  Next time it occurs it will be in another location,but seems to always be at or near the top of my head.  Sometimes I also feel the pain radiate from my ear (left ear this time) to the top of my head to the same spot -- as though there is one little nerve that is throbing.   Please advise.

[Green_Dave]

I have had these stabbing head pains (I duck in reflex) and scalp to sensitive to touch or lay on a pillow for 30 years and my mother before me.  Having been diagnosed as migraine for 10 years without the drugs helping, I was told to avoid caffeine and that helped enormously (no Coke or coffee) but they returned after a few years. I was then diagnosed with a type of neuralgia to related to the eye.  Anyway, I was prescribed Amatriptyline 10mg, then 20, then 50mg and wow, gone, life-changing!  I have managed to reduce to 10mg/day over a 2-year period and I have been pain free for over 2years - and I can sleep.  Why my doctors never suggested them before I have no idea.  I know they have different effect on each individual, but I am cured. I did forget my tablets for 3 successive nights and was soon reminded by my symptoms (tender scale and dull pain) but within 2 days of getting back on the tablets I was pain free.  I hope this helps some of you - I was amazed by the number of people suffering from this without respite, and from my experience there is no need to panic, it never gets worse (though it is hard to imaging much more pain that when it is in full flow digging ice picks into your head and there is nowhere to hide and no hope of sleep or even rest!). Good luck.

[crys0535]

Can you have soda again or do you just stay away from it? Also what kind of doctor did you see for them to diagnose you? Thanks :-)

[NikkiCurti]

Hi my name is nikki im 23 years old and have been having head pain on the upper middle/back left side of my head. Ever since my last pregnancy ive had random black out but no one can figure out why. Ive had ct scan ekg tests blood work echo even heart monitors on at times but no un normal tests so that cant be related to my current head pai n cld it?  but for the past week ive had this head pain in the same spot feels like sharp pain hurts to touch my head only in the spot even to touch my hair in that spot  it hurts i have no other symptoms  just hurts to touch this spot.what could this be

[jfresh87]

How can I see the answers? I have been experiencing the same thing

[Tizz101]

I'm having a sharp pain that comes every 15- 20 seconds if I am awake only. It happens maybe once every year and it is located at the middle, right, topish region of my head. When it strikes I flinch every time and it feel like a throbbing headache but I can also feel some pain/ tension in the back of my right eye when it strikes as well. when the pain is not striking anything can trigger it, taking a breath, speaking, scratching my head and that particular spot is tender to touch.

The crazy thing is my mother says she gets these pains as well so it has to be hereditary.

I have tried excedrine migrane< doesn't really help.
I have tried tweezing the hair in that general area trying to find the one attached to that particular nerve with little success.

My biggest fear is paying money for a Dr. visit and they say they don't know whats wrong with me.

If anyone has any idea all opinions are welcome. I'm so tired of this pain! 2nd day of HELL!

[Teri981]

Desperate for help. My 6yo has been having constant headaches and stabbing pain right in the centre on the top of her head for 10 weeks without any releif. Pain meds hav not helped, she has had full bloods which came back clear, CT which was NED and MRI which showed abnormalities. Paediatric neurologist says its migraines and to date has tried two seperate anti migraine meds without success. I feel like they are missing something, can anyone help me?

[elsabavan]

I'm 24 yrs old,suffering from severe pain over left occipital region and left ear since 4 days.The pain is intermittent,occuring about 4-5 times,a minute and is piercing like an electric current.At the same time of this episode,I feel weakness over left side of my tongue and aching of left hand and leg.Also, lymph node enlargement is there in the neck.I'm having left hand and leg aching since 8 months,which was associated with lower back (L4,L5) pain.I've done an MRI of spine,which shows small posterior bulge of L4-L5 disc,with annular tear causing thecal indentation.I know its difficult to diagnose without examination,but,still...I hope U will be able to help me...........................