New symptom for me ... Last 2 days. Thoughts?

Hi all.  I've been sleeping on the couch (when I sleep, 6:30 AM fell asleep this morning!) because I seem to not be as sore when I wake up.  The last two mornings I have woken up with the top of my head feeling like someone has pulled my hair all night long.  It HURTS!  The first morning I just figured maybe I had slept wrong, although I have NO idea how I would sleep that the top of my head would hurt!  After today though, I'm perplexed.  It's almost like the burning I have in my feet, but I can only relate it to someone yanking your hair and not letting go for a few minutes.  Causes your scalp to feel like you have a brush burn!  

What's the news on this?  Are others experiencing this same stuff?  If so, do I need to relate this to my neuro when I see him or is this something stupid that I should let go?  I hate sounding like I'm falling apart when I go there, but I keep a journal of symptoms.  Not sure if I need to add this or if I somehow managed to yank my own hair for 2 nights in a row!  I also had another episode right after my shower tonight.  Was actually starting to feel a bit better, but this put me back down.  Fatigue, electrical zings, muscle pops.  This *****.

Hope ya'll can help me figure this out.  Maybe my dog was pulling my hair?  LOL.  Ohhhh my, I've got to keep a sense of humor or I will go nuts!

Lori

[jensequitur]

You know, that sounds familiar.  

I think it's probably a paresthesia.  Have you had any numbness or tingling in your face or scalp?  I experienced a weird crawling sensation on my scalp that lasted for about a week - felt like bugs!  

[Wobbly]

I have had headache type feelings at the top of my head when I have alot of symptoms.. lately my symptoms have settled abit and I'm not getting the top of head aches... they don't feel like a burn though...but a headache...small one..

let you Dr know and write it down in your timeline...OK

take care
wobbly
undx

[doni54]

I am undx, but sometimes have a pain or burning sensation on the top of my head.  Like, Wobbly, mine is usually when my symptoms are bad elsewhere too.

I also have the bug crawling sensation, on my head and face and sometimes on my body.

I made the mistake a few weeks ago of taking a hot bath.  I was trying to ease the muscle spasms in my thighs.  This caused eye problems, more spasms, extreme fatigue, cog fog, speech difficulty, and leg weakness.

I know it's hard not to take a warm shower, but it's best to take it as cool as you can stand so as not to overheat your system.  Quix is adamant about this as sometimes when overheated you could not recover from a symptom, because of the damage done by the overheating.

She read me the riot act back in the summer when I was trying to work in the yard a little.  Really made me think..........is anything more important that my health? NO...... I slipped up with the hot bath out of desperation with the spasms, and she got me again.

So.................be very careful about getting over warm, this is not a good thing.

I am glad your son is improving and hope that his recovery comes quickly.  Take care of yourself and I'll be praying for you to get your dx soon.

doni

[GrannyJo6]

I think there is a good Health Page about parasthesias - those weird little feelings that often come and go. I feel a "hair" on my upper lip sometimes or water running across my temple or any number of strange sensations! My neuro calls these "background noise" because they are not a full flare, but just a little annoying something!

[Quixotic1]

I have another idea that I also want to bring up, because the same thing has happened to me.  If your head is pressed a little against the arm of the couch, then you might be having scalp pain (which can be VERY painful) from pressing your hair a different direction than normal (like the pain of changing your part).   This would only be if the are of pain is one that was against the upright portion of the couch.

The solution would be to scooch down a bit so the hair is not mushed around and then pressed place.

Just a thouhgt

Quix

[risnerrose]

I have had "circles" of scalp pain, as if I had bumped my head.  Presently, I am suspicious of trigeminal nerve endings.  This may not even be logical, but I'm not as logical as I once was :)

Sherry

[essdipity]

I have frequently had the brush burn feeling on my legs, so why not the scalp? If this keeps up, definitely tell your neuro. We always seem to tread so lightly, especially with temperamental neuros, but really, we shouldn't. Only if you have other symptoms much more severe and in need of discussion should you leave this out of the mix.

ess

[Quixotic1]

The circles of scalp pain are called "Nummular" (coin-shaped) Headaches  and are indeed a form of neuralgia, but not of the trigeminal nerve.  It doesn't go ther, but other nerves do.

Lori - the more I think about it, I think it is from having the hair pressed down different ways and should resolve in a couple days if you stop doing it.

Q

[Lori814]

Thanks for the comments everyone.  I was actually sleeping on a loveseat (I'm short) and had my head on a pillow which was on top of the side thingy (my thought process ***** today).  My feet were over the edge of the other side.  Not sure what it is/was, but it didn't bother me this morning, so I guess it's gone for now!

I will definitely watch the hot/real warm showers.  I absolutely HATE cooler showers because of my Fibromyalgia, so I guess I'm between a rock and a hard place.  One this is for certain though, I'll take the muscle aches that will go away over the horrible feelings I have after a hot shower.  Thanks for the info.

As for being outside in the heat ... I can honestly say that I wasn't out that much this summer to notice.  Stayed in air conditioning most of the time.  Thanks again everyone!

Lori

[Lulu54]

Lori,
A while back I had an ongoing symptom of my scalp aching.  It wasn't a headache, it was just a sensation as you describe here.  My opinion is if you're not pounding your head on the loveseat arm as you sleep it is probably MS related.  Isn't this just the craziest disease to try to figure out? Lulu

[Lori814]

lol.  Although I can't say for sure what I was doing in my sleep (NOTHING is out of the question!)  I don't THINK I was pounding my head off the loveseat arm.  lol.  

Yes, but what's comforting to know is that anything that I have happen, I know I can come to this forum and find out if it's related or not.  I'll put this one on the back burner for now ... Maybe we'll see if more people have had this.  If not, then 'silly me!' lol

Ya'll have a Happy Thanksgiving.  Headed out for a couple days!

Blessings,
   Lori

[mae1]

Hi Lori,
I have had the same symptom since the very start. I have always described it as having a really tight pony tail in my hair for days and then taking it down and have a very sore scalp, the only problem is there was never a pony tail there..........
I understand exactly what your going threw. Mine has always come and gone, never lasting more than a few day's.
hope this helps.
april

[Lori814]

That's the best way to describe it!  It lasts only a little while, then disappears, only to reappear another day.  Thankfully, since I last posted, I haven't had that anymore!  At least not yet.  

Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving.

Lori