Stabbing Head Pain

[Deb61]

I can't sleep right now because I've had this ice-pick stabbing pain in my head about an inch over the top of my left ear for the entire day.  It comes in spurts, and the pain is enough to jolt my head upwards.  The only thing that helps is to put firm pressure over the area with my fingertips.  I'm also having an incredible sporadic pain (much more sporadic, though) in my left eye.  Any clues as to what this is?  

I'm going to work tomorrow come h*ll or high-water, though.  LOL
Deb

PS  I hope everyone's day tomorrow is splendid!    

[Deb61]

Thanks for your comments.  I didn't think of trigemenial neuralgia.  I will look it up on the internet.   It is better today--much more dull than it was yesterday and last night--thank goodness because my husband would have had to take me to the looney bin.  

I've been diagnosed with RRMS for almost two years, but have had problems with weird stuff like this for several years before.  After a year of being on Copaxone, the symptoms diminished greatly.  I was having a great deal of problems walking--now I'm not.  I was even able to take a trip to Italy this summer.  However, these last couple of months have been quite trying with several new symptoms like this but nothing earth shattering.  Lately, my pinky on the right hand has been numb, and I'm dropping just about everything I hold.  I cannot hold a paper or paper clip but can hold a cup in that hand.  Weird.  So, little things have been cropping up which seem almost ridiculous to mention to my doctor.  

This trimengial nerve thing I haven't looked into.  I'm glad others have pointed out a possible MS connection.  I'll look into this.  Great suggestions!  Thank you, Deb        

[deborah0904]

I, too, have this same type of pain and it is very painful!  I'm not sure what it is but am convinced it is part of the MS.

[wadeheather]

I get these horrible ice pick headaches too. Sometimes they shoot straight through my eye! The good news is, they just don't last very long. A few seconds at most. Never thought they could be anything really other than, as my eye doctor told me, my nerves letting me know they are there.  (duh)

Feel better,
Heather

[Eyesnlegs]

This sounds very similar to the pain I have been 'tolerating' on and off for sometime now, although mine sometimes reaches across part of my face too.  My MS Nurse thinks that mine is Atypical Trigemenial Neuralgia (not sure about the spelling) she is asking the neuro about meds for it.

In the meantime she told me to google it as there is loads of info on the web. Check out my journal for details of my sx if you like. This can be very painful and debilitating so look after yourself. Lots of folks around here suffer head pains.

TN happens in the general population but is more common in MS and is can also be bilateral in MS patients.

I forget Deb are you dx or not?

Pat