recurrent localized head pain

Question

This is my post from 3 months ago. 

I'm a 22 yr old healthy male. About 4 months ago I had this new onset of a headache that made me naseus and hurt really bad, it lasted about a month and a half, I had a Ct scan of my head done without contrast and it came back normal. Well the headaches eventually went away and now a month in a half later the head pain is back. It's on the right side of my head about 2 inches above my right ear and an inch or two towards the back of the head. It comes and goes throughout the day, its been back for 3 days now. It sometimes makes me feel a little off balanced and out of it. It seems like when I move my neck around and pop it, i get somewhat of a relief from it but it comes back. The main thing that I'm scared of is an anuerism. The pain is not bad enough to where it affects my sleep but its an intermittent pain there when i go to bed and when i wake up in the morning, and throughout the day. What could cause these symptoms? Thank you so much. Also sometimes I feel like a strong pulse sensation in my head for a few seconds and then it disappears. The pain has begun to radiate to other areas of my head, and its still intermittent. 

It has been pretty much gone since then and then all of a sudden yesterday, May 7th, 2008, I started to experience that same head pain in the same area.  Since then it has only gotten worse, it is a hard bounding pain in that same exact spot that it started in months ago.  It really scared me bad, I fear an anuerism for some reason, i dunno why.  I keep getting hot flashes with it also.  It comes and goes, intermittent, and the longest that its gone for is like 15 mins.  What could be causing it do be like this?  I've been to the doctor many of times when it first started and they don't want to take me seriously.  Please someone shed some light on this for me. Thanks.  P.S I also want to sleep all the time.

cookienkikin · Answer

Hello, it around the time my headache started last year like this. Its the same thing and is very persistent, and localized. It affects my sleep and everyday life. Last year around June/July I had a brain MRI/MRA done and it was completely normal. Could an aneurysm appear since then to now, in that amount of time? Please help I'm tired of this dang thing, and my fears are always that when something is wrong with me that its really bad, don't know why. Thanks so much

DrRakeshMD · Answer

Hi 

There could be several causes of a headache. You may be suffering from a condition called migraine. Is your pain restricted to one side of the head only? Usually migraine causes episodes of severe or moderate periodic headache (which is often one-sided and pulsating) lasting from four to 72 hours, and accompanied by gastrointestinal upsets, such as nausea and vomiting. Migraine attacks may be triggered by bright lights, loud noises, and certain odors or perfumes, physical or emotional stress, dehydration, alcohol or caffeine  foods containing tyramine, chocolate, nuts, peanut butter,or pickled foods etc. It is unlikely to be an aneurysm. However, please visit a physician to find out the appropriate cause. 

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