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Shooting head pains, eye pain
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Shooting head pains, eye pain
by BBoyer, Sep 14, 2008 12:14AM
I have been experiencing random shooting head pains and pain behind my eyes for about 8 weeks. These pains may last up to 10 seconds and then diminish. I don't have any other symptoms...just shooting pain in the back of the head that sometimes crosses the top of my head. Sometimes I also feel a pain in the base of my skull when I yawn. I had an MRA and it came back normal. I also had an eye exam and my vision is perfect. I suffered from West Nile Virus well over a year ago and did not have these symptoms then. My doctor is saying stress is the problem and put me on a mild anti-anxiety medication but I don't feel it is stress related. I did take the medication but it hasn't helped at all. Any ideas?
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Check out occipital neuralgia. The occipital nerves provide sensation to the back of your head. You could have some irritation of either nerve (there are two, one for the left side of your head and one for the right side). Usually doctors can numb the nerve with an injection, and a chiropractor can help as well.
My husband started on a antidepressant. And it didnt help at all. Now he is on Tegratol and Baclafin. But he still has pain. They have told him there is really nothing else medicine wise they can do. They can go in and kill the nerve. 1/2 of his face goes numb and he has sharp stabbing pains. He tried a chriopractor. It helped some, but It came right back....
Good Luck