Burning, acid-like Migraine Headache

[Crystal13]

For over a year now, I have suffered from a odd feeling migraine.  The pain can be described as a tight, burning sensation between my eyebrows and a similar feeling in the base of my skull and neck.  I have suffered from migraine headaches since starting menstruation 13 years ago, and have been diagnosed with classic, common, and atypical migraine.  This new headache is not only uncomfortable but annoying-- I'm not vomiting or crying from pain or incoherent, so people don't seem to believe me when I have one.  I have now had this headache daily for over a week, and when I visited the ER (I had to leave my teaching job because of the burning to go), the doctors gave me Vicodin and Reglan (for the nausea I sometimes get from it).  I took a Vicodin two hours ago with an Imitrex-- and am still burning.  

My question is has someone out there experienced this burning, acid-like migraine, and if so, what have you do to relieve it?  If a doctor can also suggest a name for this condition, I would appreciate it.  The ER docs said it sounded like a cluster migraine.  However, my ex-husband suffered from those and mine do not wake me in the night or make me need to sit up or move around.    

[emily107]

I just, by chance, stumbled on this website. I was looking for occipital headaches when I found your 'burning, acid-like headaches. For many years I suffered with this type of headache. No one can see or feel your pain and is very hard to describe the pain. Many meds can trigger the pain, constantly circulating air, or cold air can trigger the pain. I was misdiagnosed as having sinusitis and was treated with antibotics and cortisone for years, I had the deviated septum surgery, took allergy short, etc.  (cortisone helps, but that is kind of a bad trap you can get into). I still get these HDs 3-4 times a year and the ONLY thing what works is to treat them like a sinus infection and take antiboitics.  If you can find a doctor who will prescribe 2% lidocaine to put into your sinuses (thru your nose - sounds gross - but it will stop the pain), and some A/B Otic Ear Drops QUA. I can't tell you why these headaches develop or which treatment actually made mine better, but my burning headaches developed into trigeminal neuralgia (for which I had surgery at University of Pittsburg) - and - after that surgery, this type of headache disappeared for years.  But, first, I'd try the lidocaine and the antibotics. Good Luck!!!

[noops01]

hi,

There is a possibility that the headaches that you are describing is occipital neuralgia. It causes sharp burning pain at the back of head and upper part of neck, the pain can go upto the top of neck and even upto the eyebrows.
Occipital neuralgias are very difficult to diagnose. You will have to find a specialist in your area and seek his opinion.

[ddrum11]

Hello,
       For the last 6 years I have been suffering with some kind of condition?? Intense burning under my eyes even causing puffiness & it hurts for usually a full day or more & happening 3 to 4 times per week. For the last few years I was treated as if I had a sinus infection only my sinus's were bone dry. After no luck from those treatments I went to a Allergist & was perscribed nasel sprays & took some tests to see if I was allergic anything & that may be causing my condition. I was found to be allergic to Dogs. I have two & noticed I would break out when I would pet them to much, so I was recomended to stay away from them for about two weeks. Well that did nothing as well & the thing was I have had dogs in my family for my whole life. Lastly I went to a nerologist who proscribed Topamax & Imatrex. The imarex (spelling) made me feel even worse & helped intensify the already burning feeling & my heart was racing like crazy. The Topamax made very very tired & I was not able to stay on it for that reason. Today I awoke again & I new it was coming. Sleep blows I'm afraid everynight that I will wake up to this burning pressure which ruins everything in my life making me depressed. I just don't know what else to do. The only thing for me that seems to work is Excedrin but I will not take it for I was told that my body will become addicted to it & it could make these possible Headaches worse. So today I missed Fathersday & laid on the couch all day with this feeling getting more & more intense throught the day. So rest dose also nothing. I got in the car & barely drove to get some Excedrin at my work were I keep it for only emergencies. I just could not take it anylonger. I feel better after a few hours of taking it however I continue with a buzzing feeling below my eyes ( my cheeks ) & its there most ALL the time but thats when I feel decent. It seems to me I can't be helped told what I have for it doesn't seem to fit a common migraine. I guess I will call another neorologist................