Intermittent, sharp, pain, of short duration on side of knee cap

[kneepain51]

I have intermittent very sharp pain just outside the inner part of my right knee cap. There is no swelling, redness, or sensitivity of the area, and it comes very suddenly, and passes within 5 -15 seconds. The pain is very intense. It can come while I'm immobile, or even sleeping. It doesn't feel like muscle or bone pain. I am a 47 year old male, very thin, and in good shape. I bike outdoors and use an eliptic machine indoors. No running or any other kind of pounding sports (had ACL repair of left knee 16 years ago and it's never been the same since. My orthopedist told me never to run again).
I went to an orthopedist for this pain and he had no suggestions. He checked the mobility and motion of my knee.
I can't find any symptoms like it anywhere on the Internet. I stopped all exercise a couple of weeks ago and it seemed to get better, and then last night in bed it came back, twice within a couple of minutes.
Has anyone heard of symptoms like this?

[DakKris]

I've been having the EXACT same problems as you all. Sudden, sharp pain on the inner side of my knee close to my kneecap. It's intense, lasts for 15-20 seconds (sometimes has lasted closer to a minute), and practically debilitates me when it happens. It's completely random, although it seems to come on almost always when I'm either sitting or lying down (rarely when I'm standing and almost never during activity like sports or exercise). I've done a lot of looking around the Internet and there doesn't seem to be a condition/diagnosis that really fits. I'm planning on getting my chiropractor to help, as I'm sure an orthopod would just prescribe antibiotics or write it off, especially based on some of you all's experiences. Please post back on here if any of you get an answer to this problem. I have found that taking Garden of Life FYI joint and cartilage formula (on Amazon) has made it almost completely go away, but if I get inconsistent with taking it the pain will come back. Really want to know what this is. I'm 37 and am generally not sporty, just regular activity level although I play drums every week on Sundays and Wednesdays (this pain has never hit me while drumming interestingly).

[dqof2005]

kneepain15 did it ever work? I'm a 22 yo female with this problem right above right side of left kneecap. It's very short 2-3 second then like nothing happened.

[Niecolar]

I was experiencing the same symptoms. Severe sharp unexpected burst of pain. I told my uncle about it and he an aged intelligent man said “Magnesium” take a magnesium supplement pill 250 mg  and it will go away rarely quickly. IT WORKED!

[Phei99]

Came back to tell you what the Dr explained, I was diagnosed with PCOS which lead to diabetes type 2, the pain I experienced was shooting nerve pain.

[Caution_Staples]

Same here. Had it recurring five years ago for a month. Was very dangerous when driving. I got an accupuncture treatment with electric wires attached to the needles. It went away immediately, till last week. Noe its worse than before, and more constsnt. Makes me scrram and cry. Worse pain imaginable. Crying right now.  Have an appointment for accupuncture tomorrow. Worried about the drive both ways. Right knee. The needles hurt like hell around the knee, but it works.

[Phei99]

I've had this same problem, intermittent sharp excruciating shooting knee pain in my right knee, next to my kneecap only lasting a few seconds but enough to debilitate me. Lasted about 2 weeks and went away, now it's back 4 months later. It's not a bone spur as that pain would be while walking, this pain mostly happens when sitting down or lying down, sometimes happens while standing but not often. I have runner's knee, pain only when going up and down stairs and wondering if that is the cause. Will start taking Collagen and hopefully see a Dr once this quarantine is over, life isn't very fun right now, I am terrified of this pain, it happens very frequently for me about once an hour.