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Fig
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The Lightning Bolt
« on: Mar 16th, 2005, 10:14pm » |
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Every now and then I have a very painful "thing". I used to call it a "brain pain" when I was a kid. It's a sudden fierce stab through my head (brain), like a blazing hot sword or bolt of lightning--always on the left side. It just about knocks me over! As suddenly as it comes, it leaves, but my head will throb for a while. Weird. I always wondered about this, but never gave it much more than a passing thought until wandering onto this site. What do you think? Marion
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Re: The Lightning Bolt
« Reply #1 on: Mar 16th, 2005, 10:21pm » |
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Hiya Fig.......
Lightning bolt eh?????? Hear ya.....but.......
How long does it last?
How often does it occur?
I guess no diagnosis.........
Take the "cluster quiz" to the left......
If it appears that you do have......we'll try to guide you...
if not......we'll try to guide you.
Good luck and hang in there!
E.
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But the blows they have just a little more
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Re: The Lightning Bolt
« Reply #2 on: Mar 16th, 2005, 11:08pm » |
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Hey Marion, Google ice pick headaches
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Re: The Lightning Bolt
« Reply #3 on: Mar 17th, 2005, 1:36am » |
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Hi Marion.
I'm with Bob ....Ice Pick perhaps. No diagnosis from me.
You're in the right place to get lots of support. Do you have time to visit all the tabs on the left? Wish you the best of luck in your quest for the reason.
Regards, Joe
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Marion
Good idea to go to the OUCH Library, link to the left and have a good read up about the several shorter lived headache types:
PH/CPH
Idiopathic stabbing headache or "Ice Pick"
SUNCT syndrome
Hemicrania Continua
Trigeminal neuralgia
All bar SUNCT are treated very effectively with the same drug. SUNCT is a bit more of a wiley fish but if you don't have eye watering problems with the pain, it isn't SUNCT anyway so that may save you some time!
Hope that helps
Wendy
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Re: The Lightning Bolt
« Reply #5 on: Mar 18th, 2005, 12:23pm » |
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I don't believe I have ever had the so called lightning bolt....I just always thought of it as the lightning rod getting jammed through my head
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