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(Message started by: pennywisdomage on Jul 10^th, 2004, 9:46pm)

Title: temple headache
Post by pennywisdomage on Jul 10^th, 2004, 9:46pm

I have a question about a pain similar to a headache i've been experiencing. I get a sharp, short pain above my left eye right around my temple. It's like 3 pulsating pains in a row for a short time. this has been happening for about 2 months, not very often. Does anyone have any feedback at all for me??

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by dave_in_nj on Jul 10^th, 2004, 10:38pm

You should be reading this board, I hope you don't have CH but it sounds like you might. How old are you?

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by pennywisdomage on Jul 10^th, 2004, 11:43pm

I'm 17, almost 18. Cluster headaches isnt harmful or anything is it? Like, i mean, it cant damage anything right? or can it?

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by miapet on Jul 11^th, 2004, 3:39am

pennywisdomga,
I would encourage you to go to the doctor . . .get a diagnosis, and make sure there isn't anything else going on.

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by pennywisdomage on Jul 11^th, 2004, 4:09am

alright, thanks, i was thinkin about doin that anyway. if there's anyone else who thinks they may have any ideas to what's goin on, feel free to email me.thanks. :)

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by pubgirl on Jul 11^th, 2004, 4:42am

Sorry Dave in nj but short, pulsating pain sounds NOTHING like CH.

pennywisdomage, there are quite a few different shorter duration headache types which could fit your symptoms. The good news is that they are all very treatable. The best thing is to get a referral to a good neuro for a diagnosis, but also go to the OUCH link on your left here and have a read around the other headache types in the OUCh library. This may give you a better idea which one your symptoms may fit.

Wendy

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by eyes_afire on Jul 11^th, 2004, 10:13am

Here are my favorite links describing some of the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias and other unrelated headache types:

cluster headache:
http://www.hospital-doctor.co.uk/hd_news/hd_news_article.asp?ID=2498&Section=Feature

chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
http://www.upstate.edu/neurology/haas/hpcldx.htm#cph

SUNCT syndrome
http://www.upstate.edu/neurology/haas/hpstab.htm#sunct

idiopathic stabbing headache
http://www.upstate.edu/neurology/haas/hpstab.htm

hemicrania continua
http://www.upstate.edu/neurology/haas/hphemi.htm

trigeminal neuralgia
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/trigemin_doc.htm

hypnic headache
http://www.mhni.com/faqs_unique.htm#hypnic

exploding noise
http://www.mhni.com/faqs_unique.htm#exploding_noises

DISCLAIMER: This is no substitute for a diagnosis. See the neurologist for a diagnosis. This is only to point people in the right direction

--- Steve

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by Lizzie2 on Jul 11^th, 2004, 11:02am

Steve,

Thanks for posting the links!! My mom might be suffering from ISH, and I was wanting some basic info to print out for her! I just printed it, and she may or may not read it at some point! hehe ;)

Thanks!
Liz

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by don on Jul 11^th, 2004, 11:50am

Quote:

I hope you don't have CH but it sounds like you might.

Sounds nothing like the million or so CHs I've ever had.

Read the links.

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by pennywisdomage on Jul 11^th, 2004, 2:05pm

Thank you for those links Steve. I read them and Paroxysms sound mostly like what I'm experiencing. And also, what I forgot to mention was that lately, well, over a few months of time that is, i feel like my eyes are gettin a little bad, but i think it may be from the computer cause I've been spending a lot of time on it lately. If anyone knows anything about how the computer might affect vision or cause headaches, pls let me know. thanks.
-Maria ;;D

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by UN_SOLVED on Jul 11^th, 2004, 3:44pm

on 07/10/04 at 23:43:25, pennywisdomage wrote:

Cluster headaches isnt harmful or anything is it? Like, i mean, it cant damage anything right? or can it?

Holy shit >:(
CH screwed up my life. Anyone else ?

Unsolved

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by pennywisdomage on Jul 11^th, 2004, 4:03pm

how did it screw up your life? how did you find out u have CH anyway? i mean, how and when did it first start with you?

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by don on Jul 11^th, 2004, 4:57pm

Penny you need to go to a good headache specialists and get a diagnosis.

If you have CH then you have found the right place. If not then lucky you.

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by UN_SOLVED on Jul 11^th, 2004, 5:04pm

don is right. You need to see a doctor who specializes in headaches. Get a correct diagnosis. Hope you don't have CH (which it doesn't sound like CH to me) and go from there.

Best wishes,

Unsolved

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by pennywisdomage on Jul 11^th, 2004, 5:06pm

thanks guys, ill go see a doctor to see what i should do.

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by Prense on Jul 11^th, 2004, 8:34pm

on 07/11/04 at 15:44:41, UN_SOLVED wrote:

Holy shit >:(
CH screwed up my life. Anyone else ?

Unsolved

That's putting it lightly...

Chris

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by don on Jul 11^th, 2004, 9:02pm

Quote:

Cluster headaches isnt harmful or anything is it?

If you dont know the answer to that then you dont have clusterheadaches.

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by Superpain on Jul 12^th, 2004, 4:00am

If you have to ask if you have clusters.... You do not have clusters...

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by notseinfeld on Jul 12^th, 2004, 3:35pm

I read in an article somewhere a quote about CH that said 'it's not life threatening; at least not in the classical sense." Then it went on to indicate the high rate of suicides associated with it---I guess suicides are non-classical ;)

And of course that quote is a classic!

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by don on Jul 12^th, 2004, 4:13pm

LMAO.

So the logical conclusion would be that suicide is not life threatening? LOL

Title: Re: temple headache
Post by notseinfeld on Jul 12^th, 2004, 4:49pm

Hehehe---don--- ;;D

Reminds me of also of a quote by an Arkansas coroner who was hob-nobbing w/then Gov. Clinton and after a headless body was delivered to his lab the official statement was 'died of natural causes.' Gheesh, hate to see what un-natural ones are!