Horrific Headaches

[Nezquick]

I hope someone can help or offer suggestions.

For the past few weeks, I've started suffering from horrendous headaches which come on in a matter of seconds and then slowly subside over a few hours. The pain is 10/10, comes on instantly and is behind my eyes and at the front of my head. I literally have to squeeze my eyes shut and lie down and can't help but grab at my head until the pain settles a bit. Taking Ibuprofen seems to help but only after a few hours. They're not migraines as I used to get those many years ago and the pain is completely different. The pain is literally so debilitating I can't do anything when it happens.

The first time it happened was in the gym a couple of weeks ago when I was bench pressing. It then happened last week as I was pumping up my bike tyre. It happened again last night when I was in bed. When I woke this morning I felt groggy and was still in a bit of pain.

I normally wouldn't bother my GP and hate going but last night I almost got my wife to take me to A&E the pain was so bad.

Anyone got any ideas?

I'm thinking it may be a good idea to go and see my GP but I don't really want to get fobbed off with the usual "migraine" BS, when it's clearly not that.

[Nezquick]

The_Doc said:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderclap_headac...

??

I saw that last night on Google but quickly dismissed it after stting myself that's what they are.

I'm going to the docs....just to be sure! I don't really want to mess about with something like this.

[Nezquick]

kurt535 said:

Sounding like a potential cluster headache. If so, welcome to a very exclusive club

If you have Facebook, look out for a group called OUCH - organisation for the understanding of cluster headaches. They have an amazing support network with

Good news:

Two frontline remedies:

1. imigram epi - pens
2. O2 inhaled at minimum of 15 litres per minute
3. Cluster headache sufferers are recognised as enduring one the worst medical pains known to mankind. Their nickname are suicide headaches for good reason
4. They are wholly and entirely NOT related to migraine - research suggest links to hypothalamus
5. They can be episodic and occur at the same time every day for a period of time. Some poor sods get them every day

Bad news:

1. Doctors can be bds helping a sufferer and recognising the symptoms because....
2. the Imigram epi pens are viewed as expensive per dose
3. But, doctors are medically instructed to issue them AND NOT the Imigram tablet.
4. O2 can abort an attack within 10 mins so, when used in conjunction with the pen, pain is killed for most quite quickly. You get rights to O2 based off the headache being a cluster and applying for home use with a HOOF form. Again, doctors can't stand in your way, once your condition is confirmed

Once again, I can't urge you enough to seek out OUCH on Fb.

Any other help needed, PM me.

Thanks for the info, much appreciated. I'll look into OUCH.

So far I've not had any more occurrences so hopefully just a random occurrence. Booked a doctors appointment though just in case.