Ophthalmodynia periodica - Wikipedia
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  • 200ok@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    27·
    10 hours ago

    Thought I was having an aneurysm. Nope, an “ice pick headache”. It happens all of a sudden – for me, at my temple for 10 seconds – and then goes away.

    If I don’t comment after this, please send help.

    • Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      9·
      10 hours ago

      For me, my headache/migraines w/e, are like pseudo ice-pick or I have a high pain tolerance (I also have fibro). But feels ocular, it’s always only one eye or the other that hurts. 🙂‍↔️

      MRI/MRA were clean too so at least there’s that for me.

      • CM400@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 hour ago

        I also have fibro, and I get headaches that feel like an ice pick stabbing me through the eye too. I didn’t think it was related, but maybe it is?

      • ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        9 hours ago

        I get them frequently around this time of year and found that making myself as cold as possible is the only thing that helps. I usually use an ice pack, water, and a fan first (with my head buried in a pillow to block out any sound) and if that’s not enough, I’ll go sit outside on the porch in a tshirt until I cool off and it goes away. It’s super weird but it works.

      • Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        9 hours ago

        Same! It’s usually my right eye, and if I close it it helps. Doesn’t stop entirely, but dampens it quite a bit.

    • Tower@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      7 hours ago

      “Cluster headaches”

      Sitting in my closet, rocking back and forth waiting for it to be over. Exactly the same, I told my wife afterwards “If I’d had an ice pick, I would have shoved it through my eye.”

    • Today@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      8 hours ago

      My dad once caught my mom fumbling through a drawer in the night looking for a gun to ease the pressure in her head.

      I get left side migraines that last a day or two; ice picks behind an ear that last a few seconds - worse if I’m going between hot/cold areas a lot like in/out of buildings; and ocular migraines, usually if I’ve been upside down - looks like I’m looking through camo mesh for awhile and then a dull headache for a few hours. I mostly use cbg, water, and a little caffeine; then Aleve and Tylenol; then maxalt.