Shooting pains in the head?

[julieG]

Sorry to start off another forum but am freaking out today. Been getting shooting pains in the left side of my head for almost 2 days now. They only last a couple of seconds and happen maybe 3-6 per hour in about 3 different places in my head. Me being me, I have convinced myself its something very sinister. Its happened in the past on occasion but not as regular as this.

Does anyone else suffer? is it related to anxiety? am i right to be panicking? Please help me if you can.

Good day to all.

JulieG x

[honeybee3939]

Hi Julie,

Here are some posts that may help:

Head zaps
Head Shocks!
Weird Head sensations and Panic
Shocks in head

Love

Andrea
xxx


"If you have a worry turn it into a problem, you cant solve worrys but you can solve problems"

[Coni]

hi julie,
I get sharp stabbing pains in my head too sometimes....painful enough to make me gasp. Ive had them for a few years and dont know what they are...maybe a type of neuralgia? I know painkillers dont help me cos the pains come and go so quickly.

Coni X

[reddevil]

Hi,

I have suffered with headaches because of anxiety and the sharp shooting pains, which make you stop in your tracks.

I went to see a specialist and he had a name for these shooting pains but I can not remember but he told me they were nothing to worry about.

If your worried, it's best to get checked over by your doctor.

Red

[julieG]

Thank you for your replies.

I think just knowing someone else suffers can help (as twisted as that may sound!!) I suffer health anxiety and a little reassurance goes a long way! A relative did say exactly what you said word for word!

he had a name for these shooting pains but I can not remember but he told me they were nothing to worry about

However if they do continue I will take advice and visit the GP

Thanks again!!

Good day to all

JulieG

[jill]

Hi Julie

When I was acute I used to get this alot. I still may get a short sharp shock from time to time, but I know this is time for me to try and relax.

'Electric shock' feelings (anywhere in the body)
The nervous system is a very complex network of electrically charged nerves which are found in every square centimeter of your body, around every organ, muscle and across your skin, the largest organ in the body. Abnormal nerve impulses due to anxiety can cause a vast array of strange sensations; although quite harmless these can be very disturbing.

Hope this helps


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LOVE JILLXX

[flatterycat]

Hi there

Count me in. I get sharp pains in my head and usuall on one side. I hate them and often think the worse, but they eventually subside.

Sarah

[julieG]

Thanks for your replies.

The stabbing pains seem to have calmed down - only 2 today so far! The pains weren't really that horrendous - but the anxiety they caused was!!

I have a GP appointment tomorrow which I think I will still keep just for peace of mind.

This site is a god send.

Thanks again.

'its not what happens to you, its how you deal with it.'

JulieG x

[Chopper]

Morning Julie,

I'm on 40mg of citalopram a day and from my fingers to my toes I'm constantly shaky, but when I find myself relaxing or even just thinking of nothing in particular I have these, well, 'spasms' that sneak up on me. I find myself jerking into an alert state and realising that anyone around me had noticed me having a mini-fit. The sensation is painful but it lasts so little it's over before it's realy hit.

I've, obviously, never actually felt the feeling but I likened my all-body spasms to being cut in half from top to toe by a Samurai sword linked to the electricity system!! Daft I know but that's the sensation I get .... too much Kill Bill I think?!!!!

It's not just limited to when I'm asleep, I can be sitting still watching TV or on my computer in the office and all of a sudden some invisible being has plugged me into the mains ....... I feel like Ted Bundy!!!

Happiness and light to all,
'Chopper'

ps. Have a look at a recent post on 'Sensation like an electick shock'

I saw her once, one little while, and then no more:
’Twas Eden’s light on Earth a while, and then no more.
Amid the throng she passed along the meadow-floor:
Spring seemed to smile on Earth awhile, and then no more;
But whence she came, which way she went, what garb she wore
I noted not; I gazed a while, and then no more!

James Clarence Mangan 1803 - 1849

[Kate17]

Thankgod i found this thread! I've been worrying for ages now! Im 17 and every now and again ive been getting shooting pains mainly on the left side of my head. I had it first about a month and half ago when i was ill and it seemed to disappear but started up again this week when i got ill again, i just read on another site it can be due to sinus infections, and ear infections (which i think i have because my ears been hurting and it feels like its full of water! ) blergh, but you guys have relieved me, will still mention it to doc when i see him about my ear, if he offers me any x ray i might just take it, just to be sure thanks for now, keep me updated if you hear anything else!
xxKatexx