Lyme headache and head pains

[ecochick]

Has anyone else out there had a serious pressure headache and intermittent ice-pick-like pains in their head for months? If so, how has it been treated? (I think this may be related to neurological Lyme disease)

[frustratedexchronicfatiguevictum310]

I have had a headache for 6 years. I am now take Resonant Silver and I am feeling better then I can remember. Now that my memory is back I can remember,

[JackieCalifornia]

Everybody,

Fair warning -- The ILADS article(s) can be pretty heavy going, written by a Lyme doc mainly for other Lyme docs, but in a more conversational fashion than, say, a medical journal.  I search for terms I'm interested in and just read those bits unless I'm feeling really wide awake and with some time to spend.

Don't let this put you off reading them ... I've always liked knowing what my doc knows, so there aren't any little secrets lurking ... but sometimes I can't make out what I'm reading, and at that point just give it a break.

So if it helps you to read that stuff, then good!  If not, don't despair.

[shelli92]

Hi

Yes i have just started getting 'ice-pick' pains that go from the back of my head (rt side) to behind my right eye. I also have amazing pressure pain/headache all of which happens on the right side of my head.

I too will read the articles suggested by jackie

[Lori707]

Yes..I get headaches and ice pick pains. The ice pick pains is in my right frontal lobe. My headaches either start there or conusume my entire head. I feel like there's so much pressure. The headaches come and go but stay for 2-4 days. I once had it for 6 weeks.

I'm going to search the site JackieCalifornia mentioned.

Wow..I thought it was just me getting those ice pick pains. I never knew what to call those pains but ice pick can describe it.

Be well all!

[emem810]

My daughter had the debilitating pressure headache and ice pick like headaches for 2 years.  They went away  when she was treated for Lyme, Bartonella and Babesia which included supplementing B12 and Magnesium among other supplements and eliminating yeast, in addition to her antibiotics.  That is why seeing a LLMD is so critical.  They will approach all of this at once.

A LLMD will nod his head when you describe these symptoms, rather than the puzzled expression we saw on the faces of 2 Neurologists, Rheumatologist, Endocrinologist, Gastroenterologist, Chiropractor, Massage therapist, etc, etc, etc.

Best of luck.  Persevere- there is light at the end of the tunnel if you keep pushing.

[sgrenier100]

what antibiotics and for how long did you use them or what was the exact treatment? i am in the same situation with NDPH

[JackieCalifornia]

If you go to ILADS [dot] org, to the tab 'About Lyme', the third item down is Burrascano's 'Diagnostic Hints and Treatment Guidelines'.  You can search in the little box at the top once you open the document -- I searched "headache" there just now, and there were a half dozen hits, citing various infections (Lyme, babesiosis, etc.) as having headache as a symptom, each with variations among the diseases and of course variations among people.  I don't remember a lot of head pain myself, except when I hurt all over, but I seldom get headaches, so everyone is different that way ... but check out that source and you may find some useful information.