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Does anyone know what this could be?

At random times of almost everyday now. I get a sharp dagger of pain in the center of my head. At times it feels like it explodes and spreads and other times its like if people started sticking daggers in different parts of my head. The pain eventually goes away after a few minutes, but not before reaching down beneath my ears, and causing my nose to bleed along with it. I have no idea what it could be, and I've never had a history of any kinds of sickness...It just started happening very recently and it really hurts when it does. The headaches I can usually just push through them, but then everyone around freaks out when my nose starts bleeding for no reason. Any idea what might be causing it?
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No, I have absolutely no history of any type of continuous or continual migraines.
They started just a few weeks ago, and happen completely at random. I tried to find some similarities but the temperature has nothing to do with it, my mood doesn't either.
They just happen.
Neuralgia, I look into that.
Thanks, hopefully I can figure something out.
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Hi,

Thanks for writing in.
Severe stabbing headache which comes out of nowhere and last for a short period of time raises the suspicion of ice pick headaches. These headaches are usually seen in patients prone to migraine.
Do you have a history of migraine attacks?
Have you been able to identify a trigger for these headaches?
Excruciating headaches can also result in nose bleeds. Indomethacin works very well in ice pick headaches. I would suggest you to consult your PCP about it. Another possibility to consider is neuralgia.
Hope this helps!
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