HELP

[Twilight0929]

I am 22 years old and since i was 18 i had these really bad headaches their getting worse i feel sharp pain going through my head ( like a knife is stabbing me ) my eyes feel heavy( like weights is in them ) they are sensitive to light and sound i get blurred vision and dizzy... my question is what could this be? because i know it isn't a regular headache. And how do i get rid of it?

[Dr Sharma]

Hi there. These headaches could be due to stress, anxiety, migraines or tension headaches, sinus headaches radiating to the ear, headache usually front of head, on one or both  the sides of temples along with nausea, vomiting, irritability, low blood pressure, sensitivity to lights, sound, etc. aura associated with migraines could include blind spots, blindness in half of your visual field, paresthesia, weakness or visual hallucinations. Your vision needs detailed testing by an ophthalmologist. Hypertension and hypotension need to be checked. An MRI brain is warranted to rule out any intracranial lesion particularly aneurysm and MRI spine for ruling out cervical spondylosis and degenerative disc disease.  Temporal tendinitis mimics migraines including TMJ pain temporal headaches, tooth sensitivity, neck and shoulder pain. Treatment includes injecting local anesthetics and other medicines, moist heat muscle relaxants and NSAIDs along with physiotherapy. Multiple sclerosis would also need to be excluded. Treatment for migraines include drugs that prevent the attack like anti convulsants and drugs which treat an attack like triptans, ergots etc your queries should pertain to all these possible differential diagnoses. Trigeminal neuralgia needs to be considered. If the neurologist and radiologist are suspecting a cerebral aneurysm, they can confirm with cerebral angiography and clipping of the aneurysm could be done. Hope this helps. Take care.

[selmaS]

  HI, since this is ongoing u should go to a dr for a full exam to determine what it is......

  U should talk to ur parents for family history b4 going so u have all the info needed.

   Good luck and do post updates

          "selma"