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What Causes Sharp Pain In The Head?

I have very sharp pain in the left upper side of my head. It lasts for seconds and repeats three or four times a day. I usually experience these headaches about every other month. Today I have had at least ten episodes with each attack worse in pain and duration than the one before. I notice my left eye seems to be aching too. Is this serious?
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Annette Ryan
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries

I can understand your concern. Sudden onset severe sharp pains on one side of head associated with pain in eyes could occur due to migraine or cluster headache. Occurrence of headache multiple times a day, sharp nature of pain, occurring at monthly intervals points more towards cluster headache. As the pain is severe and is causing significant impairment so I would advise you to consult a neuro-psychiatrist for treatment. In most cases with such headache drugs like Sodium Valproate, Amitryptiline etc helps. These drugs help to reduce the pain and frequency of episodes. For severe pains medicines like analgesics as paracetamol, narpoxen etc helps. Consult a doctor for prescription of these drugs.

Apart from this try to avoid taking excess tea, coffee. Try to use sunglasses while moving out in sunlight. Avoid remaining awake late in night. These measures will help to improve your symptoms.

Thanks, hope this helps you. Take care
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What Causes Sharp Pain In The Head?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries I can understand your concern. Sudden onset severe sharp pains on one side of head associated with pain in eyes could occur due to migraine or cluster headache. Occurrence of headache multiple times a day, sharp nature of pain, occurring at monthly intervals points more towards cluster headache. As the pain is severe and is causing significant impairment so I would advise you to consult a neuro-psychiatrist for treatment. In most cases with such headache drugs like Sodium Valproate, Amitryptiline etc helps. These drugs help to reduce the pain and frequency of episodes. For severe pains medicines like analgesics as paracetamol, narpoxen etc helps. Consult a doctor for prescription of these drugs. Apart from this try to avoid taking excess tea, coffee. Try to use sunglasses while moving out in sunlight. Avoid remaining awake late in night. These measures will help to improve your symptoms. Thanks, hope this helps you. Take care