Pain In My Head

[Theland]

I am 67. At age 17 I occasionally got severe pain in the right side of my head. Like a bubble blowing up and the pain increasing, then a pop and the pain was gone. All,over in ten seconds. Months would go by by before it happened again, always for only seconds. This went on for years, put so infrequent I did not bother my doctor. About twenty years ago it happened with such intensity that I collapsed on the floor in such pain. Next day I saw my G.P who sent me to hospital. They kept me in for four days and did every test imaginable. They found nothing.
Some years went by and then it started again. Intermittent, months between episodes.
This past week I have had them virtually every three days or so.
This is the same problem for fifty years.
Any thoughts?

[Mamyalynne]

It's well worth going back, investigative tests have moved on.

[kvalidir]

Sounds like cluster headaches, my brother gets them and they are truly awful although sometimes so fleeting they last only moments. He was on an anti epileptic drug for them at one point although he's not epileptic. Might be worth returning to your GP with it.

[Theland]

Thank you so much for taking the time.

[kvalidir]

You're very welcome. Hope you get something done to help you x

[Buenchico]

Asuming Kvalidir's diagnosis is correct, this might help:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cluster-headaches/

[Old_Geezer]

Sounds familiar. No idea what they are but I get similar experiences on rare occasions. My mother used to too. Dread them coming on but the episodes haven't ever lasted too long so far.

[Sqad]

First of all Theland, may i congratulate you on a full, accurate and informative account of your symptoms, modern medicine has removed accurate history with either "links" or " modern investigative techniques....well done.
Also I agree with the post of Kvalidir, although not completely typical of Cluster headaches (migrainous neuralgia) I cannot think of a better diagnosis.

Buenchichico's link with cross the Ts and dot the eyes.

I would ask the doctor if he supports that diagnosis and if so would he be prepared to prescribe Imigran for the attacks.

[Sqad]

LOL...sorry Buenchico ( I got over excited).

"eyes?"

[Tilly2]

'cross the eyes' would have been better. :-)