Weird head pain base of skull with dizziness. nodolor doesn't help. neither does ibuprofen.

Muscle spasm: Forties female with pain occiput of skull and dizziness describes chronic muscle spasm of superior trapezium muscles. A muscle relaxant or benzodiazepine might help and confirm the diagnosis. A good doctor to evaluate would be an osteopath. A neurologist can inject the superior trapezium tendons to relieve the pain. Then begins search for the cause, which might be shoulder girdle asymmetry.

Occipital neuralgia?: The diagnosis of on is entirely dependent upon history and physical examination. There are no specific laboratory and radiological tests to confirm the diagnosis. The tenderness of the greater occipital nerve, and the characteristic clinical presentation, the relief of symptoms with local anesthetic blockade is usually considered diagnostic. Rec. See orofacial pain specialist or neurologist.