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Is it unusual to have a long lasting severe headache for up to six weeks along with ice pick headaches ? told its chronic migraine but pain doesnt feel like migraine and is non stop for up to six weeks when it suddenly dies offf but never goes?

Q: is it unusual to have a long lasting severe headache for up to six weeks along with ice pick headaches ? told its chronic migraine but pain doesnt feel like migraine and is non stop for up to six weeks when it suddenly dies offf but never goes?

: As mentioned previously, you possess a pattern very consistent with Chronic Daily Migraines, and likely it is related to the frequent use of analgesic medications. See a neurologist, and start a prophylactic treatment to break up this pattern.

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As mentioned previously, you possess a pattern very consistent with Chronic Daily Migraines, and likely it is related to the frequent use of analgesic medications. See a neurologist, and start a prophylactic treatment to break up this pattern.

Answered 8/10/2023

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A member asked:

Is it unusual to have a long lasting severe headache for up to six weeks along with ice pick headaches ? told its chronic migraine but pain doesnt feel like migraine and is non stop for up to six weeks when it suddenly dies offf but never goes?

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