A 39-year-old member asked:
I'm having sharp, shooting pain in my head, any ideas what it could be?
1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

Dr. Ihab Ibrahimanswered
Pain Management 30 years experience
Headache: Migraine, wrong prescription glasses... Consider a visit to your doctor. He may find your blood pressure elevated. In the meantime, if it is the worst headache you have ever had, you need to go to the emergency room right now as it could be a bleed.
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