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Headache, sharp or stabbing
Headache, sharp or stabbing
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 20-year old female asked:
I am experiencing headache (side: left) (occurred: > 3 hrs) (severity: severe) (quality: feels sharp or stabbing, wakes you from sleep) (time fram...
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am experiencing headache (occurred: 1 - 3 hours) (side: all sides) (time frame: gradual onset) (severity: severe) (quality: feels sharp or stabbing?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Can caffeine withdrawal headaches be sharp and stabbing? Can they only last for a few seconds and occur multiple times?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I am experiencing headache (occurred: < 1 hour) (side: right) (quality: feels sharp or stabbing, throbbing sensation, wakes you from sleep) (time fra?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I am experiencing headache (side: all sides) (quality: dull or aching sensation, feels sharp or stabbing, wakes you from sleep) (time frame: gradu...
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A 36-year old female asked:
Sharp stabbing pain at top right of head, BP at 130/80, period in 10 to 11 days. Had headaches last month around same time before period. shld i wory?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I am experiencing headache (quality: occurs at the same time of day, sharp or stabbing, throbbing) (side: back, all sides, front) (better by: rest...
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A 17-year old female asked:
I'm stabbing sharp headaches in my neck and both sides of my head. My head is pounding and the top of it is very hot.
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A 20-year old female asked:
I get a sharp stabbing pain in my head that last for 10 secounds to a minute when I laugh hard or cough hard followed by a severe headache?
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A 16-year old female asked:
For the last 2 days every time I move my head lower then shoulder height I get a sharp pain at the base of my skull and when I stand up I get a headache. Once I have the headache and I drop my head to below shoulder height I get the stabbing pain and the
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A 31-year old female asked:
How long is a CT scan accurate 4 after u get it done cuz mine was clear in March but now I got headache in front right of head sharp, stabbing sudden?
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A 17-year old female asked about a female:
My Sister is experiencing headache (side: all sides) (time frame: gradual onset) (occurred: < 1 hour) (severity: severe) (quality: feels sharp or stabbing, throbbing sensation) . The following also describe her: Fatigue, Confusion, Dizziness, and Memory
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A 27-year old female asked:
My bf is 38. Has had sharp stabbing pain in left temple 3 dif. Times during exertion. Lasts <5min. Idiopathic stabbing headache? Migraine? Worse?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Having headaches everyday, not bad then have sharp & stabbing on one side or other. Face on that side will hurt. Do I need to be checked for brain tumor?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I was receiving a sharp stinging stabbing headache on the left side of my forehead, had a panic attack and now its on the right. Is they type of headache normal?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Sharp stabbing pain in lower left abdomin. Extreme fatigue and generalized pain throughout. Constant headache and flu like symptoms?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Sharp stabbing pain, in my upper left back, when I inhale. (started 5 days ago) -Bloody nose off and on (started 5 days ago) -Headache (started yesterday?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing headache (quality: dull or aching sensation, feels sharp or stabbing, throbbing sensation) (side: front, right) (time frame: gradual onset) (worsened by: altered sleep pattern, psychological stress, when i'm tired) (severity: moderate)
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A 19-year old male asked:
I am experiencing headache (better by: rest) (side: all sides) (quality: dull or aching sensation, feels sharp or stabbing, throbbing sensation) (worsened by: bending forward, altered sleep pattern, sneeze or cough, skipping meals) (occurred: > 3 hours)
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A 26-year old male asked:
Sore throat, fatigue, headaches, muscle ache, but especially sharp stabbing pain on right side of top of head when swallowing?
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A member asked:
Sharp/stabing pains in heart, chest tighten, dizziness, shortness of breath, headaches. Its being on for six months. Also passed out three times.?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I have a head ache and a sharp stabbing pain in my upper stomach region?
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A 46-year old male asked:
Severe stabbing headaches when ejaculating?
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A 23-year old female asked:
What causes stabbing headaches? In the same spot? No other symptoms.
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A 37-year old female asked:
I get piercing headaches occasionally on one side of my head with exertion. It feels like someone is stabbing me. What causes this?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have frequent headaches, they are so bad I am in tears and have to lie down other times they are short stabbing pains.I have headaches 4 days a week?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have sinusitis for a week. Ive been getting right sided headaches on the back of my head and also a stabbing sensation off and on. Should I be worried about it?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Piercing headache in the same spot on right side every day. Like stabbing pain.
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have stabbing chest pains, my upper back feels compressed and I have headaches?
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A 44-year old asked:
Would it be unhealthy to have stabbing or shooting headaches in the right temple area?
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