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Thursday, June 26, 2008 gloria ruyle asks

Q: what causes a sudden onset of extreme headache pain

I was at a qigong class where we were doing what is called the Post.  We were instructed to go low as possible in the stance.  In a flash the whole top of my head (like a cap) was in pain--like shooting little knives, I saw a "star", became light-headed.  the shooting pain was extreme and intense.  I stood up right and began deep breathing but it took 15 minutes for the excuriating pain to disappear.  I have never experienced anything like it before. it was scary because it was so intense and painful.  If felt I could have passed out if I hadn't the presence of mind to breathe deeply.  I'm concerned there might be some kind of clot? tumor?  I have a 50 percent blockage or so in my left vein in my neck.

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6/27/08 7:28am

This could possibly be from a pinched nerve or Migraine Headachs as my wife get's these,or possibly alot of stress too.  Jim

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6/28/08 11:53pm

Hi Gloria,

By no means am i a doctor, i am on here looking for answers to scary things too.  I am not saying this is or even could be related to this in your case, however, my cousin has just had a few episodes like this.  Have you had an MRI of your head done?  She found by MRI that she had...and i dont know exactly, but something kind of like a small hymangioma (im not sure of this spelling) like a small clot in a part of her brain.  The symptoms were as you have explained them, and progressively have gotten worse.  They told her depending on exactly were this is in the brain, is whether or not you can easily medicate and deal with the issue.  She was told it is not as uncommon as people think and that some people have them since birth and never know it.  But i would ask if maybe an MRI would be something they would do.  Doesnt hurt to rule out and ease minds.  Hope everything works out well for you, and please update if you can.

Dawn 

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By gloria ruyle— Last Modified: 01/23/11, First Published: 06/26/08