It hurt like h**l!What was it?

Question

Hey, when i was younger, maybe from the ages of 14 to 19, there were roughly 3 to 4 times that out of the blue, i got a severe pain up the back of my head (like an electric shock) it started from the nape of my neck and spread up to my crown.it was agony!! anyone got any ideas what this sensation was? my head felt a little odd after, but 2min later i was fine

Answer 1

see your doctor

Answer 2

From a similar question to a doctor on neurology web help site- http://www.medhelp.org/forums/neuro/mess...

Sorry that your having these headaches.  As with most headaches, one needs to rule out the other possibilities.  Assuming that everything is normal, lab work, MRI etc.  You do not mention any other symptoms like tearing, pain just surrounding the orbit or temporal lobe

I think you  might have idiopathic stabbing headache (actually a classification of the international headache society).  These types of headaches affect females more than males, they are stabbing in quality, can be severe, affect any part of the head, last only a few seconds, and vary from none to many a day.

It is difficult to tell you for sure over the internet.

Answer 3

Sounds like cluster headaches. If you still have them, see your doctor.

Answer 4

No, your spinal cord and brain do not have pain receptors, only the surrounding tissues