Hi!
Im 28 years old and have occipital neuralgia for the last 10 years. My symptoms are a-typical, slowly getting stronger until they reach 7-10 on the pain scale and last for 14-30 hours. I have those attacks usualy 2 times per week.
Im getting Oxcarbazepine. That helped me to get it down to 1 time per week. Also, for an attack im currently using morphine. Opioids are the only medication that helped me to be pain-free in an attack.