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Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Jan 31 1:09pm | Replies (119)
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I too have very similar problem, pain in the back of my head when laying down and I cannot wear glasses because it hurts behind my ears. I took carbamazepine also... did not work and I'm not willing to up it , due to side affects. I was misdiagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia. I am still seeking help for occipital neuralgia... cervical head aches... I now have spasming in the back of my head now. If you got any answers would love to know. And hope you are felling better.
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Hi. Sorry to hear of your many issues. I went to my pain management doctor shortly after I posted this. He diagnosed me with occipital neuralgia and gave me a nerve block in my skull around the area of my pain. I then went to a neurologist shortly after that and she diagnosed me with stabbing headaches. She prescribed Ketorolac, 10 mg. which I didn’t take as I believe the injections did the trick. I’m very thankful my headaches didn’t return after the injections. Note: I went to my neurologist as a back up in case the headaches returned. You you might want to see about nerve blocks. The pain I experienced was horrific!