Mostly in the eyes. Group makes me think that's MS, unfortuneately, I'm curious about the advanced MS ppl who have lost vision, any caretakers plz cl me.

I get that all the time now. That's exactly how I described it too - like a stabbing pain - someone stabbing me right above the eye. The docs all seem to say that headaches aren't from MS but I was never one to get headaches and I get them all the time now. I've had one for 4 days now!

I get a lot of headaches that are pretty severe. If I catch it as soon as it starts, 2 Excedrine a Coke and a nap will usually take care of it. That helps me more than the rx my dr. gave me. However my headaches don't come on as quickly as what you are describing so I don't know if that will help you. I hope you can find something to help. They can be so miserable.

That is interesting. So, M.S. and headaches have something in common, maybe. I get the same pains actually around the same eye I had optic Neuritis. I just got my eyes exam ming for a higher prescriptions. Hopefully it will help.

i get that to my dr. told me about the nerve damaged that causes it.it's deffinately m.s.stabbing shooting shocking pain

neurontin helps with the pain

I got my first headache when I was like 14 years old, excruciating and hace had them ever since. First they were diagnosed as migraines, them some kind of premenstrual thing, then finally they diagnosed them as cluster headaches....for which I take whatever I can. Oxygen is vry helpful, and a medication called Esgic Plus...caffeine, tylenol and butalbital combination. but I dont take those anymore.

Thanks guys. you've all been really helpful. Just 1 other thing - Whats the British equivilant of Tylenol? :-)

Actually ignore that question - just figured it out :-) this place is just choca with good information :-D

Hi there, my nuero has said that headaches are not part of ms but i must be suffering from migranes or tension headaches. I had my eyes tested and have excellent 20/20 vision. Over the past 12 months the headaches have got worse and the nausea and frequency and duration has increased to several days at a time and not a week goes by without a headache. 12 months ago MRI showed that brain was clear from lesions but results this week shows three lesions on brian now and other white spots as well. with three showing on my spine now I guess I am well balanced now! Stabbing, shooting, sledgehammer, icepick, I know what you mean these are some of the descriptives I use as the headaches are really the hardest to get on with so you are not alone. take care or at least plenty (max 8 daily)of paracetamol to keep them at bay.

I am new here and waiting to DX'ed. I see a MS specialist on Monday. The reason I answered your post was because I was first "probable" DX'ed by my Headache specialist. I have had headaches for over 7 years. My pain is exactly the same everytime. It starts at the base of my skull wraps around and settles behind my right eye with stabbing pains. My H/A neuro placed me in an in-patient treatment center for headaches. While there they did a Lumbar Puncture to rule out Menigitis and it did rule out that, but they found "4 or more Oligoclonal bands", I was then told I had probabable MS and now am on my way to the specialist. It does make sense of all the weird things that have happened. We always wrote them off as side effects of my meds. I guess that is not the case.

Dee, don't let anyone tell you you are crazy. Those stabbing pains can show up in many places. I get them alot in my jaw and I know someday I'm going to be in church and have to scream and people are going to thing I'm nuts. Oh well -- let the truth be told! ;-)

You are in my prayers!!!

I started hav'n this sympton some time ago. What I learned was I had lesions on my spinal cord yet I don't understand the relation. I only have these pains every so often. I know how u feel. Take Care! Hope this helps :)

well,that is sometihng to be concern about i'm having theme to the point light hurt my eyes and my doc.is sending me to have EEG test done.

I get a stabbing pain in my head..it really scares me...I do not know what I would do if it were persistent pain..i woke up blind in my one eye in 92 ..but with that there wasn't any pain..my eye just felt dirty..but the vision returned quickly.. these stabbing pains have recently started..so maybe I should get my eye glasses checked...I know I am not seeing right anyway..but thanks..I never thought an incorrect script could give me headaches...