What is ice pick headache?

Ice pick headache is characterized by intense piercing pain that strikes without warning and generally lasts 1 to 10 seconds. The stabbing pain usually occurs around the eye but may be felt in multiple sites.

How do members experience ice pick headache?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with ice pick headache*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for ice pick headache*

Who has ice pick headache on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 8
30s 37
40s 46
50s 53
60s 41
70+ 15

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 35
Female 165