Ice pick headache
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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.
Common symptoms reported by people with ice pick headache
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
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.
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Treatments taken by people with ice pick headache
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Type
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Data from patients with ice pick headache, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with ice pick headache
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (2 evaluations)
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
ice pick headache
(1)
pain
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
pain
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
depressed mood
(1)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
pain
(1)
Treatment name(s)
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Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
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- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with ice pick headache, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has ice pick headache on PatientsLikeMe?
- 194 patients have this condition
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 71 say ice pick headache is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 2 | |
| 20s | 19 | |
| 30s | 37 | |
| 40s | 46 | |
| 50s | 42 | |
| 60s | 31 | |
| 70+ | 3 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 35 | |
| 20-29 years | 18 | |
| 30-39 years | 10 | |
| 40-49 years | 15 | |
| 50-59 years | 6 | |
| 60-69 years | 1 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 32 | |
| Female | 148 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 55 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 67 |
These charts show data from ice pick headache patients who have completed their condition history
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