I have chronic headaches from work, because I sit behind a computer all day, but recently within the last 5 months or so I get sharp shooting pains on the side of my head that are debilitating at times. about 3 inches or so long and will last from a 1 second to 5 mins. What could it be.
Hi, The sharp pains you describe are consistent with an entity known as either \"jabs and jolts\" or \"ice pick\" headaches.  These are 2 names for the same disorder whicChatDoctores under the more general rubric of the trigeminal autonomic cephalic.  In other words, these are not migraines or tension types headaches, although it is possible that eyestrain could be a contributory and even prior type of headaches from looking at the computer screen or not using proper prescription glasses.  Your best bet to combat these headaches is to find a headache specialist or neurologist in order to review options.  Indomethacin is the Chat Doctor.