The past year, just before my VM kicked off, I have been sporadically been woken from very strong scalp spasms. It feels like contractions, but not so much a twitch as that is quick. These go on for many long seconds, and not in exactly the same area.
Itās mainly near the crown of my head and to the side of that. It wakes me up and is very annoyingā¦ and frankly strange.
I had it again the last 3 nights.
Iām really unsure if itās migraine or something else. I canāt find a lot about it.
I think thatās one Iāve missed out on so itās difficult to understand the sensation. Could this be what others call ābrain zapsā or does it more resemble the pressure from a tension type headache but only lasts a few seconds and moves around the head? Sort of flooding in and out?
As you say thereās no much info about. Not answering to that exact description. Guess you read this? Success Stories Using Botox?
With you now. Thatās something Iāve had. In fact itās something Iāve currently got. Been experiencing it lots lately. Tightening which just seems to occur spontaneously. To me it seems exactly same sensation as the rear head pressure which two neuros now both told me is the āmigraineousā elementā. I get it during the day so far. It seems to have started to occur quite soon after I reached the conclusion that this fifth month on the higher Propranolol dose has stopped the daily rear head pressure completely. Iāve been suspecting it is anxiety but cannot really understand why it should be so.
I used to get ābrain rumblesā when in mixed artificial lighting. These would feel like some kind of pain in the forehead area. Probably different but not completely so?! The weirdest and initially a pretty scary sensation.
Yes Iāve experienced this and my neuro told me itās migraneous. When it happens if the area is not too tender Iāll try massage it to get some relief, quite an uncomfortable sensation really. It does pass tho.
This is what I was thinking. Blood flow. It feels like a cramp on my head. So strange.
I went to my myo therapist yesterday - I go for a monthly massage on my neck. I mentioned it and he said that he hasnāt heard of that. He massaged the muscles there ā¦ and now it is so tender.
I really wonder about how this contributes to migraines. Or a symptom. Thanks for the replies. Glad Iām not the only one.
Physio massaged head and touched trig menial nerve = instant vestibular attack in bed 11 days.
Maybe youāve been lucky, higher threshold = interference but far less?
I think MAV definitely has a big hand in muscle spasms I get them on the neck as well as other areas including the scalp sometimes a quick tightening and loosening sometimes the contractions last longer much more than a twitch although I get a lot of those too,very weirdā¦
Thatās really interesting (but sorry youāve got a problem). Iāve had tension in my scalp for quite some time now. Initially I thought it was to do with the VRT exercises Iāve been doing for a long time affecting my neck muscles, which have been very stiff and sore for a while, and then working its way via my temples up into my scalp. It does come and go, though. Sometimes my scalp is very tender, sometimes not. Sometimes I get a very slightly āfizzyā sensation. Sometimes I get a very mild headache with it but not of the migraine sort. Sorry if that doesnāt make much sense but itās the only way I can describe it.
I consulted my doctor about my neck around a year ago and she asked if I had a tender scalp so I assumed it was neck related. Thereās another thread on the forum about neck issues and VM/ MAV so maybe thereās a connection? Iām afraid I havenāt found any way of dealing with it, sorry to say. However, I have found a YouTube video describing a set of neck exercises which I am finding very helpful. I came across it when linking from a previous forum post about a vagus nerve massage. Iām not allowed to post links but if you search YouTube for āMark Wildman neck exercisesā you should find it. Itās the one fronted by a folically-challenged gent with his arms crossed.
Be interested to hear what your neuro has to say about it.
Yes, I get these also. I would agree that spasm is accurate for my sensation also. Mine also occurs in the same area as yours and after the spasm releases, that area of my scalp is very tender. My migraine clinic has validated that it is part of the migraine.
It is much different from the lighting bolt sensation that starts off a classic migraine for me.
I have found that placing a few drops of tea tree oil in that crown area of my scalp helps with the tenderness after the spasm.
I donāt think this is quite the same but I used to feel like my brain was actually turning around inside my skull! Iād say that was more of a brain zap type feeling but very scary and weird at the same time. You say itās more on the skin? I suppose migraine can cause any weird symptom as it is the brain after all and it does affect everything. Quite like when migraine gives people tooth pain?
