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The increasing of pain level - seems to have no peak in the early stages. Can be related to a hot poker or ice pick behind the eye. It is more like an alien attempting to give birth in one side of your head.
When they start to kick in I sit in front of a quiet fan and breathe through my nose only as breathing through my mouth and air on my teeth on the lower right jaw creates further pain.
With your nose running like a tap every nose blow feels like your head is ready to explode.
I sit upright as laying down makes the condition worse - he pain becomes so intense that you clench your fists and toes - to the degree that your fingers and toes are numb when things subside.
The feeling of helplessness as pain increases is harrowing as there is no indication of when the pain will peak and commence to reduce. Thus the terminology of suicide headaches.
You can stay away from everything that you think are triggers but it makes no difference in my opinion as this monster has a mind of its own. Even things like digesting a cracker biscuit can bring it on.