you could be suffering nerve pain caused by a virus, see if the doctor will give you elevil, when I was having chronic daily non stop headaches they did a battery of tests and determined it was nerve pain, whatever the heck that is supposed to mean and 20 mg of elavil made the headache go away after about two weeks taking it and boy does it make you sleep real good.

but after taking it for about 5 years I weaned down to 10 mg and have not had a return to headaches to I take a while to get to sleep and a while to wake up.

RR i am thinking since you had a cold and then it started and you don't sleep well that can create a vicious cycle not enough sleep can weaken the immune system adn thus allow the virus to keep activated, I know that older people and real sick people get shingles which is really a virus that lives in the nerve endings and this condition hurts like the dickens from what others who have had it tell me.

their immune systems when weaken cannot keep the virus in check, try a good vitamin supplement and enchinecea and goldenseal for 10 days until you get to see the doctor and get the elavil.