How to treat a visual migraine?

May 4th, 2013

I get visual migraines often, and they usually last an hour or two, beginning with blind spots and twinkling lights, then excruciating pain in my eyes and head. I was wondering if there is anything to do to prevent/treat visual migraines. Thanks! Chosen Answer: They’re called ocular migraines, I get them too every now & [...]

What types of things do you see with migraine aura?

October 3rd, 2012

i see static vision,wave like things,floaters,shadows,afterimages. i have had an mri,seen an eye doctor, and neurologist. they said it might be migraine aura without a migraine. what do you usually see? Chosen Answer: I have had migraine with aura for years. For a long time I saw mostly vibrating lines, mostly in a circular form. [...]

Awful migraine Please help?

September 21st, 2012

Have had migraines for a long time but today have had a awful migraine all day none of my meds are working fioricet and phenagran just now while talking to my oldest daughter i was looking right at her and everything went black for maybe 5 secs not like pass out black but black like [...]

Can you please help me figure out what caused my migraine?

September 11th, 2012

I have a history of migraines that have always been very tracable to a severe yeast allergy. I don’t eat yeast anymore, and every time I do, I get a migraine. I have the type with an aura, and my symptoms progress reliably through: blind spots and tunnel vision, numbing of the right hand and [...]

How do I know it’s a migraine and not a stroke?

July 6th, 2012

My grandmother had transient ischemic attacks (TIA), which are called mini-strokes. I was recently diagnosed with classic aura migraines after I had suffered tunnel vision, blind spots, numbness on one side of my face and hand and an intense two day long headache. How can I be sure that it was a migraine and not [...]

My friend may be banned from driving because she sometimes has visual migraine how long does the ban last?

May 24th, 2012

My girl friend gets visual migraine which sometimes means she has visual disturbance, she sees blind spots, zig zag lines, stars, etc for 20 to 30 minutes. She has been advised to quit her drivers license. She is very upset because it means she will lose her job and she also enjoys driving. How long [...]

Why do I get a blind spot before a migraine?

May 3rd, 2012

It never fails. I ALWAYS get a blind spot just before a migraine headache. It’s like a warning signal that a migraine is upcoming. As soon as the blind spot goes away, a migraine is in FULL EFFECT! The only thing that has ever eliminated my migraines is Excedrin Migraine which it’s currently under a [...]

Are people who suffer visual migraine aura, forbidden from having a driving license?

April 17th, 2012

Visual migraine aura creates blind spots, flashes and visual distortion which makes driving dangerous. It is also a brain dis-function. Is it against the law for a sufferer of visual migraine to have a driving license or to drive a car, or do a job involving driving such as bus driving? Chosen Answer: Hi, that’s [...]

How do I treat a migraine that is making me blind in one eye?

January 6th, 2012

My migraine started earlier this morning and got so bad that I have slept hours. I took some pain medication and that didn’t work. After my second nap my left eye was having some visual problems. It’s blurry and at first I thought I just slept on it wrong but a long time has passed [...]