Just reading through this thread it’s amazing to see how differently everyone is affected. This is why medicine should not be one size fits all and doctors need to listen carefully.
I’ve discovered that afib is causing TIAs (5 now) and the visual disturbances. Cancer meds started all the afib 4 years ago but why just sometimes and not others? I was on a grilled cheese kick due to swallowing issues and afib episodes were increasing. Hmmm. I researched and discovered cheese has tyramine which can trigger afib but more notably can trigger migraines. Since I’ve cut out tyramine (long list of foods with that!) my afib episodes have really decreased. Sometimes I eat tyramine by accident. Google the list of foods with tyramine and see if you can make any connection to your migraines by keeping a food diary.
I knew chocolate was a trigger and thought it was because of caffeine but maybe because it also has tyramine.
Absolutely! I have had ocular migraines (with no pain) for years. The first one about scared me to death. In the last year, they have increased greatly in frequency - to the point where most evenings I have the fluttery edge to my vision. I do not have glaucoma. I did have cataracts (I just had the second eye done today), and having cataracts removed did nothing to stop the "fluttering". My eye doctor said it is an issue for a neurologist - because the problem is not the eye, it's what's going on in the brain that is affecting the vision. Haven't gotten to a neurologist yet, because I have other issues I'm dealing with and this gives me no pain.
No. Seems to be related to stress and fatigue, both of which I have plenty; so they are most active at night - or maybe that's just when I notice it. Yesterday, before cataract surgery, I was having lots of fluttering too, even though it was early in the day.
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I have had auras without head pain but do have severe head pressure with some pain. They have occurred individually on a year or two year apart basis. Recently they have become more frequent. Just recently my Optometrist said I would need surgery for glaucoma by my next visit next year.
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Hello,
I have had auras without head pain but do have severe head pressure with some pain. They have occurred individually on a year or two year apart basis. Recently they have become more frequent. Just recently my Optometrist said I would need surgery for glaucoma by my next visit next year.
My 1st post @pfrjr78 and am 78
Thanks, Paul
My teenage son has had migraine symptoms that have occurred a couple of years apart, which I did not know occurred. How frequently are you having the auras at this point?
Hi Lisa,
I've had more frequent auras recently. Because of the change of having 5 or 6 in about 10 days I am seeing a Neurologist tomorrow. Hard to compare with mine. I'm 78 and learned from one of on the site that my auras might be related to glaucoma. Also, My Optometrist at my recent visit suggested I may need surgery next year around the time of my next visit.
Best wishes and luck, Paul
Hi Lisa,
I've had more frequent auras recently. Because of the change of having 5 or 6 in about 10 days I am seeing a Neurologist tomorrow. Hard to compare with mine. I'm 78 and learned from one of on the site that my auras might be related to glaucoma. Also, My Optometrist at my recent visit suggested I may need surgery next year around the time of my next visit.
Best wishes and luck, Paul
I would be very interested in hearing what your neurologist said. My eye doctor said I should see one for my ocular migraines (no pain) because it's not an "eye problem" but a "vision problem" (i.e., it's about what my brain is interpreting from the eye's input). I do not have glaucoma but had cataracts in both eyes (made worse by the drug Promacta), and recently had the cataracts removed - but the auras remain.
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Just reading through this thread it’s amazing to see how differently everyone is affected. This is why medicine should not be one size fits all and doctors need to listen carefully.
I’ve discovered that afib is causing TIAs (5 now) and the visual disturbances. Cancer meds started all the afib 4 years ago but why just sometimes and not others? I was on a grilled cheese kick due to swallowing issues and afib episodes were increasing. Hmmm. I researched and discovered cheese has tyramine which can trigger afib but more notably can trigger migraines. Since I’ve cut out tyramine (long list of foods with that!) my afib episodes have really decreased. Sometimes I eat tyramine by accident. Google the list of foods with tyramine and see if you can make any connection to your migraines by keeping a food diary.
I knew chocolate was a trigger and thought it was because of caffeine but maybe because it also has tyramine.
Have you identified triggers?
No. Seems to be related to stress and fatigue, both of which I have plenty; so they are most active at night - or maybe that's just when I notice it. Yesterday, before cataract surgery, I was having lots of fluttering too, even though it was early in the day.
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I have had auras without head pain but do have severe head pressure with some pain. They have occurred individually on a year or two year apart basis. Recently they have become more frequent. Just recently my Optometrist said I would need surgery for glaucoma by my next visit next year.
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Nice, @pfrjr78, and welcome to Connect.
My teenage son has had migraine symptoms that have occurred a couple of years apart, which I did not know occurred. How frequently are you having the auras at this point?
Hi Lisa,
I've had more frequent auras recently. Because of the change of having 5 or 6 in about 10 days I am seeing a Neurologist tomorrow. Hard to compare with mine. I'm 78 and learned from one of on the site that my auras might be related to glaucoma. Also, My Optometrist at my recent visit suggested I may need surgery next year around the time of my next visit.
Best wishes and luck, Paul
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1 ReactionI would be very interested in hearing what your neurologist said. My eye doctor said I should see one for my ocular migraines (no pain) because it's not an "eye problem" but a "vision problem" (i.e., it's about what my brain is interpreting from the eye's input). I do not have glaucoma but had cataracts in both eyes (made worse by the drug Promacta), and recently had the cataracts removed - but the auras remain.
Hi, @pfrjr78 and @thisfatoldlady - in addition to this support group here on on headache and migraine, you might want to check out the Eye Conditions support group on Mayo Clinic Connect, as well https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/eye-conditions/.
Examples of some discussions that might interest you include:
-After Cataract Surgery both eyes
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/after-cateract-surgery-both-eyes/
Was just diagnosed with glaucoma, need support!
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/was-just-diagnosed-with-glaucoma-need-support/
pfrjr78, not sure if you've completed your appointment with the neurologist just yet. If so, what did the neurologist say about your more frequent auras recently?