Good morning. Woke up at 6am with bright migraine aura and wondered if anyone gets this?
Started classic migraines when about age 12.... typical, but always with aura of bright zigzag moving curve in vision first then of course pain one side of head, then vomiting... in those days most they gave was one aspirin Had from 4 to about 10 but never kept note of. I even kept working in office through one as in those days you just did! But in I think mid 40s was getting the aura (lasts about 20 to 30 minutes) but just mild headaches after which was amazing (although thats when other numerous medical problems started)... but still get that aura. It starts with tiny "blind spot" and grows into almost letter ZZZzzzZZZs joined together in semi circle and that pattern gets wider and wider and moves and eventually goes out of vision and its hard to tell which eye as its brain not eye, I think. Could not drive when having one as vision obscured.... Still upsetting and never know when going to get one. I am just wondering if anyone knows what triggers these. Also sad to read when people are still getting the painful headaches.... honestly, I feel for anyone who has any illness , and these multiple illnesses are stressful in another way with combining and mixing several or many types of meds..... was given a new prescription yesterday for ibs-d to pick up today and am sure it will have either interactions with what I am already taking or side effects. Stress and more stress... Hank, hope you/your wife can find out some way to stop daily headaches.. J.

I'm glad to report I am about 95% free of Migraines. When I do have one it is my fault for eating food I know I am allergic to. The med my Neuroligist found that WORKS for me is Candesartan - 2mg in am and 2 mg at night. It is a low dose Blood Pressure med -- go figure! Tell your wife not to give up and work closely with a doctor because you never know what will work.

Folks just wanted to pass something along concerning migraines. Since I came down with whichever I have, Lyme Disease or Fibromyalgia 2 1/2 hears ago the headaches, migraines, have had me down. The nuerologist I went to said there was a new treatment out using Botox! She asked me if I would like to try it? I said sure, and with everything, what were the "Side Effects". she said they were Mild and No Big deal! It was one of the worst three weeks in the past two and a half years I have suffered!
everything you hear and see now on the adds are what I went through then that wern't published, that now are! My headaches, migraines, were Tripple, of what they were then.
Just a warning to stay away from Botox!
From, The Land Enchantment!
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