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My neurologist has prescribed Nurtec for visual symptom.

Posted by tatiana987 @tatiana987, Aug 19 1:35pm

Anybody have experience with using Nurtec for scintillating scotoma (migraine aura)? have never had a migraine headache, but have worsening visual symptoms probably related to MS. Vision is dim, some brief doubling, plus the geometric patterns that I would call hallucinations, but science calls “scintillating scotoma”.

After Nurtec, amazing bright, crystal clear 20/20 vision, where I can read without glasses happens very soon and wavers in and out for a while. Seems to have days of positive, unsteady effects on vision. Very odd drug.

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rashida | @rashida | Aug 24 6:43pm
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Rashida, I may have misled you into thinking that Nurtec is prescribed for vision improvement. As far as I know, it is prescribed for migraines including ocular migraines, so the effects on vision are extra, outside the intended use. Not exactly off label use?

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@tatiana987 that’s okay - I need all the help I can get, since I only have sight in one eye! lol! Glad to hear vision improvement was a bonus for you and hopefully it will be for me, too. I do get ocular migraines but not as often as you do, and they don’t last long,

I will ask my optometrist about Nurtec as well as AREDS2 which really for prevention of macular degeneration but I am hoping either of these will clear the large floaters I seem to have developed over the years after cataract surgery as well as “haze in, haze out” I am experiencing.

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mae54 | @mae54 | Aug 25 1:54pm
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@tatiana987 that’s okay - I need all the help I can get, since I only have sight in one eye! lol! Glad to hear vision improvement was a bonus for you and hopefully it will be for me, too. I do get ocular migraines but not as often as you do, and they don’t last long,

I will ask my optometrist about Nurtec as well as AREDS2 which really for prevention of macular degeneration but I am hoping either of these will clear the large floaters I seem to have developed over the years after cataract surgery as well as “haze in, haze out” I am experiencing.

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I have ocular migraines, i will have 3 days in a row, then maybe none for a month or two. The last one was one of the worse , my left eye, it was scary. I never thought to ask for Nurtec.

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tatiana987 | @tatiana987 | Aug 26 4:49pm
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@tatiana987 that’s okay - I need all the help I can get, since I only have sight in one eye! lol! Glad to hear vision improvement was a bonus for you and hopefully it will be for me, too. I do get ocular migraines but not as often as you do, and they don’t last long,

I will ask my optometrist about Nurtec as well as AREDS2 which really for prevention of macular degeneration but I am hoping either of these will clear the large floaters I seem to have developed over the years after cataract surgery as well as “haze in, haze out” I am experiencing.

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I have been taking AREDS 2 for about 6 years. My understanding is that it is a vitamin supplement. I have had no problem with it.

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