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Migraines with and without ocular disturbance
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Migraines with and without ocular disturbance
by Julie, Nov 01, 2000 12:00AM
About five years ago I had an episode that started with a blind spot in the center of my right eye and progressed to flashing lights in the shape of a crest and worked its way out of my visual field. This lasted 20 minutes. No headache. Since then I have had them occasionally Maybe 4 times. This week I had one that was the same with mild headache afterwords. I had one again the next day however, it was different. It started again in the center of the eye and worked its way towards the middle and into the other eye and then out of my visual field. Again i had a mild to moderate headache that lasted all night.
I was told before I had classis ocular migraines. My question is does it mean something that it has changed and become more frequent? Also can stress make them more frequent?
Thank you
I was told before I had classis ocular migraines. My question is does it mean something that it has changed and become more frequent? Also can stress make them more frequent?
Thank you
Doctor's Answer
by CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS, Nov 01, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Julie:
Sorry to hear about your migraine headaches. Usually, migraines are similar in a particular patient. Although they can occasionally change. I would just let your headache physician know about the change and keep track of how often they change. There are different triggers for different people. Stress can make some people have more frequent migraine headaches. There are other triggers for other people and some people can have multiple triggers. As your learning about yours, you will find that you can decrease the frequency of your headaches by staying away from your triggers.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
Sorry to hear about your migraine headaches. Usually, migraines are similar in a particular patient. Although they can occasionally change. I would just let your headache physician know about the change and keep track of how often they change. There are different triggers for different people. Stress can make some people have more frequent migraine headaches. There are other triggers for other people and some people can have multiple triggers. As your learning about yours, you will find that you can decrease the frequency of your headaches by staying away from your triggers.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
Member Comments (1)
by Debbie2356, Feb 27, 2008 11:32PM
A related discussion, ocular disturbance colored lights was started.
