Hi,
I am sorry to hear about what you are going through. I myself am having a lot of health problems, and have been doing a lot of research. In regards to your migraines, I was wondering if you have ever been checked for the auto immune disorder called Antiphospholipid syndrome?. Antiphospholipid syndrome can cause horrific migraines and other symptoms as well (Numbness etc.) In some cases in can mimic MS. According to my research individuals with APS who suffered from horrible migraines seemed to get terrific relief from IV treatments of Heparin. I don't know if this is useful to you in any way, just thought I would let you know. Good Luck. I hope you find some relief soon!
Sheba
I can only give you a few natural ideas that you may or may not have tried. These are all for migraines with aura (the numbness).
Beta blockers are a mild medication that relieves anxiety, lowers the blood pressure, and helps migraines. I have taken those, and I can tell you I felt really good the whole time I was on them, and I felt no side effects, except when my blood pressure fell too low. You can buy a jar of wheat germ and shake it on your cereal and foods, this replaces many vitamins and minerals in the diet lost in processing, including niacin and magnesium, both of which are suspect deficiencies in migraine patients. You can drink a tea that has feverfew in it, which helps headaches (I know, not the same as a migraine, but it soothes inflamed vessels and nerves that are also thought present with migraines). You can even put feverfew leaves in a sandwich like lettuce, if you can find them or grow them. The only side effect is it can dry out the mouth, so if that bothers you, and honey with the tea doesn't help, then of course don't take it.
Obviously, staying well-hydrated is important. As for light being a trigger, when you're outside, or even inside where there are fluorescents or especially bright and reflective light, wear sunglasses, try different kinds, and use the ones with UV ray protection. As you know, migraines can be triggered by bright light, but I personally think it's more reflective or vibrating light or moving light. And if you can stand it, if noises bother you, get you a really comfortable bunch of earplugs, there are smooth ones that you mush up and put in your ear, and it expands slowly, kind of like the mattress foam beds that are out now. I hate earplugs, but there are kinds that are reasonably comfortable, and the relief is so great, that they are good for a couple hours here and there, when you get in noisy places, especially where the racket is sudden and intermittant, sort of like the light trigger.
Migraines are complex problems for many people. There are so many kinds, so many causes, but no one has a fix on the problem yet. So, I don't feel that giving you these few ideas can hurt, just ignore stuff you already know, and if just one of these things pops out for you as a bandaid, well, until science can catch up, maybe you'll do a little better. You may try to talk to a lawyer about disability from social security, because you are obviously in a very bad spot with your health issues. I wish you well.