Migraines: Or, Tunnel vision, light sensitivity, can't focus sympathy thread

[OrionGirl]

I seldom get migraines unless I flub up and have something with the fake sweeteners in it. This month, I've had 2--I blame the huge temperature changes (15 last night, 48 out right now). But, with the world getting greyer by the minute, I'm wondering what others do for these attacks. If I can catch mine in time, 800mg of motrin is enough to keep it from getting too bad. I think I missed this one by about an hour--I'll be curling up in the dark pretty soon. A good hit of caffiene sometimes will help, but I'm starting to shake, so don't think it's doing any good today.

It's kind of like maintaining the giggly drunk--one drink too many, and you're over the edge from "I love you guys" intoxicated into "the room is spinning" drunk.

Typing without looking at the screen (bright light=sparkles), in the dark...Waiting for the secretary to get back so I can slink away to deal with this in private.

 

[FL Knifemaker]

Hope you feel better soon OG!

My Mom suffered from them for years, same symtoms you mentioned. The worse thing we could do was wake her when she was dealing with one

Do any of the Migraine specific, over the counter remedies work at all??? Or better than just plain old Motrin???

 

[Timmain42]

I feel your pain, Bubbette. I have suffered on-and-off migraines for the last 20 years. I used to take Cafergot, but I don't have a script anymore. These days, I down a couple cans of Red Bull, get into bed, pull a sock hat down over my eyes and crash for several hours. Mostly because I can't see, I get some serious floaters as a precursor.

 

[Dangerdoll]

ugh, sorry OG.... I can't offer anything but sincere sympathies.... I think I had one of those once which stopped myself from even being able to walk right and was forced to bed.... and I know from that, how crippling it could be... I hope it doesn't last so long...but you do have my symp's

 

[OrionGirl]

I'm honestly afraid of the prescription meds--they are nasty. I have really bad reactions to a variety of meds, so tend to avoid taking new ones if I can. Excedrin Migraine is good for regular headaches--it doesn't work any better than the Motrin.

 

[Maj0rFiSh]

I used to get bad migraines, from what i thought was strong lights, but it seemed i had a heart problem, which is ok now, i really hate having migraines they are nasty, hope you feel better soon.#

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(bright light=sparkles), in the dark

I thought i was the only person who got this

 

[Harlock]

I've never had them, but a rommate of mine in college did. He'd tell me to be quiet and or leave the house (nice fellow he was) an then lock himself in the bathroom with no lights on and lay in a tub full of water. He said it worked for him.

 

[Timmain42]

I thought i was the only person who got this

Oh no, you're not. Floaters blow... in the space of an hour, I can go from sight to blindness. Not fun.

 

[kveeti]

If I can catch mine in time, 800mg of motrin is enough to keep it from getting too bad. I think I missed this one by about an hour--

Boy, that statement hits home. Yeah, has to be caught at first 'feeling'... I have what I call sinus headaches, but my doctor says they are migraines. Apparently, that mix-up is common... I'm not sure if I'm convinced... but it is debilitating for me if not caught on time. Mostly it affects me behind my right eye and honestly I feel like digging my eye out. I really haven't found anything that works once it gets underway. At least I know it will be gone in 1 or 2 days....

 

[Maj0rFiSh]

Oh no, you're not. Floaters blow... in the space of an hour, I can go from sight to blindness. Not fun.

I go basically blind, i dont mean that everything goes black i jus cant see from the lights.