Migraines.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by likwid

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What always frustrates me is how many people say they get migraines yet if you ask if they have any of the true migraine symptoms they do not. IMO this really diminishes the public's perception of just how debilitating migraines can be. My day is over when I get a prodrome (pre-migraine symptoms for those who don't know) since I know a migraine is imminent. If I get a prodrome I instantly run for home and people don't know what to make of it because unless I'm dying I don't stop working, fishing, or whatever else I'm doing.

I can tell Big Fish really gets migraines just by his description. Same for Backbeach Jake's son. Nausea is common symptom of a migraine. I can't even really drive when I have a prodrome, I can barely read street signs because my vision is so f'd up. Plus I have the same super hero like hearing and also the ability to smell faint odors instantly from across the room and even speech issues. A few times I even lost about half my field of vision during the prodrome. Basically all I can do is retreat to a dark, quiet location. For many migraine sufferers, migraines are not something you can just tough out at work, and many people can't understand that. Migraines often have a postdrome as well that can last days. For me I basically feel like I have a hangover for a day or 2 afterwards.

I'm fairly sure I've noticed a low blood sugar connection with mine, but pretty much without a doubt it is flashing lights that are a trigger for me. Last time I got a migraine I watched Armegeddon on a bigscreen TV the night before. Lots of flashing lights in that one. I thought the room was bright enough but apparently not. I won't even sit under a lit ceiling fan these days...

In any case try to fall asleep (I usually can't) and hopefully the more extreme part of the migraine fades soon...

Be sure to check out some of the new generation migraine medications, they can be a BIG help for most people. Since taking one medication just one time my migraines have never been quite as bad as they used to be.

[Raven]

sorry to hear that you have to go through that...

and you to likwid...and bigfish... i hadnt heard the term prodome
before but can relate totally to the hangover symptoms when i haven't even had a drink.... i have noticed certain reactions to chemicals....like whats used in some soda....called phenylalaline or however its spelled but it gives me kalaidescope vision and its hard to drive then ....like you have water in your eye swirling around.

i swear its due to chemical additives in food that cause problems days after consuming them. Even certain beers ...light beers...if i have just "one" i'm so hungover it's like i was on a five star bender and drank a case and a half of them. So thats why i only drink dark ales now.

[t.orlando]

Originally Posted by Pete_G

. Basically all I can do is retreat to a dark, quiet location. .

Thats the ONLY way I can get through them, really sux when you are out

[CAL]

I used to get them in high school. Only thing that worked was going home an pulling down the shades and trying to sleep. Nausea and sensitivity to light and sound was brutal. Got so bad I had to see a neurologist and get a cat scan. Eventually went away, but the doctor thought it might have had something to do with the stress of SAT's and college admissions etc.

[BigFish]

I had mine narrowed down to a few situations....low blood sugar due to not eating, flourescent lighting would set them off, bright glare off bumpers or glass...also snow blindness would do it. My eyes are super light sensitive so I can't read in dim light.....need lots of light. I have 20/10 vision so I think my focus is quite extreme. Stress was also a factor at times....as I said I got them the worst when I was married to that friggin......whoops, sorry....you know!

Yeah when you get the pre-symptoms and you are out....man you can't run for home quick enough....especially when you have to drive!