Re: OT Migraine

July 15, 2006

Hi, Betty.

I've had classic migraines since childhood. They are preceded by a visual

disturbance called an aura. Over the last few years, I have had a couple of

instances where I got the aura but not the migraine. That's called migraine

aura without headache, silent migraine, or aura sans migraine.

I wouldn't describe my aura as you did, but that doesn't mean you aren't

experiencing an aura.

I would get it checked out.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] OT Migraine

> Today I saw my opthamologist as a check up following minor surgery.

>

> Unrelated, but I asked him about something that happened this week. When

> I got up one morning all I could see was a bright white light with a black

> center. It only lasted a couple minutes. His response was that it could

> be a migraine, without the headache. He said it could be a TIA past or in

> the future. He thinks I should have an MRI of the brain and a doppler of

> the cathroid.

>

> I find no reference to migraine without a headache. Does anyone have

> information on this?

> BVan (Betty)

July 15, 2006

Betty, I remember hearing about this on some other list that I'm on.

With my migraines, I never had the aura, just the severe headache.

Sorry I don't know anything else about it. But I googled and found

these:

..Migraine aura without headache Journal of Family Practice - Find ...

'Migraine aura without headache' from Journal of Family Practice in

Health & Fitness provided free by LookSmart Find Articles.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0689/is_n5_v32/ai_10881173

The Magical Mystery of Migraines [New Window]

Compared to migraine without aura, migraine with aura is the less

common type, ... (Aura also can occur without a subsequent migraine, a

factor that can ...

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3200/

3266.asp?index=11253

Sue

On Saturday, July 15, 2006, at 12:06 AM, Betty wrote:

>

> I find no reference to migraine without a headache. Does anyone have

> information on this?

July 15, 2006

Betty, It sounds like an occular migrain. I get those, increasingly

so as of late. Sounds similar to mine. I get a dark circle in the

center of my vision and flashing lights around it. Then the circle

gets bigger and my vision starts to return, first in the center as the

circle expands until it's gone. Usually I just close my eyes and

enjoy the light show!! Now, as for it being from a TIA, that is

possible and in that case you should do as your doctor says and get

the MRI and the doppler study on your carotid arteries. It certaintly

wouldn't hurt. Here is a link with some info....Marina

http://www.headaches.org/consumer/topicsheets/ocularmigraine.html

>

> Today I saw my opthamologist as a check up following minor surgery.

>

> Unrelated, but I asked him about something that happened this week.

When I got up one morning all I could see was a bright white light

with a black center.

July 16, 2006

Thanks for all the good references. I don't know why Google wasn't finding the

combination of words. When I got in the right line of thinking there were lots

of information. Since this was initiated by an opthamalogist I will assume he

had ruled out it being an eye problem. He dictated a referral to my GP at that

time.

One other aspect of this is a question. Nausea is one symptom of this. I have

been getting sick to my stomach at very random times and vomiting. I had gone

through all my meds to see if one of them was the problem. I know any med has

the potential to do that I did not find a suspect. I didn't tell the eye doctor

that. I had mentioned it to my GP at my last visit. His first response was to

check out my digestive system. I turned that offer down as I don't see the

problem being there.

Now it seems that I am off on another wild goose search. I hate it every time I

finish off one problem it is replaced by 2 others.

BVan (Betty)

July 16, 2006

Migraines are often accompanied by nausea. I usually didn't throw up

with mine, but I felt like I needed to.

Sue

On Sunday, July 16, 2006, at 01:52 PM, Betty wrote:

>

> One other aspect of this is a question. Nausea is one symptom of this.

> I have been getting sick to my stomach at very random times and

> vomiting. I had gone through all my meds to see if one of them was the

> problem. I know any med has the potential to do that I did not find a

> suspect. I didn't tell the eye doctor that. I had mentioned it to my

> GP at my last visit. His first response was to check out my digestive

> system. I turned that offer down as I don't see the problem being

> there.

July 18, 2006

Betty,

I spent 5 days over Christmas in the hospital and then I was so sick

all through Jan and Feb that I never left the house except to crawl to

the dr's office...(and I do mean crawl)....and it was all due to either

Methotrexate or Placquenel....I quit taking both of them...beause I

couldn't keep anything down,.I wouldn't even SMELL food cooking without

being sick.It started out that I vomited everything I ate for about a

week...every six weeks and then it turned into a merathon!(in a costco

parking lot 60 miles away from home! talk about a long trip home!!)I

was living on peanut butter and instant breakfast! DRs had me set up

for complete GI workup including EGD/colonoscopy..under general

anesthesea!!(because of my back problems)...and all the symptoms

stopped when I stopped most of my meds. I also stopped meds for

peripheral neuropthy, and inflamation, all of the little extra meds

that had been added on by the pain management people. Of course I

immediatly flared...and have continued to do so..but my stomach is 70%

better..I still don't have the guts to try some foods yet!!..I have

Rhuemmy appt next week and hope to be put on something else. Also I was

having light flashes in my right eye and when using my eyes would find

myself closing my right eye and only using the Left...so the placquenel

was doing something there too..besides really dry to the bone eyes. I

think no matter what we take there are going to be side effects...but

these were just too much to deal with.....three months of vomiting will

wear even the toughest of us down in no time! Odds are it is not your

digestive system...but a side effect of one of the eds you are taking.

I hope you find it...and get it changed..you will feel so much better!!

good luck!!...........jenna

>

.. Nausea is one symptom of this. I have been getting sick to my stomach

at very random times and vomiting. I had gone through all my meds to

see if one of them was the problem. I know any med has the potential to

do that I did not find a suspect. I didn't tell the eye doctor that. I

had mentioned it to my GP at my last visit. His first response was to

check out my digestive system. I turned that offer down as I don't see

the problem being there.

>

> Now it seems that I am off on another wild goose search. I hate it

every time I finish off one problem it is replaced by 2 others.

>

> BVan (Betty)

>

July 18, 2006