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RobinA

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38. Mine Was Different

Fri Jan 11, 2019, 01:23 PM

Jan 2019

than most described here. My father and my sister got regular migraines that they grew out of in their 40's. Me, I never did. I'm sitting in my office at work one day, no particular stress, and all of a sudden something was wrong with my vision. I panicked, of course, figuring it was neurological and that I was having a stroke. My father was a doctor and I wanted to be able to describe it to him and my actual doctor, so I forced myself to calm down and figure out exactly what was happening. Turns out is was my right eye peripheral vision that blacked out. It lasted about 15 minutes and went away gradually. I was never so relieved when it was back to normal. I had a bit of a headache, but that's normal for me, I was born with a headache. Hasn't happened since, but my doctor made me get a carotid ultrasound, which was fine. He also wanted me to go to the eye doctor, but I didn't go right then.

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It can be an unsettling thing to get ck4829 Jan 2019 #1

I used to get horrible migraines from 7-10 yrs old KWR65 Jan 2019 #54

They're very weird to experience. I've never totally lost my vision, but a few months ago I Vinca Jan 2019 #2

I have never had regular migraines, but I do get ocular migraines occasionally. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #11

I get one every so often, as well. GoCubsGo Jan 2019 #3

I started getting them about 6 months ago. watoos Jan 2019 #4

I've had migraines since I was in first grade.. luvs2sing Jan 2019 #5

This is migraine aura greymattermom Jan 2019 #26

estrogen wildness leftcoastcait Jan 2019 #29

Interesting.. luvs2sing Jan 2019 #47

Since hot flashes sometimes respond to Ilsa Jan 2019 #49

Wow! Sedona Jan 2019 #55

got one of those while driving a car once anarch Jan 2019 #6

Hmm ananda Jan 2019 #7

Floaties can also be caused by dehydration, and most Americans are chronically tblue37 Jan 2019 #10

I've had floaters ever since I can remember. blueinredohio Jan 2019 #44

Don't Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2019 #21

Here's an interesting article about "blue people" and how they got there. dhol82 Jan 2019 #28

I know exactly what she was going through still_one Jan 2019 #8

I get those occasionally. I go completely blind in one eye--but there is no darkness. The tblue37 Jan 2019 #9

Thankfully she was in a place Sherman A1 Jan 2019 #12

I get those. They're weird and alarming til you figure them out. nolabear Jan 2019 #13

I get these from time to time. Casandia Jan 2019 #14

Google "Cortical Spreading Depression" AndJusticeForSome Jan 2019 #50

Exactly my experiences. California_Republic Jan 2019 #51

Animated GIF: I get those fairly often. 'Scintillating Scotoma' MineralMan Jan 2019 #15

That's exactly what I get. My ophthalmologist told me they can be brought on by stress. Demit Jan 2019 #17

In 50 years, I've never been able to pin their occurrence to anything, really. MineralMan Jan 2019 #19

I don't think I can stop mine. But then, I can "see through" them, is how I describe it, so they're Demit Jan 2019 #36

It's really in the brain, not the eyes. MineralMan Jan 2019 #37

Interesting about stress. Mine are brought on by excessive reading (vacation time plus good novel) Mrs. Overall Jan 2019 #22

I've noticed that they sometimes start after I've been staring at MineralMan Jan 2019 #31

Eye strain? Mine definitely seem connected to this sort of "stress" Mrs. Overall Jan 2019 #34

I don't know. I've had them in almost every sort of situation, MineralMan Jan 2019 #35

I first started getting them at a job I grew to hate & finally resigned from. Demit Jan 2019 #33

Thanki you for posting that visual! That solves a mystery for me csziggy Jan 2019 #40

That's why I posted it. MineralMan Jan 2019 #41

Mine first showed up while I was in the middle of getting my heart problems diagnosed csziggy Jan 2019 #42

Yes. You had more serious concerns to deal with. MineralMan Jan 2019 #43

That's exactly it! n/t luvs2sing Jan 2019 #48

I get those too, most always around the holidays. Laffy Kat Jan 2019 #52

Thanks for this. Started getting them recently and didn't know what they were. Looks just like suffragette Jan 2019 #53

I get them occasionally too - first time was SCARY. lilactime Jan 2019 #16

I have occasional ocular migraines and there is no way I can read anything-- Mrs. Overall Jan 2019 #18

That's a great way to describe it, I tried below by using a crumpled cellophane analogy.... George II Jan 2019 #23

I get something like that once or twice a year. Thankfully vision doesn't completely disappear... George II Jan 2019 #20

I get them too on occasion. Scared me to death the 1st time. A Brand New World Jan 2019 #24

Scared me first time to marlakay Jan 2019 #32

Do any other ocular migraine sufferers have this interesting effect? Mrs. Overall Jan 2019 #25

I get the venetian blind effect, that looks like I'm sat in front of one up close, very disorienting sunonmars Jan 2019 #56

They hurt. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #27

Mine take about a minute to take full effect. ROFF Jan 2019 #30

Mine Was Different RobinA Jan 2019 #38

I get these frequently matt819 Jan 2019 #39

It could have been much, much worse. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #45

She should get Meowmee Jan 2019 #46