Migraine relief help?
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Jonathan Alvarez3 said:Well, it went like this:
First, these little bright white spots started appearing, and they just kept multiplying until they formed this massive white wall right in front of me. That’s when the dizziness kicked in, followed immediately by the headache. My heart was absolutely racing, pounding out of my chest. I didn't really deal with any nausea, though. They told me it was a migraine with aura, which is different from the migraines I used to get without an aura—back then, my head would just suddenly start throbbing intensely and my right eye would practically slam shut.
I just got my CT results back today, and for the most part, everything looks normal. There is just this one tiny thing, "a discrete widening of the lateral frontal horn on the right side", but my doctor insists it’s nothing to worry about. He prescribed me Maxalt instead, which he claims is waaaaay better than being an Immigrant—apparently, there are absolutely no side effects at all.
Thanks for the heads-up. 🙂
It usually starts like this: first, there’s this weird flickering in my peripheral vision—could be the left side, could be the right, doesn't really matter—and everything just starts spinning. My field of vision gets totally blurry, too. It’s like I’m half-blind, though I can’t even describe it properly. The light and noise become unbearable, and sometimes, I lose the ability to talk normally. It isn't even because of the pain, per se, but more like some kind of mental brake is being pulled that just stops me from communicating. It might sound crazy, but in those moments, I basically go mute. Then, once that settles down a bit, the headache hits me like a freight train. Since I’ve never actually been diagnosed with migraine and other headaches, I just grab a 400mg Motrin and hope for the best. If I'm lucky, the pain stays manageable or maybe just stays mild. A few years back, I had this terrifying period where my entire left side—face, throat, arm—just went numb. Honestly, it was one of the scariest things I've ever felt. Thankfully, it just stopped on its own.
This whole thing started back when I was maybe six or seven years old, and honestly, it just hasn't let up since. Like I mentioned before, I actually went to see a neurologist last year, but the doctor told me straight up that it isn't even a migraine.
Has anyone else dealt with something like this? Seriously, if you have, or if anyone out there knows, I’d really appreciate some advice on who I should even talk to. I honestly thought I could just handle this on my own and get it sorted, but I failed. I guess since it isn't something that happens all the time, I wasn't exactly being super persistent about it. Especially after they told me my CT scan came back fine. So, yeah. Help.
Thanks!