Basal migraine

This doctor was in no way hesitant. In fact, he was quite the opposite. I will be getting an x-ray soon and an MRI (both by his request) ASAMP. He had 2 other doctors meet with him immediately following our meeting and even had 1 come in the office so they could both watch while he did the neuro eye exam on me for a fourth time. He seemed amazed at the fact that my eyes "jumped". I have read all the symptoms of a BTM and that is me to a tee. I can only hope that he is still wrong. Right now I am taking Norco and Phenergan to get me through the night. I only hope to sleep well and wake to non-spinning world.

Ok, that is good to hear. We always want to hear that, do you have any motor weakness with your Migraines?  

After you read our article, which is very informative, let me know if you have any questions, ok? Hang in there.

I don't think I have any loss of motor skills (?) . . .I know that sounds odd, but I'm a bit confused at times and have trouble remembering and focusing. I did lose a grip on a can of pop earlier. My hand seemed to not want to close. I have always had a tingling in my hands that has gotten worse this last year.

I am confused about aura and what it means. I also don't understand what you mean about  . . ."going  less than a 4 hours in 72 hour period without pain" . . .or something like that? . . .I'm sorry I can't rememember exactly how it was worded. Can you help me with what that meant?

No problem, there is a lot of information and it can be overwhelming. So here's goes -  I hope I can help.

When we have a single Migraine that lasts a really long time, more than 72 hours, it may put us at an increased risk for stroke. Now, the four hour rule goes something like this -  to make sure our Migraine is gone, we need to be totally pain free for four hours. If we don't get four or more hours of pain free time (when we are awake, not sleeping) then we need to get medical care to break the Migraine because we probably still have the same Migraine. It can be really hard to tell sometimes. Maybe the pain is around a 2 or 3, for a few hours, then goes away for an hour. Two hours later you are back up to a 7. So now, 5-6  more hours have gone by and you still have a Migraine (this is just an example of course.)

That's why it is so important to have the right diagnosis so we can tell when we have a Migraine or a Tension-Type Headache, or menstrually/hormonally related Migraine. But it is really hard to do, sometimes it still stumps me!! One way to tell if it is a Migraine is to put your head between your knees and see if the pain gets worse...if so then it probably is a Migraine. Take a look at this article for more information on the Types of Migraines and Headaches.   

No, it isn't odd about the motor skills, again very confusing stuff. But loss of motor skills is more than numbness and tingling. We're talking about downright temporary paralysis. Once the Migraine is over, the paralysis usually goes away. Does that help any? Let me know, really, and I'll answer whatever I can.

Take care,

Nancy