Wednesday, March 26, 2008
I have been getting "optical migranes" for about 4 yrs now. THey come on suddenly, and i can feel it because i get the aura. There is no pain, or headache. They last about 25 minutes. I see the rainbow zig zag, and can see it out of both eyes. Mid way through it each one of my fingers goes numb, one finger at a time each hand. I get panic attacks during this because it scares me. I got a ct, and mri about 3 yrs ago, and everything came back normal. The vision loss is scary because i cant focus, and have blind spots. Sometimes mid way through or after the zig zags go away i get a headache. What are your thought? Am i alone on this??>
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We can't diagnose becasue we are not medical professionals, but we can give you information and support. "Optical Migraine" is not a recognized diagnosis by the International Headache Society's International Classification of Headache Disorders. Rather, Migraine with aura, or Migraine without aura, acephalgic migraine with aura are some classifications. This article Ocular, Optical, and Ophthalmic Migraines, will get you started.
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