Symptoms of Migraine? What's happening to me?

I was on BB chat before when suddenly my vision just started to...well, go. My vision became very blurry, and then white patches started appearing. It made it really hard to see, especially when I tried to focus on things. Now my head is feeling very heavy and numb, and it's tingling. I feel extremely dizzy and nausious and a little disorianted, and I'm developing a headache, although it's nothing really bad yet. I also have a lot of pressure in my head, especially behind my eyes. My neck hurts a lot too. I've never had a migraine before, could this be the begginigs of one? I feel pretty faint right now :( Obviously I will be moving away from the computer after this, only to check for relplies. I'm just a little freaked out as this hasn't happened to me before :(

Yes, this is definitely sign of migraine. Visual distortion is quite often associated with migraine. I get little areas of blurriness - like circles swirling on my eyeballs, sometimes I can only see from the middle of my eye to my nose and not be able to see anything sideways. It can be scary if you've not experienced it before, but it is not a stroke or anything horrible like that. Take some painkillers, get to a darkened room and rest your eyes.
I have also had, with a very bad migraine, difficulty reading and comprehending, I could read the words, but not understnad, that was very scary!

Migraines are all hugely different - and only 80% of the come with a "migraine" (ie the bad headache).

Blurred vision, tunnel vision, seeing spots, photophobia (light hurts) occur in the vast majority of migraines.

I think it's 50-60% who have ear problems too: difficulty hearing or balance problems.

Some people can have fits, be unable to move their limbs, be partially paralysed. I'm one of those, along with eye problems. But no headache, or problems using a computer.

I even know of one man who falls into a 3-day coma every time he has a migraine. They're strange things. They tend to peak and worsen in women around the age of 30, but ages 15-40 is a key migraine time for women. HTH!

It's always hard to give advice over the computer....
It could be a migrane, but it might be something else. If you're concerned maybe you should go and get looked at. Is someone else with you in case you do pass out?

Ahh yes.. this is my migraine. Its called an Aura Migraine. Ive been getting them since i was young. They start like you said with a spot in my vision, which grows, like dancing/flashing white lights. As soon as i notice it, i have to immediately take some pain killers. Nurophen plus is the only over the counter drug that helps mine. I then develop a headache, my speech becomes jumbled (what im thinking and trying to say, doesnt come out properly), words i read dont make sense and i cant understand their meaning, i cant think of answers to easy questions, headache increases down my neck, sometimes nausia, then usually towards the end i usually get numb on one side of my body. Ive tried many things over the years with my doctors to find the cause, but they come so unexpectedly and inconsistant.. one stage they were once a month the week before my period, then that stopped and id get 3-4 within days of each other once every 6 months. Thats kinda where im at atm. But the only thing ive found is they are hereditary. Both my mum and dad suffer the same. I actually had one the night before last.

Take some pain killers and go lay down in a dark room if you can. Hope yours goes away soon. Theyre not fun :hug:

hmm... I think if it's the first time you've had this, it's best to get checked out.

Hope you feel better soon *hug*

Yep sounds like a migraine.

I have killer migraines. They start with i see squiggly lines in my sight, when they start i HAVE to take something right away if i wait 5 mins its generally too late and im hit with being unable to see anything, my hearing goes and my head goes numb and heavy and my head POUNDS. At this point nothing makes it go away only sleeping. But i usually have a lingering headache for days afterwards.

If this is the first time experiencing it you should see your GP.

Just thought I would let you know that it was definately, 110% a migraine...worst thing I've ever experienced :( My headache started building and building, I actually couldn't believe that it just kept getting more painful, I kept thinking that surely there would be a limit, but nope. I just lay there in the dark until DF got home. I felt super nauseous, every part of me was aching but especially my head. It got to the point where I couldn't even move or talk, it hurt too much to hear my voice coming out of my own mouth. I still have a lingering headache but I'm taking it easy. I wish that we had had some painkillers in the house when it first began, by the time df came home with some, it was kind of too late and I had to ride it out. NEVER want to experience that again, ick :(

:hug:

I suffer from migraines and yep they suck big ones !

You poor thing - glad it has calmed down - just continue to take it easy so it hopefully doesnt flare up again !

Take care
xoxo

Sorry you had to go through that.. i totally know how you feel. But just to keep in mind.. if youre ever without pain killers, scull as much water as you can. I tried it once when we were out of pain killers and it actually made my migraine ease and then go.

Hope you dont get another any time soon.

The only time i've had a migrane was when i was pregnant....

Really? The only time I don't get migraines is when I'm pg. Funny old world, eh?

LOL well I'm definately not pg...

lol.. funny.. when pg with DS i didnt get one migraine, which at the time i was getting them every month.. then with DD i got them every month.. strange..

My migranes sound very similar to 1sttimemumma88's description.

*Sympathy hug *

I've found that to prevent my migraines (vary as to having a headache or not, but definitely the aura - sparkly lights and loss of vision) is to have a regular (every 4-6 weeks) chiro appointment. Don't know why it works but it does - I figure that $15 every month is a reasonable amount to pay to reduce my migraines (I tend to get more if I miss an appointment and go longer than 6 weeks between appointments)