Migraines with aura broken down by an expert neurologist - Online Interview
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- A large percentage of the population experiences migraines at least once. However, there are different kinds of migraines, one of them being migraine with aura. One of our expert consultant neurologists Dr Mark Weatherall explains what this kind of migraine is and what people should know if they have them.
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I experienced 3 migraine aura attacks in a week. The 3rd attack was the scariest bit where my right face was drooping and my right arm felt numb and tingling sensation. I thought Im gonna have a stroke 😢 After rushing to the emergency, they did MRI scan n it came all clear thank god. Scariest experience in my life 😢
Thank you for sharing. Had my 2nd one in 3 weeks. I've never had this before. Experienced numbness and tingling on upper lip and left thumb. It was terrifying. Also, vomited with both incidents.
@@pistoffpussycat5778 Did you visit a doctor regarding that, any treatment options
What did your Doctor diagnose the problem as
I have exactly the same symptoms of "classical" migraine with aura. First comes the aura, then the pain.
Of course, I feel that an aura will develop, so as soon as I get the first symptom I take a painkiller, and then the pain doesn't come, or is moderate. But the pain is better by far compared to the aura. It is literally incapacitating, and it can really ruin my day. Once it happened while I was driving a car, and I was really scared, because there was nowhere I could safely stop. And the only other thing that helps (besides the painkillers) is to go to bed, turn down the blinds, turn off the lamp, close my eyes and rest. But still, I can see the flashes even with my eyes closed in the dark!
Really awful experience!
The same thing happens to me quite often, i unfortunately had the aura effects happen right before I took a college exam, it was not good to say the least. I feel for everyone who experiences this, the visual aspect is essentially incapacitating. I hope you have found relief from this terrible thing, as for me I’m still searching for something that helps take the edge off pain wise during the migraine portion.
does the pain feel like an alcoholic hangover? i dont experience the pain myself.
No, it is not like a hangover, but yes, if you abuse with a fake or cheap alcohol, it might hurt as well.
But the pain is preferable to the aura. The aura is really nasty!
I also suffer from exactly this, during my research into it I also have found a combination of things that when done at the right time drastically reduce the pain of the migraine headache. Basically as soon as I think an aura may be coming on I take 2 paracetamol, 2 ibuprofen and drink a coffee. The sooner I do it, the less painful the coming headache is. If this can help someone else, that would be great.
@@stoyanfourn the visuals gets me bad its like an LSD effect i struggle to read, focus on objects nearly blind vision is very awkward no pain just annoying eyes... sleep is the only way out of it but even closed eyes you still see shit until you get to sleep, try aspirin if you got pain doesnt work for visuals theres no cure but if you have pain thats the med, i heard someone say they putting soy oil in bread which can trigger a migraine good luck hope you stay well.
I used to be scared of my zig zags aura.
My migraine starts with a blind slot in front of my eyes and I only have peripheral vision, then come the zig zags.
I know they will pass so what I do now is lay in a dark room and watch the zig zagging. It’s awesome that your body can do this .
The headache after the aura is always unbearable and last for a good few hours. The day after a migraine is like having a hangover.
Luckily I only get these migraines once or twice a year.
I occasionally (about once a month or two) have the aura, no pain. As a former meteorologist I've found that it often happens before the onset of a warm weather front, though dehydration may trigger it too.
I suffer from auras without a migraine. It always starts with the visual one, then there's the numbness and I also experienced speech problems (thankfully just twice). The scariest thing is that I have no idea why it happens, nor do the doctors know. It's scary. Incredibly scary. I have it once a year and the last time I had it was during class. It was a very scary experience. But the scariest one was when I went for a run and I saw this little light in my eyes and I immediately knew what was going to happen. I stopped running and sat on the ground. I was completely alone in a forest, having a blind spot in both of my eyes. I walked home, partially blind - hoping that it goes away quickly.
My first ever aura was when I was 14 years old. That was the first and also the last time I experienced an actual headache after the auras went away. After that, no headaches. Just the visual aura and numbness + 2 times when I also got the speech problem.
Wish it just went away and I didn't have to stress about when it's gonna happen again...
I'm mostly blind in my left eye. Detached or torn retina from birth. I can kinda see out of it,if i close my good eye. Yep the second the aura happens , I know. Lol.
I've had it happen at work. And numerous places. Sucks when it first happens and no one believes you...
Me too.
I sometimes feel off, or like I have too much tension in my face…occasionally nausea, and fatigue…or could be related to my hormones..that’s usually when I get them.
silent migraines i think they call them
I too suffer from auras with silent migraine, mine started after having a vertebral dissection causing a stroke. My neurologist had me boost my magnesium, add vitamin B2 and also Alpha Lipoic Acid. It’s been two years for me and I’ve learned my triggers. Staying hydrated is important, avoiding nitrates and nitrites in bacon and deli meats and certain lighting changes involving sunlight. Good luck, I hope you find what helps you to avoid them. My first one was similar to stroke symptoms, trip to ER, diagnosed with TIA but not really because it involved both sides of my body. A team of doctors couldn’t diagnose it. Hope this helps anyone looking for something to try.
I had migraines with aura since childhood. In my 40's I realised that my aura and migraines were caused by low blood sugar and were a pre cursor to diabetes. Now when I experience an aura I understand that I am suffering a diabetic hypo. I wish doctors had picked up on this when I was a child.Good health to you all.
how often do you get them? What treatment options did your Doc suggest
Thank you for this. I have suffered migraines throughout my whole adult life, just as my dad did. I get the aura and occasional numbness but today I had slurred speech which was one of the scariest things I have experienced. I did visit the hospital and my doctor was not concerned as the symptoms had disappeared by then. But this video has helped alleviate my anxiety and makes me feel validated.
I get the aura. Like a horseshoe shaped kaleidoscope. But not the headache. Only feel a little off after
Thank you doctor, especially for allaying fears of things like stroke, etc. This has been really helpful.
CELERY JUICE PLEASE READ I hope this comment helps someone. Someone once told me to try celery juice and it may have something to do with the magnesium in it or something but if I juice a whole stalk of celery in a juicer it gives me about a solo cups worth of celery juice and if I drink that as soon as I wake up 3-5 times a week I will not have the aura or headache at all. It’s kinda of hard to keep up with but when I stop doing this I will get the migraines again. I think the juice flushes your system really well and makes sure you’re not nutrient deficient but please try it if you struggle with these. Don’t drink it every day tho or you will have weird side effects like spots on your hands from too much of something in the celery. I did it 7 days a week for a while and it was too much. 3 - 5 is probably good. Just find out what works for you
Tried this but no luck, did not work for me. Was having it 3 or 4 times a week for 3 weeks, did not help.
@@RG....... I think it might have more to do with the magnesium in the celery that was helping me when I was juicing. I started taking magnesium as a supplement and it seems to have the same effect that celery did.
@@nhbjhbbhbhgvb How much magnesium per day? And your auras have stopped totally? How many days did it take to show results if you could share please
An excellent presentation. I've had classical migraines about 3 times each year for the last 48 years. No one else in my family has experienced them.
I have the visual aura for one week straight now. What I see with these eyes are a scintillating fluffy ovals revolving around my focus point. It's more like flashing, strobing ring around it but not a perfect ring shape. So, if I see and focus to a dot, the objects near it are obscured by the aura, but all objects outside of the "ring" is visible. The objects at the outer of the rings is recognizable although not very clear since it is peripheral vision. I still can see things outside of it. To illustrate the visual aura "ring", think of a donut. See through the hollow in the middle of the donut and place it in front of the eyes for about the farthest reach of your hand. The aura I'm experiencing is something like that illustration but without the migraine whatsoever. I'm still trying to find out how to make it disappear but haven't got any solution. I tried resting more, drinking water more, seeing more greeneries, and exercising more but none seems to be the solution for me.
CELERY JUICE 3-5 times saved me from the aura.I have not had it since! Preferably organic celery. I used to get aura attacks weekly, and after I discovered celery juice Im 100 % fine. If too many days passes between my juices I may start to get pre warnings, I then drink a full glass and it goes right away! It does not always help against migraine, but the aura is gone thank God!
I get the scintillating scotoma, but no headache afterwords.
Dr Weatherall is my Neurologist. He's an amazing doctor and truly a visionary in the field of Neurology, specialising in headaches and migraines.
Can I ask how he has helped you? Trying to find a good neurologist myself for my migraine with aura.
@@katiexyz3263 Of course you can :) he first took me over from another neurologist in 2011 or so. He rapidly understood what my condition was, stopped existing medication and moved me onto more suitable and progressive medications. He's also a migraine and headache specialist as well as someone who administers botox and nerve block treatments - of which i have had both under Dr Weatherall. He also referred me to a pain specialist for supplemenatry treatments that have helped. Dr Weatherall also approved the use of Ajovy (fremanezumab) treatment for myself, which is 1 a month injections at home and have taken episodes down significantly, and the pain of episodes from an 8, to about a 4-5.
His bedside manner and general belief systems is around fixing you and looking after you. Very skilled and compassionate too. Lovely man.
@@stphngrnr thanks
@@katiexyz3263 how often do you get them? What treatment options did your Doc suggest
@@stphngrnr how often do you get them? What treatment options did he suggest
Great info Doc
I’m having an aura right now. I remember it starting when I was 11 years old, and now I’m 21. I don’t remember the last time I had it, but I know I’ve been always scared to death when I used to happen. I took me a couple years find find out what it was and now that I have more knowledge about it, I don’t get scared anymore. What I usually do, I just take some pain killers right away. Usually I get some super bad headaches to the point of making me super nauseous. Hopefully this time around it won’t be as bad as before. Thank you for the info sir!
Very interesting. Because I would get aura migraines with blind spot developing first and then vibrating light zigzag but either never develope migraine headache. I have not had one since beginning ADHD medication. I also stopped having regular headaches
That's so interesting, I wonder if that's an effect of increased serotonin levels. Good to hear you longer experience them!
I had one last week without any headache at all….gone in 25 minutes
Im not diagnosed ADHD but wud be surprised if I got a negative on an assessment, and caffeine is my cure for my migraine with auras, literally had them since like 12 years old and if they start coming on I consume like 100mg of caffeine and within 30 mins the visual part is gone and the stabbing migraine doesnt even come around anymore, before i started consuming caffeine the migraine was like someone had stabbed me through the eye into my brain lol
Is there any way to get relief from this disease? 😢😢
@@janicemackie611 Did you consult any Doc regarding this? Are you on any treatment or food options
A as a child I occasionally had what were known to me as bilious attacks, with severe nausea and headache. First true migraine was at 21 - visual aura, then numbness spreading across my hand, then unilateral head pain and nausea. I had intermittent full-on migraines till my GP prescribed a combination of medication that first settled my stomach and then took the pain away. They stopped as I got older but I did have a few aura-only migraines a couple of years ago.
The best way to deal with aura is stay in a dark room if u start to get anxious and feel disturbed don’t be because I’ve had since first year of high school I am now 39 best thing u can do is eat healthy eat lean goto gym it will reduce the amount of times the aura can occur have plenty of water keep cool and it only lasts like 20 mins or so would I would suggest is that you take a ibuprofen or naproxen or triptans like the neurologist suggested honestly I’ve had it for years and only found my answers a few years ago
Did you figure out the triggers and how to reduce frequency?
I often had very great difficulty speaking or finding the right words to say during my migraine episodes. That these are rare are of no comfort to me at all, LOL. I'm in my 50s now and migraines seem to have lessened in severity, however once in a while i'll still have some confusion with my migraine. No matter how often i've had these suckers, it's disconcerting every damn time I get one. Now that i'm getting older I always think "what if I AM actually having a stroke?". Flippin hate these things
Excellent. Very nice.
I have the aura and no pain! I do feel 'funny'..sometimes feel really warm, but have never had a headache during or after.
I've been having migraines with auras without an actual headache since October, so 3 months now. They usually come twice a month in random moments (so e.g. I'm experiencing one now though it's on its finish, and I only woke up and I was working in front of my computer; but also they happened to my while riding a bike or after the gym or during a walk). My neurologist told me to get an MRI scan and so I did. It turns out I have narrowed vertebral artery and some minor changes in my brain. I'm only 28 and I have a perfectly healthy lifestyle. I'm gonna see him later this month, hopefully he can suggest something because it's pretty annoying as during aura I cannot really use my eyes because the things in front of them cover the most of my view.
How are you now? Did mri show white matter legions in the brain? Small vessel ischemia?
That’s some nice peace of mind the putting into perspective the stroke risk.. it always would freak me out for that reason.
The first time I had an aura we had electricians working on something at my work. I went up to them and I said did you leave something like radiation exposed because I can see light in my eyes. 😂
Blamed it on them 😂
Lol. I have migraines too. When I was 18 and had one at this lame job I had answering phones for a scam company. I told my boss and he blamed me for doing drugs in the parking lot and demanded I go back to work.
With aura
@@Venus83mercury83 oh dear :(
@@Venus83mercury83 how often do you get them? What treatment options did your Doc suggest
I can tell one is coming if I'm looking at something, and I have a blind spot right in the middle. I get one of 2 distinct patterns that progress over my eye, then fade. Then comes the hammer. A splitting migraine. Only pain killers, and dark, cool, quiet room, and a cool compress on my fore head helps. I've only had nausea a couple of times, and have thrown up with a migrane, and its the worst you can imagine.
However, as I have aged, I still get the aura's, but no migraine! I feel dopey, and tired, but no headache. A Neuro I saw said that can happen as you age. One day I had 3 aura's over a few hours. Sleepy day that was....take care fellow sufferers, I have felt your pain.
I have had horrible screaming blinding migraines since i was a teen (I am 75 now). I still get them but I don't get visual auras. I get other auras that let me know that a migraine is on the way. I used to try an fight it off but sine imitrex is readily available now, I take some as soon as I feel one coming. I also have to use what I call a migraine bandana to wrap around my head to put pressure on my left eye. That helps with the pain.
thank you for great video, i have all what he explained
I get a weird feeling and then a blind spot in my vision. I know at that point I'm in the process of an aura..flashing zig zags of colors. I have to close my eyes but take 4 ibuprofen too and watch the lightning show with my eyes closed in a dark area usually under a pillow. Scary while it's happening because you see it the whole time. I had my words scrambled the last time immediately after my aura. I was having my hair fixed in a salon and trying so hard not to freak out but I had no ibuprofen or way to cover my eyes. I think the scrambled words that came out of my mouth was because I was over the edge with it. My hair dresser asked me a question and what I meant to tell her didn't come out the way intended. Mine are brought on by emotional stress
How many times you experienced the aura in your life ??
@montecristo7963 I've never counted. That's a good question. My first one was when I was 29 yrs old. In my 30s I had panic attacks a lot esp while driving and the aura migraines under 10. In my 40s I stopped having panic attacks and under 10 auras as well...I'm 50 now and hope none lol...I'd say between 10 and 20 in the last 22 yrs.
I am now 56, had first migraine at 19...these migraines are so debilitating ..I cant speak words properly, I have numbness in left side of my face and tingling in my left hand!! I can't drive and I can't go to work or have to stop straight away and go to quiet dark place til they go....even then I feel so exhausted and need to sleep for ages....I HATE THEM!!
Did you have covid by chance?
@@alouise3557 hi...no I didn't have covid
@@sharonallan5635 ok
Hi Sharon totally relate to the speech issues. I've had auras for a long time but last 2 were with speech and language problems. I live on my own and it's so scary 💙🙏
I had headache migraines when I was a teenager. Only laying in a darkened room would take overnight to clear. Then it disappeared. In my seventies it came back in a different form. I have high blood pressure andTIAs. I have not worked out whether I have visual migraine or TIAs. I do get checked for stroke and they say no visible damage. There is some that I know of. . Reading writing speaking listening. This has been healing. Three weeks ago a big jump forward . These skills are much more normal. Daily visual migraine…….eventually it goes. As my symptoms are zigzag lights. Dumbness in the hands. Exhaustion. Goes the same day……….I have never known whether they were migraines or TIAs. I have called them migraines not TIAs. …… The recent changes I haven’t told doctor . I saw this article. Good I am not worried about it. I am 89.
Very helpful, thank you.
I get auras and the first time I had one, I believed it was a stroke. I was frightened but because of the setting I was in, I could not do anything about it.
The pain can be in my head or belly. Never both. I get photophobia and nausea. Triptans work for head but for the belly I found that promethazine and rest are better options. If I get a migraine, then most of the day is gone. There is nothing to be gained by trying to carry on. Go to a dark place and let it pass.
I am pleased to see a simplified explanation in here. Much of what people say about migraine is rubbish and clearly they do not understand.
No doctor ever explained to me why or what was happening. This is useful. Thank you
How often do you get them and what treatment options are you exploring?
@@RG....... Sorry for the delay. I just noticed the message.
Some years, they can be as infrequent as two a year. Other times, I have had runs where thay could be a few over a couple weeks, or monthly.
The worst period was 2019-2021.
For my head, early cocodamol during aura 30/500 x 2 and when the pain strikes, 10mg riztriptan.
If I do not have cocodamol, then I will take paracetamol/ibuprofen 1g/400mg combination AND riztriptan.
Later, when I was getting more abdominal migraines with preceeding auras, the cocodamol was ineffective alone. The riztriptan helped a little but never near enough. In the end, I would take pain relief as above then riztriptan with pain; and at the earliest opportunity, 25mg of promethazine. That helps to relax me completely and dulls the sensations. When the acute phase starts diminishing, the drug sends me to sleep. The day is lost, but it was the only way to get through it.
I understood that chronic stress and perhaps, a combination of unhealthy food during stressed times led to increased migraines.
Now, I try to be mindful of health and of quality sleep each night. Irrespective of whatever stress there is, I focus upon my overall health and of having good sleep at night. I do not say this has ended the problem, but I think it has been a contributing factor in dramatically reducing the frequency.
Use pubmed. Journals peer reviewed place.
Aura starts and I know it’s going to be a bad day.
Numbness in hands that travel to the mouth, teeth, gums and tongue. Sometimes I even feel it above my knees.
Weak feeling, like I couldn’t open a jar of anything.
I get a form of amnesia too where I can’t remember a specific word. I get confused easily and sound like I have a speech impediment.
The headache starts and it’s deep on one side, and it’s random which side.
The nausea lasts the longest, alongside the headache.
Everything else is just a “phase” of the migraine cycle.
I’ve noticed that magnesium supplements have helped significantly reduce the aura, numbness, severity and duration of a migraine, but I still get nausea that lingers and a milder form of headache.
Increase magnesium glycinate to 600 mg, add riboflavin 400 mg and Co q10 and omega 3. Takes up to four months. Check this suggestion on pubmed- place of peer review studies.
Hate these, my main trigger is light, could be phone, sunlight, leds, headlights. I think another trigger for me is Aspartame, I've reduced the rate of migraines significantly by cutting "sugar-free" drinks out.
Aura starts in either eye where I start to not be able to see out of an eye in a blur, works its way to the other eye with pain, dizziness then numbness and the dreadful headache.
Sumatriptan definitely helps with the headache for me, but causes extreme numbness to the point I can't walk and potentially sickness. So I refuse to take it, sleep, leaving work missing out on half a days pay.
Need someone to work out how surpress CSDs and Microglia
Truth is for 4 months: Riboflavin 400 mg, Omega 3, Q Co10, Magnesium Glycinate 600 mg. Double check my words on pubmed - the site w peer review studies
Had 8 aura migraines in around 3 weeks booked appointment with nurse scared it something more sinister . Thanks for your video
Any update to this?
Did you by chance have covid? Are you still getting them?
I had the colored aura the zigzag for years. Then I had a brain aneurysm rupture in 2016. I was 48. I'm 55 now and I haven't had an aura since then. But, because I had a seizure a week after my rupture which caused a stroke I have been on seizure meds. Do any of these things have any connections?
Thank you
I started seeing golden lights in my vision making horseshoe patterns. I thought something horrible was happening. 100% sure it’s aura now. Sometimes they are bright blue. It can vary in intensity. Sometimes I’ll see a single gold or blue dot and it is just a little “blip” gone in a second. Pretty sure scented candles at my job are what caused it to flair up
I’ve had the auras without pain (sometimes it will hurt a bit if I cough afterwards) but I do get the aphasic symptoms quite often where I can’t get my words out. It’s terribly scary when that happens but I’m assured I’m fine. I do have a question for Dr Weatherall, does Factor 2 clotting disorder effect this? Either with getting them or creating a larger risk of stroke? My daddy had these auras, I do, my niece and my daughter all have them. Two of us have Factor 2.
when i heard about migrains i assumed it was a seriously bad headache, but this is different! theres no pain its almost like ive took LSD my vision is trippy! makes it difficult to read or focus, only thing that helps is going to sleep, theres no pain at all not even a little bit it just messes with my eyes, its not fun its happening to me everyday its annoying!
You are getting/experiencing some trigger. Will help if you can find out what it is. For me first migraine aura without pain was after having my sons visit over Christmas and we ate Chinese out often, and MSG made me have aura off and on 2 days. Soy can do it and is now being found in many many breads, buns, cereals, grain mixes, prepared foods, restaurants. Nitrates in cured meats, also lunch meats, bright lights, sudden loud noises, etc. I don't have the pain either.
@@maryr7199 ill be honest its not the best way to eat but im mostly eating Greggs food, its a BIG UK Bakery, i regualar eat tuna sandwiches and vegan sausage rolls from there, i also drink flavored water and sometimes coffee, its probably junk but im no cook. its not like im doing anything stressful either, ill be sat watching youtube or playing a game with decent vision then all of a sudden my vision goes bad it lasts about 1 hour, i keep wondering if im been spiked with something, ive had LSD before and a migraine reminds me alot of that effect its very much like looking through a kolidascope.
My auras last a few hours so I’ve plenty of time to examine what’s going on. They look like there’s a "pixel" addressing problem in the brain and it sweeps across the visual field correcting as it goes along. The bright edges of the front are the moving areas of conflicting information. The triangle shapes also suggests the brain uses triangular patches for sub images. The triangles are smaller in the centre of the field of vision.
Thank you doctor. I have only the Aura but it is stil horror to me
Interesting, what you said about rare cases that experience dizzy Ness that sounds like me. I have just been prescribed pizotifen to try and help eleviate the aura and dizzy Ness but from what you said it won't touch that. I only collected them earlier today and I remember the neurologist saying they are more of a sedative so wouldn't imagine they would make a difference but this gp wouldn't listen. I been stuck with constant visual disturbance and dizzy/off balance symptoms for 3yrs since covid and just feel like a Guinea pig having tablets shoved at me that I now have little confidence they will help especially after the last 2 tried gave me bad side effects. I don't all the little things I been told to try along with meditation etc but nothing seems to really make a difference. And advice would be very much appreciated.
Msg is the biggest trigger for me. Also caffeine. I hate auras and pain, heaviness and numbness in my entire body. Been battling for years. And for years I thought it was just me.
Caffeine or caffeine withdrawal?
Caffeine would usually help me.
“Glutamate, is the most abundant amino acid in the brain, playing a critical role as an excitatory neurotransmitter, impacting cognitive function, learning, and memory. Abnormal glutamate metabolism has been closely linked to dementia, and reduced blood flow to the brain can lead to excessive glutamate accumulation, resulting in neuronal death.” People w migraines have an imbalance w glutamate (the excitory neurotransmitters) and GABA the calming neurotransmitters
Migraineurs are glutamate dominant and already have overacted glutamate neurotransmitters so eating foods w glutamate really push them off the cliff and into a headache.
Average of 10 times a year. Not including a brief light stamp that sometimes happens. I drink soda with caffeine to relive the nerve pressure. Works almost 100% of the time if I catch it right when it happens. No migraine if I catch it on time.
@@robbiddlecombe8392 a doctor actually me confirmed it for me, doesnt always work for me now that I'm older. Energy drinks were my go to. But I quit drinking them over 2 years ago.
@@robbiddlecombe8392 there might be medications out there these days , but I haven't looked into it. Ive just gone with caffeinated drinks
Are you saying caffeine stopped am AURA? Or migraine headache pain?
@@alouise3557 for me yes.
@@alouise3557 another reason auras suck for me, I'm have a detached retina in my left eye. So basically can only see in my right eye.
This is my first time getting an aura at 20. I was actually so scared /:
@@kylewrage drink an energy drink right when the aura starts. Caffeine helped get rid of the aura and stopped the migraine for me. Caffeine released the tension on the nerves on the back of the head.
yea but for some it's different... cuz for some ppl the coffeine or chochoale is the actual trigger, but u can also try migdales
or stay with ur head upside down, idk how to say it in english, like go to bed and put ur head at the edge to make it the only thing that hangs, hope u understood smth 🤣
@@kylewrage how often do you get them? What treatment options did your Doc suggest
@@JahTsir what kind of energy drink - like red bull? So that stops the aura instantly, have you tried this?
Can you explain more about the 'Wave' that propagates across the bring, during the Aura? I read it was a de-polarisation of the electrical signals in the brain, but if that's the case, isn't there something that can be done to 'jump-start' or pause that wave via external magnetic or electrical signals? I have recently tried using the 4-7-8 Breathing technique, as a means to maybe starving some oxygen from the brain during the Aura Phase and found it seemed shorter and the migraine less severe, but that could be coincidence.
Why would you want to starve it?
@@pietpost1433 Theory being that you deprive the propogation of Oxygen, which would help 'stall' the wave from propagating as quickly/as far. Of course the complete opposite might also be true...could the wave be initiated by a lack of Oxygen?
@@TJ_Thunk_It how often do you get them? What treatment options did your Doc suggest
I’ve had migraines as long as I can remember (3 years old, now 59). When I was young, they were common and characterized by intense pain. The older I got, the more auras came to dominate. In my 30s, they shifted to exclusively aura much of the time, and the auras shifted senses - particularly to olfactory. And yes, olfactory aura is every bit as unpleasant as it sounds! The entire world SMELLS like a migraine.
I get aura exactly as this doctor describes. I don't get much pain after, thankfully, its more like a low burning feeling in my head I don't know how to describe it. I've never found a way to stop them. But they've for more frequent as I've gotten older.
I started getting these at 30weeks pregnant. 34/35 they were occurring every day. The OB suggested to up my electrolyte and salt (Himalayan pink) intake to 4-5x a day. At 36 weeks I haven’t had an episode yet! Mine were full blown loss of vision from blurriness/electricity bolts, loss of speech, confusion, left arm/hand/side of face numbness, dizziness, splitting headache. The first episode was extremely scary, then I started to notice when they came on. I drink a TON of water during the day, so hydration wasn’t the issue, but retaining the minerals apparently!
I get the numb/ tingling hand. It spreads up my arm to my mouth. If I take x2 migraine tablets when the tingling is in my hand/arm the pain doesn’t come. If its already in my mouth and making it hard to talk the pain happens. The headache is always on the opposite side to the arm numbness so I know if my left arm is numb, rest my head on the right. As a kid I always threw up if I woke up with a migraine but there was no aura. That developed as a teen. Now I can manage the nausea before it occurs. I get the visual aura rarely but it’s like TV static when it does.
I had one this morning and it freaked me out 😭 my boss sent me home.
Its very odd, i had one yesterday and i essentially couldnt see my fingers in peripheral vision, the fingers werent blanked our or colourful but they just werent registering like my vision was cut and stitched together but missing my fingers.
Not long after i got the usual zig zag patterns. I think mine came on due to dehydration
I have terrible auras. Everything that was described and it lasts for long time, hours. I’m totally useless when it happens, people need to help me as I can’t see and feel like I’m dying, super awful sensations. I would really really like to find out what are the triggers and to avoid them😢😢
What's the pathogenesis of the aura, I couldn't find an exact explanation! Why does CSD occur? Is it due to vasoconstriction? If it's why vasoconstriction happens? Is there any relationship with serotonin?
Mine always is once a month for always 24 hours and in only my right eye. Migraine is in right eye throbbing... No let up & I will continually vomit if sit. I have to keep laying flat. Can't eat or drink anything til it goes away & never less than 24 constant hours. Found out I have a very thick nasty cateract in that eye & have to have cataract surgery.
I used to get maybe 2 a year. Now I get several every month. I’m in the mist of see different Drs. I hate it. 😢
I get auras on average every 6 months and no other effects. All gone in 20 mins. Took me 40 years and UA-cam to link me to the phenomena.
I’ve been getting them since I was 7. I’m 52 now, and still get them. My dad got them too, and at the same time I did. Both of us see auras, I’ve had the numbing bit happen a couple times, right down to one side of my tongue, that was years ago.
Sometimes they effect my stomach, or my sinuses. Sometimes not. 🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
The same thing is common in my family as well.
I used to get mine only 1 or 2x a month, since 2018... but back in Jan this year, I had another retina tug, and new floaters in left eye...now I've like 6 episodes in 10 days, bright lights seems to trigger it. (and caffeine, and anxiety, and I heard also neck muscles.) Seeing ophthalmologist soon to figure this out, 1x a month is OK, but since that new issue, I am getting more...we all hope it's nothing serious.
@@TheFlashyWeasel maybe it's stress, in one of my exams period I got like 3 in 2 weeks
@@Gabriel.Horus17 Yeah, these days it's hard to be stress-free, lol...also helps to cut down on caffeine as it's a stimulant.
I beat all of you. 6 auras in one day. One the day prior, and one so far 2 days after. So far 8 in 3 days.
Got last ..pain is bit dere
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Can i take any pill to stop that aura immediately? I have that all my life now. More then 25 Years. This year i had so many little migraines with Aura. Frustrating.
I had one 5 months ago, and I couldn't talk. The symptoms of Vertigo were so bad I couldn't move. I have had them for over 17 years. But this time, it really scared me, because it felt like I couldn't shake it. I thought I was having a stroke. It was awful.. The EMT rushed me to the Hospital. It was all I could do to hold-on in that ambulance. By the time I reached the Hospital, I was starting to fell a little better, but extremely weak. They wheeled me into the Hospital. Once I was set-up in an exam room, I wasn't as despondent. This aura lasted about 30 minutes. I took all the supplements that I normally would take, but it wasn't subsiding. I was so scared if I didn't get something done soon, then it may be tragic next time.
While I was in the Hospital, I began having another aura, but it only lasted about 5 minutes. I was relieved that one went away so quickly. The Doctor on call thought I was making-up the situation, because, by the the time he came-in to examine me - my condition had stabilized. I take Xanax for Panic and Anxiety disorder. Before I went to the Hospital, I took my medicine, along with Magnesium Bisglycinate, R-Alpha Lopoic Acid, and Coq10. I credit these pills for saving me. The Doctor acted like he had never heard of Eye Aura. I knew then that an Eye Aura is serious. It's nothing to play around with. If anyone reading this is having increased auras - with siesure-like episodes, go to a Chiropractor for X-rays. I've been going to the Chiropractor for almost six months, and I've only had 2 light auras - nothing like before. My belief is that an old injury is the result of my Auras. I looked at my X-Ray, and it showed my neck was crooked. I knew this condition had to be the reason for my Auras, Panic Attacks, and severe vertigo. Since my treatments, I have been feeling so much better. I still need my Xanax, but not as much. My Vertigo is almost completely gone. Give it a try.. It's a great option.
Hello, I do get very bad vertigo, inability to really speak well or slurred speech, I get confusion, fatigue, partial blindness and I literally feel.....stupid and anxious. I too suffer from Anxiety and I suffer from depression. I so notice I am more irritable and alot more sensitive to light, touch, sounds...hours or days before it happens. But I only get a very light headache...thats it. The other symptoms are way worse. I can't even stand up too long because of how fatigued and weak I feel =(
I've ended up in the hospital 3 times because of it and they never knew what to make of it. Try explaining what you feel to the front desk lady when you are feeling confused and your are slurring your words and can't concentrate without getting frustrated because she keeps repeating for you to give her your info!!! 🤬 Really!?? Can't you see that I am on another planet right now? 😤😪
Oh...and numbness is usually the giveaway that I am starting an episode. My nose goes numb too.
@@Kaoshihimura9 how often do you get them? What treatment options did your Doc suggest
How much magnesium per day? Does it really help? How many days before results start showing
I feel like my one eye is vibrating, starts from the outside with wavy lines in vision, dont get a headache
My 13 year old son started experiencing the auras and then the migraine follows. He’s only 13 and it scares him, I’m hoping he will outgrow them. 😢
@A J thank you for the encouragement! It scares him because he loses his vision. He will look at his hand and nothing is there, same thing when he is reading, the words just disappear and then it will look like crackled glass, or blades spinning. Neither my husband or I have migraines and we’re hoping he’s going to outgrow them. Fingers crossed.
So sorry too. I have this aura at times also. Several years ago my opthalmologist saw me for it, first time I had it, and it had recently happened to the doctor. It was caused by him drinking holiday cider with several spices. I don't have the aura too often usually, and eat as much raw foods as possible, unprocessed, avoid soy, avoid MSG particularly, some of other factors mentioned here.
I'm a migraine sufferer..and it's terrible 😢😢😢😢
I would like to point something out...my migraines are triggered with food . tyramine and nitrates
I knew about correlation between nitrates and migraines but not tyramine as a culprit. Thank you for this. I've been researching high-tyramine foods and now think fermented foods and use of nutritional yeast may be causing my aura-migraines.
I need to take birth control for PCos, combined estrogen and progesterone. Doctors tell me no because of an increases risk of stroke. An obgyn said with the new low dose ones I can weight the risks. Has anyone with auras been on birth control and been okay ?
I have the aura, old age. Back about 50 years ago I took birth control pills, suddenly started hemorrhaging, nearly died, after surgery to stop it, my doctor leaned over and said, I don't want you to ever take birth control pills again? He knew I was very faint, but I did as he said, never did.
Is it normal to get the aura part of a migraine 36 hours before getting the migraine?
Wash your face with very cold water can remove the aura, it worked for me and a friend.
I am suffering from continuous Blurred vision, pressure head and headache radiating from the eye towards back of skull.
All though mri scans and other blood reports are normal, still it’s been years that m suffering from this. Neurologist had give. Some medications but didn’t help.
The worst part is the continuous blurry vision, I have also done complete eye examination which turned out to be normal.
Kindly help
Mine started 6 months after a concussion.
I experience Migraine with Aura, seems like the frequency has increased as I've gotten older (between age 25 - 29). Still trying to figure out my triggers (MSG is a confirmed one) to mitigate the occurrences. I figure it might help others to mention that the only medicine that has suppressed the aura and headache for me has been Nurtec ODT.
does that include all naturally occurring MSG? ie tomatoes, steak, etc
Bright sunlight reflecting off metal, even looking at my phone screen has set it off.
Mine is low blood sugar!
Estrogen drops or surges?
I had a same problem. I had them more often after 25, but I found the reason. Low level of magnesium.
No treatment works. After 60 years I know. No mention here of the hellish fatigue and depression post migraine. Plus the craving for sweet foods. A headache is massive misnomer.
i get the full package once a month
MSG, no headache, just light, numbness of hand, understand don’t talk too good.
May I ask why are you calling migraines headaches? as I understand migraines are not headaches. Migraines are often a searing pain in your head and debilitating whilst headaches are not as severe and do not stop you from daily activities. You are using these two words interchangeably, which makes me question the two mean different things. Thanks.
Because an aura is a migraine also. So, to say "headache" is to separate it from aura (you may not always get headache pain with aura/occular migraines) and also, "headaches" is the umbrella term. Migraines also do not have to be seering pain. I just had 6 auras 2 nights ago (and 1 prior and 1 today) and expected a horrific headache to come during the migraine attack. But the one that came on was actually low grade pain.
I usually have 2-3 a year and recently got one. Three days later I got two in one day and the next day as well. Is this a concern? Went to the ER and they didnt seem too concerned.
I've had multiple in a week. Either I was stressed out or It was a sunny week. Reflections off shiny metals can trigger mine .
yea ya exactly, I use to have them like 4 a year, but in the summer or the exams period I had 3 in 2 weeks, or even 2 in the same day 😑
first of all my english is not so well so dont judge me. whatever you say just happened to one of my friend 8 months ago. he used to have those attacks like once in a month but one day he had 3 times in a few hours so their parents took him to the hospital and after the checks they found out there is a hole in his heart and the dirty blood was flowing into his body. so he had a surgery about it. and since than he had 0 in next 9 months. His attacks suddenly stopped.He is healty right now
I have noticed something about my migraines: anytime I have any other illness, they completely stop until I recover from it. Any insights?
Sameee
Same!
same here
@@EasyEarnGraphix how often do you get them? What treatment options did your Doc suggest
@@stephere5345 how often do you get them? What treatment options did your Doc suggest
i used to get them when i was a teen-ager always with an aura had slurred speech then i developed epilepsy and they disappeared now 25 years later im getting them again with numb hand and face very scary and much more frequent trying to figure out what my triggers are. at least they dont last all day anymore, but even when the symptoms are gone i can still feel it lurking in the background any advise would be appreciated
Stay away from foods that have nitrates in them. That's deli meets, hotdogs, bacon etc. Over riped banana, msg, dark chocolate. These are hereditary in my family too. Drink a cup of coffee when you get the auras and before they stop and you should not get the pain.
Migraine aura caused epilepsy??
@selinaaustin5311
I thought this was Boris from Goldeneye
Hahaha same here
What is an "EXPERT NEUROLOGIST"??? Isn't that redundant?
Had few mins back
I think my sister experiences these were not sure doctors just tell her it’s a migraine. Anyone dealing with this have any tips for relief pertaining to the aura itself? (not headache medicine)
For my experiences, once the aura starts, I would instantly start drinking an energy drink or a heavy caffeinated drink. The aura would go away way faster and no migraine. The caffeine relaxes the nerves/tension in the back of the head. This worked almost every time when I drank energy drinks. I'm older now and stopped drinking them. That was a mistake, but healthier. Lol
As soon as my aura starts, I lie down and close my eyes. Usually the other pre-migraine symptoms make me drowsy so I tend to fall asleep. After a quick nap, the aura is gone, and I feel way better.
magnesium
@@JahTsir How long would your aura last after quickly consuming caffeine? Mine can last 10-35 minutes. Are you sure it was the caffeine that shortened them?
@@alouise3557 mine can last up to an hour. Usually an energy drink would handle it real quick. If I wasn't already drinking one tho.
Thought I’d share some helpful insight STAY AWAY FROM ANYTHING WITH RED 40 IN IT THAT IS A HUGE TRIGGER FOR ME, and large amounts of spicy shit
Anyone who gets these type of auras and numbness etc figured out how to cut down down on the number they get per year or a way to stop the whole process or cut it short? For me lately I have been chewing an aspirin and swallowing one advil when I first feel one coming on, and it seems to move the whole process along a little quicker and I don't get the bad headache. I have heard drink more salt magnesium but I do alot of salt anyway and water. I am starting magnesium and celtic salt today and see if I get any changes in the number. I have been keeping records of my migraines since 2019 and I used to have maybe 2 or 3 a year now I have about 20 a year. I started strict keto about 2 years ago it has helped me stay at a great weight and I feel physically fit but has not helped my migraines at all. Mine usually last for 3 hours then they are over but sometimes I get one the very next day. Hopefully someone can figure out something for everyone suffering these awful migraines. I get so tired of hearing someone say yeah I get migraines too when they just get a bad headache. Not even close to these Ocular Migraines.
What kind and how many mg of Magnesium are you trying out?
@@RG....... I have tried every type Glycinate, Citrate, I even tried the Keto Chow minerals. I think it is just something I am going to have to deal with from time to time. As long as they don't get worse I guess I will be fine. I added more carbs recently and knock on wood have not had any migraines since starting that on Thanksgiving. Before I was probably under 10 carbs a day for a year or so.
@@KBradAdams I'm also unable to figure out triggers - so you have increased carbs food like rice, bread etc The magnesium did not work?
@@RG....... No I am still staying away from rice, bread and pasta. I just added more broccoli, sweet potatoes, asparagus, and leafy green vegetables. I eat of nuts but upping the amounts to get some carbs there as well. Been doing Celtic salt and just ordered some Redmond Real Salt, I heard good things about it as well.
@@KBradAdams Those are good carbs you included! Should have been there anyway. What is celtic salt? How exactly do you eat that?
I clicked on this, because I was having auras...
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My goddamn family didn't leave me money I could inherit. Only sickness and disease
Same here
Mine was recently instigated by Solar flare - started after morning meditation with an intense ringing in my ear then the zigzags.....thought i was having a retina dislocation or stroke........I never have had migranes until recently with these solar flares.......