Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of migraines

Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by culopatin on Monday October 11, 2021 @06:49AM (#28826865)

Hey here too. The first time it happened to me I was in high school and my professor thought I was lying when I told her I could no longer see my periphery. I had a dentist appointment after school and I had to take the bus. By the time I got on the bus, I could only see through a tiny window so I had a hard time finding the handles to hold on to. I was lucky and my dentist was working with a massage therapist when I got there and the lady was nice enough to give me a massage where my head meet the neck and that seemed to start undoing the effects. Within an hour my vision started getting better.

Over time I started learning the patterns of my migraines and I’ve avoided the auras for 10 years. Biggest impacts for me are staying hydrated, not starving myself and avoiding prolonged sun exposure (as in 3hs under the sun in summer)

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Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by abhijat on Monday October 11, 2021 @07:24AM (#28827109)

Mine started with a very weird feeling that something was off in my vision (usually triggered while working on a screen). I would notice after a while that a tiny portion of my vision was going missing and then the shimmering would begin and spread out.

I've also not had auras for several years though I do get headaches still. I had extremely low vitamin b-12 levels and I think the auras disappeared after I took shots for b-12.

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Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by tw04 on Monday October 11, 2021 @10:45AM (#28828893)

Same, too much caffeine and being dehydrated are a trigger, too many nights of not enough sleep as well. It's annoying they've gotten more frequent as I've gotten older.

The first time it happened a doctor recommended Excedrin (HAH!), fortunately I had already suspected caffeine so I skipped that advice and hammered water and laid in bed for a couple hours instead.

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Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by culopatin on Monday October 11, 2021 @11:54AM (#28829729)

I avoid acetaminophen altogether. i had a terrible terrible morning because of it. I guess my liver wasn’t doing great which caused a migraine and I added acetaminophen to the mix. 3hs of incapacitating pain followed by 6hs of recovery:m. A wasted day.

Ibuprofen or naproxen for me. Caffeine is risky but present in my day to day, I just have to take double the water even if i know I’m just going to pee it out.

Any energy drink messes me up BAD

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Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by JKCalhoun on Monday October 11, 2021 @07:03AM (#28826964)

Thank god for the internet. I too would (infrequently still do) lose my periphery. (I called it tunnel-vision when I was a teenager ... close enough.) No one I talked to knew what I was talking about.

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Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by positr0n on Monday October 11, 2021 @09:30AM (#28828095)

Woah is sun exposure a trigger all by itself? I almost always get a headache if I've been outside all day, but I always assumed it was a second order effect like being outside makes it harder to get enough liquids so I was dehydrated. Or heat stroke.

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Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by ars on Monday October 11, 2021 @10:15AM (#28828550)

Bright light of the sun can trigger a migraine, at least in me and some other people I know. It's not dehydration, it's the bright light itself.

I found shade 5 sunglasses that are essentially lightweight welding glasses they have been amazing. Unlike most sunglasses they are actually dark.

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Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig... by culopatin on Monday October 11, 2021 @09:48AM (#28828256)

I think it’s just like what you described. I love the sun and I love being outside, but after a long day out at the beach or racetrack I feel drained and I always have a headache that can end up in migraine easily if I don’t cool off and over hydrate

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