Aura migraines

[rosylea]

For those lucky people that dont get them,take a look at what we see,fascinating but bloody awful.

[vapourjuiceuk]

That must be horrible

[rosylea]

Yes it is VJ,that part only lasts about 30mins mostly,afterwards comes the banging head,the sickness,speech goes and reading doesnt make anysense,lol.Also causes depression for days afterwards.Just thought i would let peeps know what we mean when we say we cant see,we really cant,its a bugger it is.

[beeratz]

Yep that is pretty much spot on as to what it's like only with mine, if I move my head everything seems to move in slow motion as well, that's what makes me feel sick (as well as the pain)
Migraines are evil

Edit: mine aren't short either, they last for days unfortunately. I have been diagnosed with chronic daily migraine and it is so hard to live with sometimes, especially as painkillers don't really help me much.

[rosylea]

And still no cure Beeratz,tut

[beeratz]

May 2, 2012 17:01:16 GMT @rosylea said:

And still no cure Beeratz,tut

Nope. It's horrible, doctors know migraines occur but not how to effectively prevent them in a lot of people and also in a lot of people there is no obvious cause like with me, I've had numerous brain scans, MRI's etc but no conclusive reasoning as to why I get them so severely and so often.

[Gaz1888]

Its giving me a headache looking at it...nightmare...

[rosylea]

Lol Gaz,you are right there.
No Chocolate,cheese of coffee for ma,or salad dressing,you would be surprised what contains hard cheese.Kepp out of the sun,no bright lights,no strobe lights,spend my time looking on the floor,found lots of money doing that though,lol

[beeratz]

Cheese and chocolate are definitely two major triggers for me too!

[Gaz1888]

What about shades??

[rosylea]

Spending too much time in front of the computer for me too but what else can you do if you cant read or speak or watch tele etc,can get very lonely at times when you cant go out.Shouldnt moan i know,theres lots worse off than us but it blights your life and you cant fight it as pain killers just dont work,well not for me anyway.Any tips Beeratz?

[rosylea]

I live in Shades Gaz,even in winter cuz that low winter sun is a major trigger,doesnt stop them but they help

[beeratz]

May 2, 2012 17:15:29 GMT @rosylea said:

Spending too much time in front of the computer for me too but what else can you do if you cant read or speak or watch tele etc,can get very lonely at times when you cant go out.Shouldnt moan i know,theres lots worse off than us but it blights your life and you cant fight it as pain killers just dont work,well not for me anyway.Any tips Beeratz?

Not many I'm afraid, I really don't cope well with mine and when I've got a really bad one I usually spend the whole day asleep trying to get rid of it or crying saying I can't cope anymore
I ended up in A&E a few weeks back with one it was so bad. I take morphine for other health problems and that can sometimes take the edge off but other than that I'm still searching for that miracle cure

[Queenie Bee]

I never suffered with migraines until I visited the deep in hull, the tanks must have triggered something in my brain ! My lord they are aweful I wrap a head scarf round my head really tight which seems to relieve a little of the pressure luckily mine do take some time to come on and at the first signs I take some painkillers and it seems to do the trick other wise I am bed ridden for days .

[beeratz]

May 2, 2012 17:22:29 GMT Queenie Bee said:

I never suffered with migraines until I visited the deep in hull, the tanks must have triggered something in my brain ! My lord they are aweful I wrap a head scarf round my head really tight which seems to relieve a little of the pressure luckily mine do take some time to come on and at the first signs I take some painkillers and it seems to do the trick other wise I am bed ridden for days .

Yeah wrapping something tight round your head can ease it a bit, I use a dressing gown tie. I look like a fool when I do it but I don't care as long as it gives me that little bit of relief!