I know quite a few people on here deal with migraines, and I was just wondering - what are your first signs that one is on the way?
When I was younger, I used to notice a heightened sense of smell and hearing before a migraine, especially the hearing - my tinnitus would get worse, which was always a giveaway.
But over the past couple of years, that's changed. Now I tend to get these odd visual disturbances instead. I'll be doing something normal like reading or typing, and suddenly there's this small blurry spot right in the centre of my vision. It makes it hard to see or read anything in that area. Then it starts to grow and shift toward the edge of my sight, like light bouncing off tinsel. Really strange.
I usually have to stop what I'm doing and shut my eyes for a while. It fades after about an hour, but I'm left feeling completely wiped out, even though I don't always get the full-blown migraine pain afterwards.
Had one of these episodes at work recently while helping my manager with a PowerPoint. I suddenly couldn't see part of the screen - I had to ask her to take over because I literally couldn't find the mouse pointer! I think she was more freaked out than I was.
So yeah, does anyone else experience these kinds of visual symptoms or other odd early signs? It would be interesting to hear what others go through.
When I was younger, I used to notice a heightened sense of smell and hearing before a migraine, especially the hearing - my tinnitus would get worse, which was always a giveaway.
But over the past couple of years, that's changed. Now I tend to get these odd visual disturbances instead. I'll be doing something normal like reading or typing, and suddenly there's this small blurry spot right in the centre of my vision. It makes it hard to see or read anything in that area. Then it starts to grow and shift toward the edge of my sight, like light bouncing off tinsel. Really strange.
I usually have to stop what I'm doing and shut my eyes for a while. It fades after about an hour, but I'm left feeling completely wiped out, even though I don't always get the full-blown migraine pain afterwards.
Had one of these episodes at work recently while helping my manager with a PowerPoint. I suddenly couldn't see part of the screen - I had to ask her to take over because I literally couldn't find the mouse pointer! I think she was more freaked out than I was.
So yeah, does anyone else experience these kinds of visual symptoms or other odd early signs? It would be interesting to hear what others go through.
