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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone else here experience "aura migraine" - the visual disturbance without the [View all]RazBerryBeret
(3,075 posts)2. I have had them in the past
Its been a few years tho, luckily cause they do freak me out. my doctor called them ocular migraines. A coworker told me they are caused by stress? My worst one was in the middle of a Target store, I got the curtain where everything at the top of my vision went dark. It didnt last long, but it scared the crap out of me. My Doc also said they can turn into the common migraine, but they usually do not.
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NewHendoLib
Sep 2022
OP
I'll have to see if I can correlate being overtired. I think mine may have a stress trigger.
NewHendoLib
Sep 2022
#42
Nope - I've (fortunately) never had a headache. Just the half our light show!
NewHendoLib
Sep 2022
#41
thanks - that describes my experience well. Mine always start dead center of my vision and move
NewHendoLib
Sep 2022
#38
No vision loss, no nausea - just the migrating flashing area, center to peripery.
NewHendoLib
Sep 2022
#37
Yes. Pretty much as you describe. Dr. called it ocular migraine. No pain. Has been
lamp_shade
Sep 2022
#12
thanks. I've decided I need to start logging them to assess the frequency - and any possible trigger
NewHendoLib
Sep 2022
#32
thanks for this - I tend to put stress on myself - and will definitely start keeping a log
NewHendoLib
Sep 2022
#28
interesting about this histamine rich foods - thanks. I will check into that.
NewHendoLib
Sep 2022
#25
Thanks - I also want to try to capture what it looks like - but that shimmering and the colors!
NewHendoLib
Sep 2022
#24
Not sure.. started about 5 years ago. Went to optometrist thinking it was my eyes..he knew immediate
Demovictory9
Oct 2022
#57