Comments on: 5 Signs You have Retinal Migraine

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:02:28 +0000

I began retinal migranes sans headaches several years ago while under a lot of stress. They were diagnosed and went away after several episodes. Years later when I began medication for cholesterol they came back with a vengence, like five a day. I changed meds and they started again. Doctors didn’t believe it was the statin drugs but I found several others online that had experienced same.

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:29:36 +0000

If you are having light flashes you need to see a retinal specialist immediately. I have had that and there is a chance you are having a retinal detachment. I have had detachments in both eyes and you really need a good eye doctor to detect this. Mine was caused by very bad nearsidedness. You usually do not get a headache with a detachment just light flashes.

By: ANNE

ANNE — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:45:13 +0000

I get flashing lights in both my eyes which lasts for about 10 minutes and then about 15 min later a headache.

By: ronald patterson

ronald patterson — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:53:23 +0000

My wife has started having flashes of light in her left eye. No particular headache. I have read the above comments, and wonder if we need to see an Opthalmologist or a Neurologist? We have no insurance, but I’m fearful not do something. Any information as to the danger

By: JAMES

JAMES — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:04:07 +0000

IV,E BEEN HAVING THIS BLURRY VISION FOLLOWED BY THE MIGRAINE. LATELY IVE BEEN WALKING AND DIETING. i HATE THE BLURRY VISION THAT LASTS ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

By: Joy

Joy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:36:52 +0000

Hi Mary, I had the same thing happening to me for a few months, as you can see from my previous comment. I know how frustrating it can be as a runner too. I took a very close look at my diet and realized it was linked back to some food additives like MSG and polysorbate 80. I am a very clean eater (I’m a nutritionist) so it was extremely baffling for me. However, I found that these additives were in some very not-so-obvious foods. Email me and we can chat if you like. joy@joyoushealth.ca

By: mary

mary — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:14:04 +0000

I am also a runner who has lost my vision after running. The first time in both eyes the next two times in the left eye. While I am running my left eye looks like I am looking through a fog/haze. Then about an hour or so after my eye hurts not my head. This only happens after about mile 7. I have had cat scans/ mris and an eye specialist who basically said deal with it because his son get these ocular migraines which is what they think I have. This morning I woke up after having an attack yesterday (Ran 13.1 slow) and my eye looks like somebody punched me. Any ideas. This sucks not being able to run

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:10:45 +0000

Have you heard of vision loss following by a migraine after exercise? I am a runner and have started getting migraines after an intense run. I lose vision in both my eyes and then get a headache. The headache is manageable, but its the vision loss that really upsets me. I’m a Nutritionist and have to admit, I’m completely baffled on this one. Please help!!

By: Farrah

Farrah — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:59:43 +0000

I suffer from pretty severe migraines. I’ve been getting them a few times a week for months now, and I’ve had mild to moderate headaches since I was around the age of six. My migraines tend to be more painful in my left eye, but I am totally blind, so I don’t know whether or not they would cause problems with my vision were I to have my sight. I do have Coates Disease and Retinitis Pigmentosa and have been to my retina specialist within the past few weeks. He said that my migraines weren’t being caused by anything that he saw in my eye, but is a retinal migraine something you can notice by looking at the eye? I’ve been to a neurologist, and before doing any scans on my brain, he prescribed 10mg of amitriptyline and told me that I could take one to three of the tablets every night before bed. The medicine worked, but it caused me to have even more nightmares than I already do. I was dreaming about deceased friends and family members. The drug caused me to be physically drained every day. I am a highschool student, so not being able to stay awake or remain focus isn’t something I can tolerate. My neurologist passed away, and a different neurlogist, who had never seen me in her office before, prescribed topamax. I was on the Topamax as long as it took me to ease myself off it. I found out how dangerous it could be, and I just didn’t think the sideaffects and risks were worth it. It made me very angry in the short time that I was taking it. Now I am trying a homeopathic aproach to treat my migraines. I am taking one tablet of migrafew before bed every night, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Please, if anyone knows anything more about what i have described here, send an EMail to me at armyloveangel@gmail.com.
Some of the simptoms of my migraines include: vomiting, nausea, severe eye pain, headache above the left eye, headache with drastically reduced pain on the other side of the head, temperature sensitivity, and sensitivity to light and sound.
I’ve always thought that maybe certain foods such as bread, spaghetti noodles, and chocolate were triggers for my migraines, but maybe not. Would it help to keep a food diary? I eat a lot of these things, so would it even be possible to deduce?
Thank you,
Farrah