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  1. rebecca
    9 February 2011 @ 3:04 am

    Yes I must agree that was very confusing. But I was hoping that maybe it could explain my problem. I have been diagnosed with Migaine Syndrome for about 4 years now. Mine started with visuals, though I recall them ever so often in my childhood, they came 4 years ago and never went away. I too would have the temporary blindness followed by a headache. The doctors first impression was that I was that I was going blind. After further examination they came up with migraine symdrome. Can u tell me if this is a common Migraine syndrome, a paticular kind, am I alone? I know no one else with this syndome who has daily visuals.

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  2. Eileen Vicente
    26 March 2011 @ 1:58 am

    If you are alone, I am alone with you! I have lived with the migraines for about twelve years. I have a pinched nerve and a slipped disc, do you. It is in my third vertabrae from the top. I keep thinking that maybe this is what is causing these horrible plagues. After the light show, I get extremely tired, and I also feel sick to my stomach. These after affects can last anywhere from one day to three days. The light show and blind spots only last about twenty minutes. One other thing that I have that interests me is that I have a membrane that is growing on my retina. I often wonder if this too is related to the whole situation.

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  3. Patricia
    26 March 2011 @ 10:17 am

    Well, I have had three different eye situations.

    The first episode I had complete vision loss in one eye, diagnosed as Optic Neuritis which lasted one month. (I thought it was an eye infection and finally took prescription antibiotic & in a few days my vision returned- maybe a coincidence). The second I had what you termed a scotomata (an area of decreased vision), lasting about a week or more. (I thought it was from reaction to a sulfa drug- but learned 30 yrs later I truly have reactions to sulfa drugs). The third type was what you termed scintillations (flashing or twinkling lights) and what I call an ‘upside down V-shaped flashing billboard sign’ in vibrant colors. I still have these occasionally.

    Here are some interesting observations:
    1. Each time with any of the above episodes, I have had a tight feeling as well as a a hot feeling in my eye. When I cupped my left eye with my hand, it would have a normal feeling temperature but when I cupped my right eye, it would be very hot. The heat from my right eye would fog up my sunglasses (in summer or winter).

    2. My ‘flashing lights’ will go away after I wash my eye with soap & warm water.

    3. I could take my daily Desyrel 50mg for migraine prevention, now unfortunately phased out of the market, & my hot sensation and tightness would go away. The Desyrel generic, Trazodone, does not help this.

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  4. Kathy
    19 May 2012 @ 6:02 am

    I have been having what I believe is ocular migranes off and on for about a year. Sometimes I won’t have one for a month, and then sometimes I might have two in one week. It only affects one eye at a time. Sometimes my left eye and sometimes my right eye. They only last 10-15 minutes at most. It usually starts with a visual disturbance, like if I am reading a sentence, I might not be able to see every letter in the sentence. This usually lasts for 5 minutes, follwed by a v-shaped flashing light. For instance if is is affecting my left eye, the point of the V will be on it’s side pointing left () The flashing lasts for about 10 minutes, then my vision is returned to normal. I spend most of my extremely stressful job at a computer. Can the computer and the stress be to blame for this?

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  5. natalie
    3 November 2012 @ 4:52 pm

    having flashing in left eye and tiny little silver dots like when you can not get a tv channel. With this have you had panic attacks and your ears feel full and brain feels foggy. I am seeing a neurologist Monday 5th November 12 i hope he comes up with something because since March 12 i have been suffering from dizzness, its effecting my work and my life because i do not know when the attacts going to come on. No one realizes what you are going through

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