Hi there, I’m new to this forum but am desperate to find help. I have my first child 9 Months ago and for the first time in my life started getting migraine auras. I don’t get the usual
Pain after just 20-30 Mins or aura which is terrifying.
I recently saw a neurologist who has sent me for an mri but says it sounds like migraine. As I am new to this I am Trying to find a treatment to reduce the frequency at which they are occurring. I found some information on vitamin b2 as well as a
Daily aspirin. Has anyone had success reducing the frequency and if so how? Also is there anyone else that has had migraines start later on in life? I am 30 years old.
I get the very same migraines and yes they can be scary. I have had great success with magnesium which I spray on my body, it’s has stopped the severity and reduced the frequency . Best results by far. I don’t suffer too much from the headache.
Hi Lizzie,
Yes, first time you get any of these migraines, whatever kind they are, they are scarey!
I am surprised the neurologist didnt give you a management plan, with medication to controle the migraines.
One of the best meds to deal with the pain is sumatriptan, they do an epipen injection which works very fast, but also available in tablet and a nasal spray too.
If you feel sick with the migraine, your GP can give you meds to control the sickness,
There are many other meds too that can help prevent the migraines, but see what you think to the sumatriptan.
good luck and best wishes.
Let us know how you get on.
Take care
No I don’t take meds. I prefer natural. Drugs have way too many side effects. Magnesium is amazing. Had them for 20 years so I stay with what I am doing.
I am glad you found something that works for you. I agree that natural remedies are best if they can help. I was just talking regarding Lizzie's post, I was surprised that the neurologist hadnt given her a management plan of some sort.
Great, what brand do you use and where can I purchase it? Thank you
I think she’s waiting for the mri results before we start a plan. She’s asked me to start propanolol in the mean time but I was hesitant to start medication just yet. I don’t actuallt suffer from the pain of a migraine just the aura.
Ah! Good luck with the MRI results then and I am pleased you dont get any pain with your migraines, this is a bonus for you. Of course you need to find answers and the neurologist will help with this I am sure Lizzie.
Good luck with everything and best wishes
Let us know how you get on Take care
Lizzie, I get the auras but no headache. It is so weird. I get about 20 minutes of the crazy eye stuff, but never a headache after. this started about 4 years ago, and I am 62.
Oddly these auras seem to only come seasonally. Usually in Sept/Oct and then again in Apr/May.
I though get sometimes else that the doctors like might me some kind of migraine.
My face fills pressure. From my forehead down past my cheeks. My left nose and ear plug, and I am all off balance. This is a daily event that has taken over my life. Gives me anxiety. You never know when it will start but oddly it seems to come on about 3pm.
Neuro wanted me to start botox. He thinks it is some kind of silent migraine. Just not sure about that.
I was just diagnosed with migraines. I am 54. I am on 10mg Amitriptyline, 400 mg magnesium and 200 mg b2. Frequency is still about once a week but severity isn't always as bad . Maybe a 3 on a scale of 1-10
Seasonal, that’s interesting! I’ve had these since may this year but were the worst in November.
Do you take any medication to treat them?
Do you think the magnesium and b2 are helping? I am also taking these and am hoping to get results
I have the same. The aura is always with me some days more than others. The brain fog . dizziness. Vestibular migraine
Have you heard of people taking one aspirin a day to help reduce the frequency of migraine with aura? I am interested to see if this could help me
How much magnesium do you take? I heard CoQ 10 helps also
I do not. I guess because they are seasonal. I just complain hahaha
Neuro think the face thing is some type of migraine, but I have trouble with that. I never get a headache
Hi Lizzie,
It's perfectly possible to have migraine auras without having headaches. The later in life these migraines start the more likely they are to be acephalgic (i.e. without headache). They're quite likely to start after a major life event like having a baby - and also to disappear again spontaneously.
The reason why I'm fairly knowledgeable about this is that I had my first-ever migraine aura (with no headache) just six months ago, at the age of 73! I'm a former neuro nurse, but was completely unaware that classic migraines could start this late in life. I totally freaked out, thought I was having a stroke, especially as mine started with a large blind spot in the centre of my field of vision (both eyes). I was actually on the verge of calling an ambulance, when it started moving to one side, and took on the typical shimmering, flashing appearance with jagged black lines. That's when I realised it was a migraine aura and calmed down a bit. The whole thing lasted around 35 minutes.
I haven't had another one since then, but my GP says I may well, now I've had the first one.
It's good that you've seen a neurologist and will be having an MRI, just to be sure, but it's unlikely anything will show up.
I can't really see the point of taking painkillers for these attacks, as other posters are suggesting, as you're not suffering any pain. All the drugs prescribed for migraines come with side-effects, which are worth putting up with if you're going through agonising headaches, but there wouldn't be much point in risking them in your case. For one thing, most migraine sufferers who actually have pain only take their medication when the aura comes on. I don't think there's any medication you can take on a regular basis to stop the auras, though there's no harm in trying some of the alternative remedies mentioned on this board.
On the assumption nothing shows up on your MRI, I'd say you'd be better off just relaxing a bit and living with these auras. At least you're not getting headaches! It may well be that once your anxiety levels decrease you'll get the auras less often. Don't forget you're still going through the stressful learning curve of coping with your first child as well. I've a hunch that these painless migraines will fade away over the next year or so.
Dear lizzie
I am 53 and started having regular migraine auras at 51, they stopped for a couple of years but have started up again since June! I dont get the migraines, sometimes a bit of over eye pain but now it just seems to be auras. I have had about six a month or sometimes abit less at four. I think sometimes light might trigger them or possibly caffeine and I had one after swimming once (I believe exercise can do that). I did see a neurologist a couplr of years ago but it never went further than that and have an appointment to see one again. I read about one lady trying antihistamines as a preventative measure and I have been on them for a month now and so far no more auras. I will stop them again soon and see if the auras return. Do you get watery eyes and dry eyes? I do but while on these tablets I dont, I was wondering if it is allergies triggering them as the antihistamines seem to be working
I found your post interesting.
I am 62 yrs old and started having auras when I was about 57-58.
As you, I do not get the headache, just the auras. They last about 20 minutes, and then they are gone.
What I find interesting is that when you started taking the antihistamines your auras stopped. My auras seem to only come seasonally. Apr/May and then Sept/Oct.. those are allergy times.
I have done the prick allergy testing but nothing came up.
Also when I am having the auras bright lights really bother me
Do you get the facial pressure thing. And the off balance feeling? It is taking over my life. I have had this for about a good 4 years everyday. It sometimes starts around 8 am or then again around 3pm. just so weird. Neuro thinks some kind of migraine. I will not take medications. Taking something when they really do not know just does not make sense. I went for a consul for botox, but just can not make up my mind. Seems gross to me.