After I had my first migraine seven weeks
ago I had lumbar puncture headaches and
have been suffering visual disturbances
since. Particularly I have been getting
"afterimages" and been having trouble with
striped patterns. I have been prescribed
risperdal by my doctor who is convinced
there is a pshycological cause for this.
I cant help thinking there is a physical
cause, maybe a complication of the
migraine (which was very severe; I was
hospitalised) but as the ct and mri came
back negative the doctor says that the
migraine cant be involved.
Any ideas appreciated
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lynntavel
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 5
You May Have Visual Disturbances Such As Wavy Lines Posted: 05-01-04 00:58am
in the day or two before a migraine
starts, you may experience prodromal
symptoms such as fatigue, excessive
yawning, food cravings (such as for
chocolate), irritability, or
restlessness.3
aura
some people experience an aura within 30
minutes before a migraine headache
develops. Symptoms of an aura usually
develop gradually over 5 to 20 minutes.3
during an aura, you may have visual
disturbances such as wavy lines, flashes,
sparks of light, blind spots, or
distortions. You may also feel tingling
or a "pins-and-needles" sensation in your
hands, arms, or face.
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brendan111
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 4
Posted: 08-06-04 06:41am
I have experienced very similar symptoms
for the last three years. I have a lot
of afterimages, weavy/lined patterns are
difficult to view, I am very sensitive to
bright lights but I also have trouble
holding distant objects steady.
I have had numerous tests done (mri ver
etc) but all show no abnormalities.
I don't suffer from migraines, I had a
lumbar puncture 28 years ago! I do
suffer a lot from headaches though
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bd1012
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 1998
Posted: 08-06-04 09:56am
I go halfway blind for a few seconds after
I get up from lying down but that's
probably because of the blood flow from
laying down to getting up and the sudden
loss of blood to my brain. I do get the
tingling pins and needles sensation
sometimes and i'm sensitive to certain
lights. One day I was chopping squash
and doing that one type of cut where you
hold the knife tip to the board at all
times and rock it. When I was doing that
I couldn't stop shaking. This all could
be from being hypothyroid but I just
wanted to share in case someone knew about
something. I do get headaches sometimes
but little ones but enough to get on my
nerves.
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bexar207
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 7 Location: michigan
Brush With Darkness And Vision Changes Posted: 10-25-04 05:34am
Has anyone read this book? A brush with
darkness about dealing with vision loss?
Or seen what can be done if you loose your
vision? I caught this on another website
and was astounded....Www.Blindartist.Com.
