I've never thought to come to a forum about my migraines before, but i'm just so fed up with them.


I've had migraines for about 7 years but last october they started coming with auras (visual - like looking at a puzzle with big chunks of it missing), numbness, incoherence, and memory loss. I lose feeling usually in my left hand first, sometimes in both hands. Then the left side of my face goes numb - including my tongue, which doesn't help when I start speaking gibberish anyway and eventually lose parts of my memory - like my name and where I live, etc. I also get incredibly nauseous and kinda twitchy - which I think is my body trying to get my numb parts to respond.


Anyhow, i've had an mri, a few different tests on my heart (to check for holes and such and I believe to check my circulation), and a lot of bloodwork, and nothing. My auras last longer than an hour, so I can't take rx pain meds, only over-the-counter stuff that doesn't work so well anymore.


My doctor tried anti-depressants to help prevent the migraines which ironically enough made me depressed, so he took me off them. Now i'm on inderal, which is some sort of "beta blocker" used to treat high blood pressure and given after a heart attack (i have had neither), also to help prevent them. I think it might be causing flutters in my heart sometimes though, so no doubt i'll be back at the doctor's soon.


I'm curious first of all if anyone has similar symptoms and how they handle them and/or if anyone has any advice?

Edit: on top of this, I think it's causing nerve damage to my left hand :(