I am a 19, pretty healthy, female. I
have suffered headaches for about 3
months. My headaches come several times
daily, and last normally for about 5 to 20
seconds of intense pain. Everything else
basically blacks out though I do not lose
consciousness. I have not noticed any
patterns of these attacks. They mainly
occur on the left side, near the front but
can spread to the right side. I
sometimes get them in the back of my head,
especially after smiling lots or laughing.
I have no major numbness though
sometimes a bit of tingling in my fingers.
These last for similar amounts of time.
I have had random twitches in my arms,
neck and legs when my body is relaxed.
About 2 months ago I loss my left
peripheral vision in my left eye for about
3 hours. This has happened twice since.
I have started getting lots of 'floaters'
in my eye, which are annoying when trying
to read but aren’t associated with pain.
I feel that I have lost some peripheral
vision on my left side. I get a lot of
pain behind my eyes, sometimes when I am
looking straight ahead, and always when I
look up (not at light or sun or anything
in particular, just when my eyeballs are
looking up. I’ve had cat scan, an mri
and a lumber puncture, all which came back
normal. I have been diagnosed with
buried drusen (a build up of calcium
deposits on my optic nerves) and am trying
ado-nadolol to see if my headaches are
migraine related, though so far it is
making them worse (gone from 2-4 a day to
8-12 a day). Anyone else have similar
experiences?