Well, that was kind of freaky

[jadesfire]

At about 9.30 this morning, I developed a blind-spot and I mean that literally. For about 10 minutes, I simply couldn't see what was in the bottom right quarter of my field of vision. It was only when I also started to see flashing lights that I started to think maybe it wasn't eye-related but brain related. When I told a colleague, her immediate reaction was "you're getting a migraine. go home."

Judging by the pain in my head, she was right, although I'm getting off lightly, and it's bearable for the moment. And no, I don't intend to look at the screen for much longer. Even I'm not that daft. Well. Not quite. Probably.

So now I have a whole new exciting field to research - I like to know what's happening to me, especially when it involves brain cells, and if I'm going to get migraines, even mild ones, I want to be ready for it. Research skillz - I has them.

Assuming things done get worse, there will be fic later (thrilling, I know, but try to contain your excitement ;)) and some proof-reading of the tardis_bigbang website. We go live tomorrow and still so much to do!

How's everyone doing? Do drop in to say hi. I'll be here all day, in between headaches...

Comments

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better soon.

::hugs::

And yay TBB!!

[greyias.livejournal.com]

Oh no, not migraines... *hugs* I hope it goes away soon enough.

Unsolicited Medical Advice: If you can find some riboflavin (also known as B-2 in some pharmacies), try taking 200 - 400 mg. (My mom seems to only take 200 mg, and is usually able to function a little later in the day, rather than spend it and the next day recovering.)

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the migraine club. There're some nice pictures on the sight phenomenom here (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migr%C3%A4neaura#Migr.C3.A4neauren), though the text is German. Ironically, that's all my father gets - no headaches at all. So not fair...

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

Migraines are ick. I always get the lights and the weird sight thing quite a while before the headache kicked in so am able to treat it before it incapacitates me.

What I would suggest is trying to go through the day and see if you can think of anything that might have been a trigger. While I used to get migraines from cheese in my teens (it's a family allergy thing) the #1 thing that triggers them now is failing fluorescent lights. Which is weird when you consider that strobe lights in clubs don't have the same effect.

Best treatment for me? Cool darkness and sleep.

[travels-in-time.livejournal.com]

Ew. Not nice at all. I hope it stays mild (or, you know, goes away entirely).

[morgynleri]

*offers to share her extra-dark chocolate and dark, quiet hidey-hole for migraines*

I'd say the pain's the least part of a migraine, that the other effects are far worse. Which, for me... sensitivities to light, sound, touch, and smell, brain-fog, can't regulate temperature quite as well, and sometimes nausea. Visual artifacts like bright little tiny specks that swim around in my field of vision are more aura, and they give way to nausea and extreme sensitivity to light and sound, as well as all the rest of it.

Chocolate (dark, 70% cocoa content or better) seems to help me, at least. And dark and quiet.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Oh ICK. Feel better, hon!

[fish-echo.livejournal.com]

*sends healthy thoughts your way*

[blackmare-9.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're doing better. *hugs*

[crystalshard.livejournal.com]

Ah, migranes. Lovely things, they come in many varieties.

Quite a few people seem to have them triggered by dark chocolate. Could that be a factor?

[miss-zedem.livejournal.com]

Meant to say this earlier, but promise me that you'll mention this to your GP? I know you get headaches, but you've never had the blind-spot thing before, right? Just... get it checked out. Or there'll be trouble, missy. *tries to look stern*

*fails, and wanders off to read Shep drabble instead*

*runs back to give hug*