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

[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.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, I had it nowhere near that badly. Hopefully it'll stay that way, but I will arm myself with chocolate anyway (a cup of coffee and a few paracetamol seemed to me the world of good). You know. Just in case ;)

Thanks!

[morgynleri]

Not a problem. And I usually don't get all of the symptoms at once... those are just all the ones that I know have accompanied the migraine. The brain-fog, though, is the one constant. *makes a face* It's evil, very evil.

Pain killers are good, but they only take away the pain, not the rest, for me. Hence the chocolate. And caffeine is good, because it constricts blood vessels, which dilate during a migraine. Which causes the pain and at least some of the symptoms. Still haven't figured out what causes the brain-fog and how to get rid of it, though.

[blackmare-9.livejournal.com]

Visual artifacts like bright little tiny specks that swim around in my field of vision

Wait, what?

I've had those on occasion ever since I was five years old. They're migraine-related? Or ... they can be? I'd never heard of that, and I don't get migraines. Interesting.

[morgynleri]

For me, they're migraine-related. I don't know if they are for other people, since I've never really asked if anyone else gets them before the migraine hits.