Aura without migraine (or at least without the headache)

[Anonymous]

Does anyone else get an aura, like the aura you get with a migraine, but without other migraine symptoms? I used to get these a lot, and took steps to reduce the stress in my life. Now some stress has come back, and so have my auras (Dr. Google tells me that they are still technically migraines, but to me a migraine means pain, and throwing up, and sensitivity to light and sound and smells, and these have none of those except maybe the slightest whisper of a headache).

Is this something I should be concerned about? It's annoying because it's hard to read, and I don't drive when I'm having them, but is it dangerous? Should I do something about it? What do other people do?

[Anonymous]

I got one one time we think as a reaction to a medication. It was odd as I didn't have a migraine at the time. It was a one time thing so far. I'd go to a neurologist if they are regular. I immediately contacted mine.

[Anonymous]

I've had them all my life. They tend to occur every now and then for a while, then nothing for months or years.

My husband gets them too. I think it's pretty common. Doctors have never been concerned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've had them all my life. They tend to occur every now and then for a while, then nothing for months or years.

My husband gets them too. I think it's pretty common. Doctors have never been concerned.

Continued - Mine last for half an hour almost exactly. I don't do anything about them, though they can be annoying. Actually the most annoying part is just before the aura begins. I notice a blind spot if I'm reading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else get an aura, like the aura you get with a migraine, but without other migraine symptoms? I used to get these a lot, and took steps to reduce the stress in my life. Now some stress has come back, and so have my auras (Dr. Google tells me that they are still technically migraines, but to me a migraine means pain, and throwing up, and sensitivity to light and sound and smells, and these have none of those except maybe the slightest whisper of a headache).

Is this something I should be concerned about? It's annoying because it's hard to read, and I don't drive when I'm having them, but is it dangerous? Should I do something about it? What do other people do?

I have these too. I first went to an ophthalmologist because I thought it was my vision. He said they were pretty common and since stress management keeps mine to a minimum Inhavent followed up with a neurologist. The last time I had a series of real migraines I did go to a neurologist and they tried medication which had way worse side effects than the headaches for me.

[Anonymous]

Birth control causes them for me.

[Anonymous]

My 15 year old gets them every rare once in a while. It’s usually either a blind spot or squiggly rainbow lines for about 20-30 minutes, and he rarely gets the accompanying headache.

I get the aura for about 20-30 minutes and then have about 15 minutes of clear vision followed by 4-5 hours of super intense head pain (can’t get out of bed type pain) and another day of migraine hangover (bruised brain feeling, nausea, weakness)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old gets them every rare once in a while. It’s usually either a blind spot or squiggly rainbow lines for about 20-30 minutes, and he rarely gets the accompanying headache.

I get the aura for about 20-30 minutes and then have about 15 minutes of clear vision followed by 4-5 hours of super intense head pain (can’t get out of bed type pain) and another day of migraine hangover (bruised brain feeling, nausea, weakness)

Squiggly lines are not a big deal. I have them all the time. Its the ones where you basically lose vision and have lots of flashing lights that are scarry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old gets them every rare once in a while. It’s usually either a blind spot or squiggly rainbow lines for about 20-30 minutes, and he rarely gets the accompanying headache.

I get the aura for about 20-30 minutes and then have about 15 minutes of clear vision followed by 4-5 hours of super intense head pain (can’t get out of bed type pain) and another day of migraine hangover (bruised brain feeling, nausea, weakness)

Squiggly lines are not a big deal. I have them all the time. Its the ones where you basically lose vision and have lots of flashing lights that are scarry.

It’s a big deal if you’re about to vault in a gymnastics competition, or take a final exam, or just about anything that requires vision. What I get is almost like a broken glass effect and numbness in my kneecaps or arms. I don’t know how I will ever know if I’m actually having a stroke instead.

[Anonymous]

It's under the umbrella of "migraine variant."

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1142731-overview

[Anonymous]

I get the rainbow flashing lights. The first time I was boarding a cross country flight and worried it was a detached reinstall, but Google diagnosed it correctly, followed up by a visit to a neurologist.

Mine seem very random and not stress related. Annoying if I’m trying to work. Once I had one while driving and had to pull over. Otherwise I’m just grateful no pain is involved.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like you are talking about an ocular migraine, they look generally like these pictures and typically have no headache accompanying the vision symptoms. Mine last about 10-30 minutes and I can't read or drive until it's gone but otherwise I can continue what I'm doing.

[Anonymous]

I get them. Mine are silver flashes moving toward the center of my field of vision in a circular pattern.

I also get classic migraines: nausea, light sensitivity, intense pain on one side. However, the vision disturbances and painful migraines never occur together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like you are talking about an ocular migraine, they look generally like these pictures and typically have no headache accompanying the vision symptoms. Mine last about 10-30 minutes and I can't read or drive until it's gone but otherwise I can continue what I'm doing.

Oh I just looked at the picture and it reminded me how creepy they are. It’s like a headache without the pain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 15 year old gets them every rare once in a while. It’s usually either a blind spot or squiggly rainbow lines for about 20-30 minutes, and he rarely gets the accompanying headache.

I get the aura for about 20-30 minutes and then have about 15 minutes of clear vision followed by 4-5 hours of super intense head pain (can’t get out of bed type pain) and another day of migraine hangover (bruised brain feeling, nausea, weakness)

Squiggly lines are not a big deal. I have them all the time. Its the ones where you basically lose vision and have lots of flashing lights that are scarry.

It’s a big deal if you’re about to vault in a gymnastics competition, or take a final exam, or just about anything that requires vision. What I get is almost like a broken glass effect and numbness in my kneecaps or arms. I don’t know how I will ever know if I’m actually having a stroke instead.

You sound pretty dramatic. Be grateful you don't have my migraines.