Lights, Migraine Pain!!
March 11th 2010 20:30
My head,shut the lights off!!
I can't stand bright lights. I can't stand flickering lights in the stores. Sometimes I can't even be in the light. It can cause such sharp,stabbing pain in my head,face,jaws to the point where I have to go to bed,hide in the dark.
There have been times where I've pulled into a parking lot and suddenly an aura begins. I can feel it start. Then the lines begin, my vision becomes blurry. Usually this takes about 10 to 15 minutes to progress and my whole vision is squiggly lines,blurry. Then about the same amount of time to clear up.
I have had times recently where it's taken about twice as long to clear up. It has scared me,thinking it wasn't going to clear up at all.
After the aura, my pain level goes up. Nothing I take will help. Usually I crawl into bed. Some other things that can set this off is watching tv. The way something is filmed can trigger it.
I do not want to go to the ER as I am "mistreated" there. As a woman, they think I'm dramatic. They may think I'm a drug seeker. They may think I'm seeking attention. Yeah right...or if could be and I was told this when I went to the ER about an injury to my arm,that I couldn't be treated properly due to no insurance.
So many in the medical community need to be educated about migraine DISEASE. There are blogs by ER doctors and nurses that call migraineurs all sorts of names. They say we migraineurs need to wait until doctor office hours. How nice for them, I'd like to throw up on them during a severe attack.
Anyway, lights can be a major trigger. Don't let yourself think your crazy if your pain level goes up or you get a migraine attack after being around bright lighting.
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