Headaches!

Redhelen72 | 11:39 Thu 12th Oct 2023 | Body & Soul

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have had some absolute blinders recently - even to the point of affecting my sight.

Eyes go blurry and swirly - the headache is in my forehead area.

Had an eyesight test 6 weeks ago and got some new glasses but the glasses were broken in on the first few days.

Monitor the situation?

Odd One

Always Tired, Even With Lots Of Sleep

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anneasquith

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Well, it must be the wine. 🤗

12:38 Fri 13th Oct 2023

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MargoTester

'But the glasses were broken in on the first few days' not quite sure what this means? But was going to suggest going back to the optician

Redhelen72

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sorry I should have explained - the glasses are stronger than my last ones so the opticion advised to 'break them in' wearing them longer and longer

pastafreak

What do you mean by "swirly"?

Redhelen72

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like there was one of those kids toys from the 70s with the moving pictures in front of my eyes

MargoTester

Oh I see (no pun intended) It might still be worth going back to get them checked out and talk about the headaches though

pastafreak

My first thought was migraine. Any blind spots or flashing/zigzag lights?

Moorea7

? Migraine

Redhelen72

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Pasta that was himselfs suggestion - but i have never had them and I always thought migraines wipe you out - these disapear eventually - I had one this morning - it lasted about 60 minutes after taking some paracetamol

anneasquith

First thought just like pasta, migraine .?

ferlew

I have similar headaches, and was told that they are Scintillating Scotomas. (May have the spelling wrong)
Self limiting, usually gone within an hour or so. Just a thought.

calmck

What time of day and when have you eaten. Cheese and red wine used to give my sister migraines

Redhelen72

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Headache was about 11am so no wine - and omelette for breakfast

pastafreak

The scintillating scotoma is the vision disturbance. Common to ocular or classic migraine.

It typically lasts 20 minutes for me...followed by fuzzy headedness. Sometimes a thumping headache.

https://www.google.com/search?client=tablet-android-samsung-rev2&;sca_esv=572849866&sxsrf=AM9HkKliE_Sh2V5IPs-1grnNA_WEavNSkQ:1697112878990&q=scintillating+scotoma&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_w66SvvCBAxVMh_0HHZA6CYcQ0pQJegQIDxAB&biw=768&bih=1024&dpr=2

pastafreak

Mine started in my 40s...IIRC

Barsel

Could it be your sinuses?

Have you had a bad cold lately?

I used to get really blinding headaches from my sinuses.

Moorea7

Stress and lack of sleep can bring on migraines.

Countrylover

Look what you have done Pasta, damn links.

I'd say migraine of some sort. Electrical disturbance in brain. Don't necessarily wipe you out. I used to get them in my teens and they would block out half my vision. They were frightening. I got migraine attacks again when I was pregnant. I haven't had any for years now. My Dad had migraine and so did my son in his teens. They affected the use of his right arm, as well as a headache. Apparently they very often run in families.