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Silent Migraines
I have been dealing with this for about 2 years now on and off. Blurred vision, light sensitivity, sensitivity to fast moving things on tv and in real life. Sometimes I get a dull pain in the head, but not very often and not really that painful when it does happen. Had 3 MRIs and a CT scan. These showed the normal lesions that migraineurs get. Anyway, my question is for those of you that do experience silent migraines, how long are the episodes. Mine last for sometimes 6 weeks. Is this uncommon?
Okay, makes sense now. Send me the link if you don't mind.
Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the info!
I brought it up because I have a pituitary tumor myself. And headaches is one symptom of pituitary tumors. There are different kinds - some they call functioning and others they call non-functioning tumors.
I'm not sure what kind I have other than at last pituitary MRI, it was still a "microadenoma" meaning a tumor smaller than 1 CM on the pituitary (that gland is about the size of a pea I've read) and I don't think the doctor really knows what kind I have either with the testing I've had.
An article link I got from Medhelp's brain/pituitary tumor moderator stated pituitary tumors can be a source of migraines. If interested in it, let me know.
I'm not sure what kind I have other than at last pituitary MRI, it was still a "microadenoma" meaning a tumor smaller than 1 CM on the pituitary (that gland is about the size of a pea I've read) and I don't think the doctor really knows what kind I have either with the testing I've had.
An article link I got from Medhelp's brain/pituitary tumor moderator stated pituitary tumors can be a source of migraines. If interested in it, let me know.
Not sure what type I've had, but i've had 4 total on 2 different machines. The first one was negative so they decided to do what they called a close up in a bigger machine with contrast which also was negative. I looked it up online and I don't have any symptoms of it - not sure why you point to it as a possibiltiy. I also have to trust that my neurologist knows what he's doing.
lambekel- So you had specifically a dynamic MRI of your pituitary? Because a regular brain MRI very often would miss a tumor on the pituitary gland. The MRI of the pituitary is done in a different manner, because it is a very small gland, though it has an enormously important role in so many areas.
rudyhorse- Have to watch out on the feverfew though- I had a prescription strength from an acupuncturist and wondered if it's what threw me into my postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. It might not of. However, my internal med doctor at the time said there was a potential lasting side effect of feverfew where the blood vessels become flacid and won't contract like they are supposed to when you stand up.
rudyhorse- Have to watch out on the feverfew though- I had a prescription strength from an acupuncturist and wondered if it's what threw me into my postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. It might not of. However, my internal med doctor at the time said there was a potential lasting side effect of feverfew where the blood vessels become flacid and won't contract like they are supposed to when you stand up.
I agree that helps me also, the excedrin migraine...:) You might do well to have a preventative if you don't already. Magnesium is the other thing that helps me, some people get help with Fever Few (herb) or co-enz. q-10 (I think that is right). The goal is to prevent them.
I have had one for a month now also, so now the Dr is going to try some spine PT and massage...we will see.
Good luck, and keep us posted
Tracy
I have had one for a month now also, so now the Dr is going to try some spine PT and massage...we will see.
Good luck, and keep us posted
Tracy
Not 6 weeks straight - on and off. maybe a day or 2 without then a few days with. I have been checked for everything. connected to all types of stuff - mri with and without contrast, catscan. my BP is perfect, cholesterol is perfect. Vision is fine. I've had everything done. What does seem to help oddly (I just discoverd this) is excedrin migrain: the caffeine, aspirin, tylenol combo pill.
Sorry to hear that you have these nasty migraines. I have silent migraines and it was suggested to me by a Neurologist that the longer they last the harder to get rid of them, so I would say 6weeks is way too long. Did a DR say they were silent migraines? What do you use as a preventative ect? Have you tried Magnesium, or other things?
Yes, my mri show these lesions also, and I get this dizziness, vertigo, and fast moving things, especially with light really bother me also.
Keep us posted, and let us know what is working or not working for you,
Tracy
Yes, my mri show these lesions also, and I get this dizziness, vertigo, and fast moving things, especially with light really bother me also.
Keep us posted, and let us know what is working or not working for you,
Tracy
Have they ever checked you for a pituitary tumor (different kind of MRI, dynamic with and without contrast), which can cause headaches? Have you gotten checked by a neuro-opthamologist about the blurred vision? Gotten a field of vision test? With the sensitivity to fast moving things, have you ever gone to an ENT and had a VNG test? I don't have silent migraines that I know of. I can get aggravated by fast flashing images on tv and have light sensitivity as well sensitivity to reading.
Is your blood pressure very low or high? And what about your cholesterol level?
Is your blood pressure very low or high? And what about your cholesterol level?
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