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this is exactly what mine look like.
mine fade in from a small point to a large dead spot and then fade back out to clear vision. when my vision is totally clear I know that I have about 20 to 30 minutes before the pain comes. it starts out as a dull ache and then gets to the point where I'd rather be dead over the course of half an hour or so. they typically last 3 to 4 hours.
like another user said I found that just going to sleep is the best option.
I never had a migraine until I was almost 30. I used to get regular headaches when I was younger but they weren't bad at all.
now I get these fucking migraines. lol
at least they give me a little bit of warning though, I guess.
I had regular headaches as a kid too but they kinda completely went away after I got migraines (not sure if exactly then, or shortly after). Now it's just migraines, which I usually feel coming when my stomach starts to turn and the eye pressure kicks in. Luckily, pain meds like Ibuprofen work fairly well for me.
lol mine went away too. i had a good 5 or so years with no issues at all until the migraines started. luckily they're very infrequent so i can't complain.
kinda funny your stomach starts turning as an indicator. it's so weird how different things are connected—especially when it comes to our brains.
It's actually a fairly common symptom of migraines, along with the pressure pain on one eye, since migraines itself are also usually on one side of the brain (the pain can spread though).
I think me suffering from migraines also makes me sensitive to certain light (flashes, specific colors like red light is really triggering, etc), somewhat similar to those with epilepsy, except that I don't end up with a seizure.
Yeah, i don't go watch fireworks anymore because they hurt these days.