Eye Migraines????

my ex boyfriend has something somewhat similar, only if he looks into a bright light. then he'll see a big spot in his eyesight which will get bigger and give him a horrible migraine

im not sure what causes it
see an eye doc?!

There are several kinds of migraines. there are ocular migraines which are characterized by visual disturbances like you have described, along with an almost euphoric feeling. Once this goes away, you are back to normal. If after the visual disturbances you experience a headache on one side of head accompanied with nausea or vomitting, that is a classic migraine. I used to get a lot of these, but as I have gotten older they have become much less of a probelm. When I get mine, it begins in the left eye with a small pixel-like square in the lower left hand corner of my field of vision. Following that, the pixels seem to spreadacross my visual field. Eventually it becomes some sort of reverse tunnel vision and then it dissipates. Almost always, this is followed by the semi-hemispheric headache of gargantuan proportions that cause me to vomit if not treated during the visual phase. I have tried many medications, bu Midrin works for me and after several hours I am able to return to some of my normal activities. I feel a little spacy, but that's it. Occasionally, I will have the visual symptoms but no headache which I feel like I just got a get out of jail free card. A doctor can help you diagnose these and find an appropriate medication for you. Good luck.

I've had migraines since age 14. I always see "Christmas lights" and hear a whistling sound in one ear that signals the beginning of a migraine. The last few years, I get the lights and sounds then no, or a very manageable headache. I'd see a neurologist for a work up and to get your questions answered.

RE: hearing the heartbeat in your ears . . . I believe it's a form of tinnitis, like ringing in the ears. I've had it for years. The docs did an ENT work up and vertigo testing. Nothing was found and they said not to worry.

Soooooooooo . . . when you see the neurologist, bring up the heartbeat.

Good luck!

"When I get mine, it begins in the left eye with a small pixel-like square in the lower left hand corner of my field of vision. Following that, the pixels seem to spreadacross my visual field. Eventually it becomes some sort of reverse tunnel vision and then it dissipates."

Nods...

I get precisely the same. The headache is usually not that bad, but the visual disturbance is really distracting and irretating. Mine sometimes lasts up to an half an hour...but then again, it doesn't happen all that often.

To add...ktthefreak...I always thaught it is normal to see "blotches" when you look at a bright light...or is it just the migraine part that is the problem...