Migraine triggered by street lights
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Does anyone get migraine after being out at night from street lights and passing headlights of traffic?
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Notes on Migraine triggered by street lights
Bella72 babs25
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Yes i can quiet quickly start to get a M from head lights especially the flickering bikes. I have two pairs of shades one for daytime and one pair for night. Really helps me, i just experimented with different tints but it helps.
babs25 Bella72
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My glasses have light reflective coating but doesn't help with the flickering. We have orange streetlights in some streets which are worse.
margaret22116 babs25
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It sounds more like an eye problem to me Babs like photophobia - sensitivity to light - bringing on the migraine. I don't know of course for sure but I have photophobia with my migraine sometimes and it can trigger them.
kath1955 babs25
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babs25
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aetl babs25
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Hi. I don't have migraines but my 22 year old daughter does. She has never complained about street lights, etc. but she has complained about her job. She is a student and also (had) a part time job in a clothing store. She had worked for the same company for 3 years. In her last year she changed stores. She complained about the lights in the store. She simply told me "the lights give me headaches" She stopped working there and although still has migraines they don't seem to be as frequent.
babs25 aetl
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margaret22116 babs25
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yes you see Babs not convinced that is not simple migraine. Taking migraine releif every day....it's not normal migraine. x
babs25 margaret22116
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I haven't been able to take migraine meds for four years now, I am currently med free.
aetl babs25
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My daughter no longer works in the store. She did not take pills every day. While she already knew she had migraines (like her father used to) she did go to a doctor for help. The only thing (as far as I know) they did was confirm that she was a victim of migraines and gave her tablets which she does not take every day.
What about the types of food you eat or trying magnesium? Don't know if there is any truth in those 2 things, I've just read about them.
babs25 aetl
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betsy70690 babs25
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Fluorescent lights are a big trigger. And I do take something almost everyday. My Dr's are aware, but can't seem to resolve issue. Including Botox, I've tried everything except the ear piercing that's new. I wait for the migraine to start before taking anything, buts it's almost everyday. Berametric pressure, foods, preventative meds, chiro, physical therapy, natural supplants like magnesium, I've tried it all. At some point it comes to quality of life. Please don't judge those who are taking daily medicine. We really don't want it that way.
babs25 betsy70690
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kath1955 betsy70690
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babs25 kath1955
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aetl babs25
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I'm sorry, I know what Sumatriptan is cause I looked it up but I don't understand the Qt episode-or why you can't get meds.
babs25 aetl
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