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i have 2 strange symptoms that i am unsure if they are peri related or if there is something totally different going on. my sacroiliac joint is constantly inflammed and is sensitive to touch, rubbing, etc. chiropractor told me she could tell it was inflamed. also my eyesight has not just gotten blurrier but I'm much more sensitive to light. Can anyone relate to either of these symptoms???
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staci88515 nakai25859
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My eyes are my main complaint. Since my first migraine with aura a few months ago, my eyesight has drastically declined. Blurriness, floaters, flashes, extreme light sensitivity, wavy lines, fishbowl effect, random glowing dots, etc.. It has been a nightmare.
nakai25859 staci88515
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thank you so much for your response! can you explain your migraine auras to me??
staci88515 nakai25859
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I was at work (school) and felt great. I was on the third day of a heavy period. All of a sudden my vision went odd as if I looked at something bright and looked away. I kept blinking. Next, I saw a scintillating scotoma, which resembled a water drop on a glass. It was round and I could not see through it. That spot grew quite large and formed a colorful jagged edge. The colors were bright and intense and moving...think kaleidoscope. Eventually, it began to break apart and my entire vision was filled with colorful triangles. Then, I had like black clouds and then my eyesight came back. During the episode, I also had tunnel vision and speech impairment. But, I am not sure if that was part of the aura or was panic. I didn't know auras existed, so when it was happening to me it was frightening. It lasted a solid 30 minutes.
Three days later, I woke up and it was dark. I looked at my iPhone and the words were all blurry. Then, I saw like white cobwebs. Then, the fortress aura started. It was less intense than the first episode. It started as a circle with a zigzag colorful border, but morphed into a jagged C-shape with a bright blue light at the edge.
Two days after the second, I was at the doctors office in the waiting room and had my third aura. It was less intense than the first two. It was a circle with a zigzag colorful border.
I have had visual disturbances since the auras. I was certain that something was wrong with me to have this occur, but while I was on leave from work, I found out two co-workers also experienced their first auras within weeks of mine at school. So, I really don't know what to think.
nakai25859 staci88515
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wow! i am sorry you went through this but i have to tell you-this makes me feel so much better. i have had 2 very similar circumstances. FREAKED ME OUT!!!!! i have had other things going on that we still dont have a definitive answer for so when the aura happened a few days ago i just about came unglued.
have you been told that these are from hormonal imbalance?
staci88515 nakai25859
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I have not been told the cause of the auras. Doctors do not seem overly concerned with them. I have been told, "...they won't kill me." The only person to allude to hormones is my neurologist. He said, "I see a lot of women your age for the first time."
pinkcatfairy nakai25859
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I started having these auras for the first time in menopause, I suffer with dry eyes and allergies(since menopause too!) and often wondered if these symptoms triggered the auras. The doctor didn't seem that concerned about them and basically implied in menopause they can happen. I did have a mri scan which didn't show anything untoward. I just couldn't understand why i would get them suddenly in mid life but i guess it must be due to hormones. Sometimes i felt that certain things etc triggered them, stress, tiredness, wine, phones, even fridge lights! My dad said that he started getting them mid life and at 83 still gets them!