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Suggest Treatment For Myopic Migraines

Over 45 years ago I was told I have myopic migraines. I just tried to look it up.. Is that the same thing as ocular migraines? It is not the severe headache, throwing up headache, but rather effects my vision rather like the ripples that happen when you throw a pebble in a pond. It expands and expands until it goes off my frame of sight. I may or may not have a headache after it is gone from my vision. Never mind..... I thought this was like a customer service site, now I see it is a doctor visit. I just am looking for info. Thanks anyway.
Thu, 22 Jan 2015
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I read your question and the symptoms carefully.

Looking at the description of your symptoms it looks more a case of a combination of silent migraines, meaning migraine visual aura without subsequent pain, combined with true attacks of migraine with aura.
If your symptoms involve only one eye and headache occurs simultaneously though, it could be a case of what is called retinal migraine.
To be honest I haven't encountered the term myopic migraine before. Headache classifications are subject to changes, and the current international headache classification system in use now was first published in 1988, before that there were many different naming version (and confusion) for the same headaches.
Treatment is similar to other types of migraine. Analgesics for the pain, ranging from over the counter painkillers to triptans (if your age is advanced and have cardiac disease consult the doctor beforehand) and if the episodes of pain are frequent preventive treatment is used (several options like amitriptyline, anticonvulsants, propranolol - all prescription drugs).

I hope to have been of help.
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Suggest Treatment For Myopic Migraines

I read your question and the symptoms carefully. Looking at the description of your symptoms it looks more a case of a combination of silent migraines, meaning migraine visual aura without subsequent pain, combined with true attacks of migraine with aura. If your symptoms involve only one eye and headache occurs simultaneously though, it could be a case of what is called retinal migraine. To be honest I haven t encountered the term myopic migraine before. Headache classifications are subject to changes, and the current international headache classification system in use now was first published in 1988, before that there were many different naming version (and confusion) for the same headaches. Treatment is similar to other types of migraine. Analgesics for the pain, ranging from over the counter painkillers to triptans (if your age is advanced and have cardiac disease consult the doctor beforehand) and if the episodes of pain are frequent preventive treatment is used (several options like amitriptyline, anticonvulsants, propranolol - all prescription drugs). I hope to have been of help.