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What Causes Chronic Migraines With Dizziness And Headaches?
I am a 41 yr old female who is currently being treated for chronic migraines. Yesterday I had an odd episode where I felt a migraine coming, but in addition, I started to have trouble keeping my eyes open. Initially I thought that it was due to light sensitivity, however, the difficulty in keeping my eyes open became pretty severe. I left work early due to the migraine, and while driving, I was having trouble seeing, and kept having to force my eyes to stay open. It was as if I were falling asleep while driving, but I wasnt tired. Once I made it home, I slept most of the day. Now today, I am experiencing dizziness and a slight headache. I am unsure as to whether this is still migraine related.
Tue, 1 Sep 2015
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
The description of the headache episode described by you seems to be migraine with visual aura.
In this type of headache visual blurring, scotomas, scintillation may lead to difficulty in seeing and migraine leads to fatigue, photophobia, phonophobia.
You should take rest and pain killers.
You should consult your treating neurologist for prophylaxis of chronic migraine with beta blockers, amitriptyline, topiramate, valproate, flunarizine.
Avoid exertion , sleep loss, skipping meals, coffee, chocolate.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
The description of the headache episode described by you seems to be migraine with visual aura.
In this type of headache visual blurring, scotomas, scintillation may lead to difficulty in seeing and migraine leads to fatigue, photophobia, phonophobia.
You should take rest and pain killers.
You should consult your treating neurologist for prophylaxis of chronic migraine with beta blockers, amitriptyline, topiramate, valproate, flunarizine.
Avoid exertion , sleep loss, skipping meals, coffee, chocolate.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
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