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What Causes Migraine, One Sided Numbness And Tingling?

Hi. I m 13 & have been having migraines since I was 9. I didn t get them very often, but when I did, my right side would tingle and then go numb. Like, the whole side from the shoulder to my feet. After 2, I had a urine test, which came back normal. I had only 2 up until 1 month and a half ago. I was getting migraines everyday, always numb, and would frequently vomit. 3 weeks ago, my mom took me to the doctor who immediately got me to get a blood test, which almost made me pass out. I was recommended to a neurologist who said my symptoms were typical for a migraine patient, but that my numbness was abnormal. She got me an MRI/MRA. The radiologist sent a man to the waiting room with a phone, and gave it to my mom. There was a nurse on the other end who told her they were starting an IV on me. She took more pictures, and then sent me out. My mom sent me away, and later told me that they found something on my brain, but by policy, she couldn t say what it was. She took the second set of pictures because she and someone she consulted wanted to be sure they saw something. That was Friday, and tomorrow (Monday) the neurologist will call and we will make a plan. What could it be? I get nauseous as well.. And I don t know if this is related, but lately, I cannot breath right. Like, I ll be breathing fine, but out of nowhere will feel like I m not getting enough Oxygen. It s become more frequent that I feel like I don t have enough air. I m athletic, and eat healthy (for the most part). Should I be worried about what it could be? Oh, and she put me on anti-depressants (a fraction of the actual dose) because it should help my headaches go away and help me sleep. It does help me feel a bit refreshed when I wake up. She said I was too young for the actual migraine medicine, and that sometimes medicine for other things help for other conditions.
Mon, 12 Feb 2018
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Hello.
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your message.
I think I can help you.

Your symptoms are highly suggestive of what is known as "hemiplegic migraine".
In this, your symptoms of headache are associated with other neurological features.
I am assuming your sensory symptoms are located on one side of the body.

In this condition, the MRI does show changes which are similar to that of stroke.
So yes, changes are there and you need not worry- they are basically signs of what has been happening.

As for the medicine, if you have too many headaches, neurologists start a medicine that reduces the frequency of headaches.
In your case that is also needed because everytime you develop the sensory features or other neurological symptoms, the MRI gets affected.
This in log term can affect you wrong.
So the attempts are to reduce the frequency of headaches.
And sometimes, if taken sincerely, it can work wonders.

I hope this informs you about everything you need to know.
Once you know what exactly is happening, I am sure you will be able to understand what is going on.
That should help you relax.
And it should help you manage your migraines more easily.

I have tried my best to make it simple for you to understand.
Do understand that there is a lot more to the subject than just this.
In case you ant to know more about it or if you want to clear any doubts about what I have mentioned, feel free to ask a follow up query.
Best wishes, Dr Mittal
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What Causes Migraine, One Sided Numbness And Tingling?

Hello. I am Dr Mittal. I have read your message. I think I can help you. Your symptoms are highly suggestive of what is known as hemiplegic migraine . In this, your symptoms of headache are associated with other neurological features. I am assuming your sensory symptoms are located on one side of the body. In this condition, the MRI does show changes which are similar to that of stroke. So yes, changes are there and you need not worry- they are basically signs of what has been happening. As for the medicine, if you have too many headaches, neurologists start a medicine that reduces the frequency of headaches. In your case that is also needed because everytime you develop the sensory features or other neurological symptoms, the MRI gets affected. This in log term can affect you wrong. So the attempts are to reduce the frequency of headaches. And sometimes, if taken sincerely, it can work wonders. I hope this informs you about everything you need to know. Once you know what exactly is happening, I am sure you will be able to understand what is going on. That should help you relax. And it should help you manage your migraines more easily. I have tried my best to make it simple for you to understand. Do understand that there is a lot more to the subject than just this. In case you ant to know more about it or if you want to clear any doubts about what I have mentioned, feel free to ask a follow up query. Best wishes, Dr Mittal