I can't even look at a strobe light and now with all of the Christmas lights on display it will be hard to avoid a migraine.
2006-11-25 17:41:39 · 8 answers · asked by Claire 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Migraine IS a neurological disease. Although it isn't necessarily seizure related (though it can be), bright lights and flashing lights can trigger migraines for so many of us. Epilepsy/seizure drugs are now being prescribed for migraines - Topamax and Neurontin, for instance.
Your doctor may want to do an EEG to rule out the possibility that your migraines are seizure-related, btw. As my doctor explained to me when she insisted I get one, not all seizures are the "twitchy" or the "grand mal" kind. A seizure can also just look like daydreaming.
If one of your triggers is bright lights or flashy stuff, it's not a bad thing to eliminate.
Take care, and may your days be pain-free!
2006-11-27 06:11:51 · answer #1 · answered by chershaytoute 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a major migraine trigor and causes me to have a seizure under the right circumstances. Here are some tips from experience: always have an exit plan; keep the lights on, it it is dark and flashing it is worse than a flashing in a bright area, never leave home without a pair of dark sunglasses, you might look like an idiot for wearing them in the dark but they help, carry your drugs with you, stay medicated, avoid chocolate and caffine, both cause migrains. I hope this helps.
2006-11-25 19:02:42 · answer #2 · answered by me 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must check you blood pressure. I have headaches too but on the back of my head when I'm very tired or when I do some weight lifting. That is from high blood pressure. The low blood pressure can cause headache too. The stroke(I don't want to scare you but is possible) have some signs before it happen, like headaches, dizziness, unusual fatigue. It is better to go to a doctor and get a CAT scanning. My style is to take some pills immediately, take nap and don't suffer. The migraine is a headache that is usually localized on one side of the head, starts by flashing pain which can take to some for hours. In most cases the stomach is affected also.
2016-03-29 09:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes. It's not a major trigger for me but works along with bright lights. If I do get a migraine from them, there usually has to be another trigger as well.
2006-11-25 18:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by It'sJustMe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only when they're flashing on top of the police car behind me after a night of party, party.
2006-11-25 17:50:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can cause seisures in some people.
2006-11-25 17:43:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It did evoke seizures in my dog.
2006-11-25 17:52:53 · answer #7 · answered by kirsten j 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.neurologyreviews.com/feb04/nr_feb04_foramen.html
2006-11-28 12:05:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋