Last night i had a migraine headache and i saw white lines in waves in my vision from my right eye????

Question

Which is also where the pain was coming from, what could that mean???

This is not my first migrain, but my first one in a while, i use to get them back in hihn school whne i played football but now i haven't had one, until now, in like 7-8 months..... i have had blurry vision, just never the lines.... and i would see a doc but i'm in a bad position with no health insurance right now (i know its a bad thing)... but i have had an MRi and cat scan before, with nothing unusual showing up......

Answer 1

it means smoke more kwak

Answer 2

I have been suffering from migraines since I was 12. This is very common. I sometimes see white shards of bright light or little squiggly lines that move quickly over my eyes. There are actually times when I have completely lost vision in my right eye. I am not sure if it is a coincidence that it happens to us in the right eye. I was told by the neurologist that it is pressure from the blood vessels expanding putting pressure on the nerves in the eye. Have you had migraines before? If so have you seen a neurologist? There are so many things that I have learned from seeing the right doctors that have helped me reduce my migraines from 4-6 a month to 1-2 a month. A huge change. There are smells, foods and drinks that trigger them for me. Also if I skip a meal I am prone to get one. I hope you feel better soon. I would really suggest seeing a neurologist to try to keep it from happening again.

Answer 3

The white lines are called visual phenomena. They can accompany a migraine or you could have them without pain from a migraine. It is best to see a neurologist. I get the white wavy lines without migraine pain and my neurologist said some people have migraine pain with the wavy lines and some don't. I also take a tylenol when I start getting the visual thing - so that I can combat the headache that might come along with it.

Answer 4

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 5

Visual distortions, ringing ears, strange tastes/smells and altered feeling in your body are all symptoms of migraine and what separate it from a normal headache. If someone asks "what hurts" - the answer is "everything, even the bed I'm lying on hurts".
Have you had a migraine before? Do you get them often? If they've just started or are getting more frequent or worse, get yourself off to the doctor's for a check up.

Answer 6

It means that your nerve was pinched from the migraine. I've had that happen to me. I've had migrains so bad that I've gone blind for a while.

My doctor told me that the migrain actually pushes against nerves in the head, and that's why people go blind, see things, or (as in some of my cases) suddenly get weak. The best thing to do is take your medicine (motrine, tylonel, advil, or prescription meds if you have them) and lie down.

Answer 7

I have migraines and always see a spot of bright light in one eye which quickly grows into an arc of zig zag light until it covers the entire eye. I do not have pain with it but I do have after effects of upset stomach and a general feeling of malaise.

Answer 8

Headache is a pain in the head, scalp or neck. Headaches can be
caused by minor problems like eyestrain, lack of coffee or more
serious reasons like head injury, brain tumors, encephalitis and
meningitis. Taking painkillers continuously can have harmful side
effects, so it is better to modify your lifestyle. More information
available at

Answer 9

My wife has migranes and has had them since the age of 12 , now 41. It is best to get the advice of a good doctor, their are certain foods that cause migranes. the next time you have a migrane write down what is eaten and try not to elimane that food or circumstance that caused them

Answer 10

i also get really bad migrains ..my eyes do really hurt and go a little weird at times.. but ive never heard of that before.. um try excedrin for migrains.. it really helps mine.. good luck

Answer 11

See a doctor immediatley. Could be any number of things: stress, tumor, optical nerve failure, siezure, etc, etc. You need to see a doctor and probably have an MRI.

Slainte,

-D