I lost eye sight also !.?

Question

Thursday evening I had came home not feeling well from work , Layed down for a bit , woke up scared to death , I couldn't hardly talk , I couldn't see out my left eye and had no feeling in my left Side. My husband rushed me to the ER , wich they put me at a 10 on the stroke scale until they did a angio on my brain to make sure there wasn't any blockages , which there wasn't but ,they still said I need a MRI and to see a Neurologist , They gave me a shot of Morphine ,it seemed to help a little bit with the Migrain, But I went back to work yesterday morning ,OMG i felt sick my head was rocking with pain , SO I went strait back tot he ER, I had lost sight in ,my left eye again and the pain was unbarable ,they gave me a shot of Dilaudid . But the doctor told me that with such severe Migrains, I could permenantly lose my sight in my left eye. Im scared , and don't know what to do or what to believe. I went to my dads and slep off the drug , and the pain was still there. Any advice ?

Answer 1

There are many forms of headache and migraine syndromes. It is not uncommon for patients to have a graying or even a loss of vision to one or both visual fields. It is also not uncommon for people to have hemiparesis or hemiplegia and slurred speech or even complete aphasia. Combined with these symptoms are often the usual prodrome, aura, headache and postdrome phases. Also most people with these symptoms have the nausea and or vomiting and sensitivity to light and or sound and possibly odors. The two most common migraine patterns with these syndromes is hemiplegic migraines and basilar migraines, but there are some others.

It is good that they treated you with pain medications only, as some of the newer migraine medications may cause problems for patients with your complex of symptoms. You should avoid using anyone else's migraine medications until you are seen by a neurologist.

You need to follow up with a neurologist or headache specialist as soon as possible. They can pick the proper abortive medication for the acute headache and possibly prescribe a preventive medication if your headaches are too frequent. There are numerous medications out there but as they are prescription, and as you need to know all about the headaches to select the proper medication, that should be left to the physician, or nurse practitioners.

I recommend that you go to the following site prior to your visit:

http://www.headaches.org

In the consumer area, see the educational resources tab.

Print and fill out the headache diary as shown.

People say there are several causes for migraines, and this is not thought to be the case. The actual cause is not proven, but there is a current consensus theory. What people often say are causes are actually called triggers, they do not cause the headaches, but they can trigger the effect. There are activities and foods to be avoided, however, each person's triggers are individual. This is the purpose for the diary noted above. It helps you to discover your triggers so they can be avoided or eliminated.

See the How to talk to your headache doctor page. This will help you know what information is important to report so the doctor can properly diagnose and treat your headaches.

I also recommend the pages on analgesic rebound, and diet.

There are many non medication methods which are beneficial also, such as biofeedback, and acupuncture. I also feel that chiropractic can be beneficial for some forms of migraine, but in some forms it can cause permanent disability and possibly death. I advise you have a diagnosis of the type of migraine and be clear to try chiropractic before trying any alternative techniques.

I personally have basilar migraines, and have lost vision in my left visual field on several occasions, I, personally, have no permanent visual issues as a result. There are treatments available, it was my development of migraines that led to my specialization in headache management.

As a fellow migraine sufferer, I wish you the best.

Answer 2

Migraines can affect people differently. See a Neurologist. There are different meds out there. Some can prevent the migraines to become full blown. You take the meds at the fist onset and go to bed. You do need a better drug regiment, and the neurologist can do that for you. You don't necessarily will lose your vision in your left eye. Go see a specialist!