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Old 03-03-2010, 04:25 PM   #1
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Migraines without the headaches?

I've been searching for answers to my health issues and have come up to the possibility that I'm having migraines without the headaches and usual symptoms of migraines. They would like to start me on a round of migraine meds to see if this helps - but wanted to ask around. My main symptoms suggesting migraines are chronic vertigo/dizzyness (vestibular health is good - so its not an inner ear issue), left sided weakness in leg, neuropathy in hands and feet, cognitive difficulties, word finding/reversal difficulties among other problems I have. My question is - if I rarely get a headache (if I do, its on the right side and responds to migraine meds at emerg), but have the vertigo etc - could this be migraines? I've been trying to search for non-typical migraine information, and came across this:

Hemiplegic migraine. This is rare. In addition to a severe headache, symptoms include weakness (like a temporary paralysis) of one side of the body. This may last up to several hours, or even days, before resolving. Therefore, it is sometimes confused with a stroke. You may also have other temporary symptoms of vertigo (severe dizziness), double vision, visual problems, hearing problems and difficulty speaking or swallowing.

I have all of these symptoms at one point or another - if this is what I have - it hasn't resolved itself - I am still having these symptoms for years now.
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Diagnosis:

Chronic Vertigo
Fibromylagia
Major Depressive Disorder
Peripherial Neuropathy
Vascular/Veinous malformation behind right eye
Raynauds
Restless Leg Syndrome
Neurological disorders

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Old 03-04-2010, 07:32 AM   #2
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Re: Migraines without the headaches?

those symptoms could be from numerous things. I would go with trying the migraine meds first because if it IS a silent migraine, then all or most of your symptoms will subside upon taking the meds. If the meds don't do anything for these symptoms, then at least you ruled out the migraine option.

 
Old 03-06-2010, 07:05 AM   #3
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Re: Migraines without the headaches?

Thanks - I do worry though as I've read in some areas not to take migraine meds if you have certain risk factors - I guess what I'm trying to decide if it is worth the risk taking the meds and having a reaction. My brain is in a fog now, so I can't seem to put my finger to what I'm trying to say. I guess I'm trying to decide - do I go with the advice of an inexperienced Nurse Practioner who likes to push meds (I'm now off all the meds she has put me on over the last 2 years due to side effects and no results) vs. waiting for my visit to a new Neurologist to see what his thoughts are.
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Diagnosis:

Chronic Vertigo
Fibromylagia
Major Depressive Disorder
Peripherial Neuropathy
Vascular/Veinous malformation behind right eye
Raynauds
Restless Leg Syndrome
Neurological disorders

 
Old 03-07-2010, 10:49 AM   #4
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Re: Migraines without the headaches?

exactly which meds are they asking you to take? There are two types, preventatives and abortive meds. Abortive meds are only taken a few times in a month. Preventatives are taken every day and you usually won't know if they are working for you until you are on them for a few months. There are also multiple "types" of preventatives from beta blockers, calcium channel blockers (I can't take either of these due to my normally low blood pressure) and then there are several other classes. So if you are worried about side effects it's dependent upon which class the meds are in.

 
Old 05-12-2010, 05:03 PM   #5
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Re: Migraines without the headaches?

have a ct scan done or an mri if good ask dr to do mrv which looks at the veins in the head my daughter had a stroke at 33 hemipeligic stroke

 
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