First off I can relate to all of you. I get these types of migraines too but I get the migraine afterwards. I have had them for about 6 years now, it sucks but I just have to live with it I guess. My doctor gave me Imitrex which is a great help for the actual migraine, but nothing helps the aura, you just let it run its course for 20 minutes which is horrifying enough. I don't know who said it but your right I wish they'd find a cure for this horrifying condition. It interferes with life in general and most people don't understand. Glad I am not alone.
Calgarygirl-I noticed you said you were taking birth control pills. I want to tell you that some birth control pills can make your migraines worse and more frequent and can even up your risk of stroke...that is for people who get specifically migraine with aura. If you are taking a combined oral contraceptive with both the estrogen and progesteron. It is thought that the estrogen is what can increase your risk of stroke as well as making the migraines more frequent and worse. My OBGYN put me on a low dose birth control pill but (Ortho Tricyclen Lo) and after being on that for 6 months I was up to having 8 to 10 migraines a month. As soon as I stopped this particular BC pill the migraine frequency has decrease to 2 a month. Thats a big difference. My doctor now has me on Nor QD aka the "mini pill". Its progesteron only and I have been on it almost 3 weeks now with no problems. The only difference with this pill is you MUST take it the same time every day and there are no placebo pills. Anyways I hope this information helps you, its not safe to take combined oral contraceptives when you get migraine with aura.
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