Anyone experience this?
By Amber
@AmbiePam (102930)
United States
September 4, 2024 8:06pm CST
So most of you know I get migraines. A few days ago I started to get lightning flashes in my vision. I thought they might be auras (for a migraine), and sure enough yesterday or late the night before I got a migraine. Then my vision really started getting weird. Now, it’s like someone is throwing tinsel into my eyes. It still could be an aura (some migraine sufferers get auditory or visual disturbances before, during and after one, called an aura), but in the past my auras, which have been rare, have just been a heaviness on my head which warned me one was coming.
Has anyone ever experienced this? It’s just odd. I’m not sure what’s causing it.
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@snowy22315 (196052)
• United States
5 Sep 24
That sounds scary. I'm glad you are going to get it checked out. I also hope it is better in the morning.
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@allknowing (153593)
• India
5 Sep 24
I get those flashes but they do not last long. I do not suffer from migraine.
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@kaylachan (79491)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Sep 24
Have you noticed any other changes? That'd be a good place to start.
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@AmbiePam (102930)
• United States
5 Sep 24
@kaylachan The migraine wasn’t any different than previous ones. Yes, I can still occasionally see it.
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@kaylachan (79491)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Sep 24
@AmbiePam Did it feel the same as previous ones? Can you see now?
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@MarieCoyle (48427)
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5 Sep 24
I have had flashes of light beforehand, but no tinsel. Fought them all my life and I know it’s miserable. I wish you didn’t have them, I wish no one did. So many times mine are on the left side of my head, but I have had every single test known and they still can’t fix it. I wish they could!
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@xstitcher (35522)
• Petaluma, California
7 Sep 24
Not me personally, but I remember my Mom getting what she called "Sparklies".
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@Juliaacv (54986)
• Canada
5 Sep 24
Yes, I have had light flashes of bright white light as well as coloured lights during the starts of a migraine.
I haven't had those in years, since my late 30's really, and I wonder if it is related to age.
Others told me during their age in the late 30's and early 40's similar findings.
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@LadyDuck (483457)
• Italy
5 Sep 24
I have them Amber. Those are called "ophtalmic migraines", you see flashes and colors dancing in your eyes, it is very annoying. I talked about this with my eye doctor who told me that there is nothing he can do, usually those do not last long.
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@RasmaSandra (88926)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Sep 24
I am lucky that I had migraines when I went to university but since that time no more. It must have been the stress of school. I don't know what you are experiencing but perhaps this can help
https://www.aao.org/eye-health/symptoms/flashes-of-light
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@RasmaSandra (88926)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Sep 24
@AmbiePam I hope it can give you some answers
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@LindaOHio (200770)
• United States
5 Sep 24
I never had flashes when I used to get migraines. I hope you're feeling better and have a good day.
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@thislittlepennyearns (65866)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Sep 24
I have! I get them more now than when I was younger.
I thought we talked about this, that you weren't supposed to get migraines anymore.
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I forgot!@thislittlepennyearns (65866)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
11 Sep 24
@AmbiePam I think we are going back to the hospital tomorow. I will keep you updated
@jnrdutton (3383)
• United States
5 Sep 24
I'd suggest getting to E.R., lightning flashes in your vision could be a sign of serious vision threatening problems. Not trying to fear monger but going blind in my right eye (though it was temporary) taught me to be more vigilant with eye care.
Better safe than sorry.
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@jnrdutton (3383)
• United States
5 Sep 24
@AmbiePam very welcome, I'd hate for you to go blind.
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@1creekgirl (44162)
• United States
7 Sep 24
Amber, I'm so sorry to hear this. Auras aren't usually dangerous, but they can be scary. I've had them over the years, sometimes a migraine would follow, sometimes not. More often a migraine without an aura.
Mine usually start with a little sparkly silver sliver in the upper left corner of my eye, then progresses into bright, flashing lights in a circle. Have you had a chance to get your Neurologist to check you?
You know I'll be praying for you.
@Faster16 (3250)
• Indonesia
5 Sep 24
Oh no, that sounds rough! Migraines are bad enough without all those crazy visual disturbances. Hopefully, it’s just an aura and nothing more serious, but it might be worth checking in with your doc just to be safe. Sending good vibes your way—hope it eases up soon!
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