Migraine Aura / Ocular Migraine and Triggers

Migraine Aura / Ocular Migraines what I experience, the Triggers I suspect. Are these things caused by foods and environmental factors?

[@rhipsalislvr7141]

I was freaked out, too, the first time I experienced one. I've had them about the past 20 yrs. Triggers I've identified are: raising my head backwards fast, going from a relatively dark room to Bright light, just looking up towards a bright light, being in a stressful situation.

[@5p674]

That's exactly right! Interesting that it follows nearly the same pattern in everyone. I also get the blind spot in the center. Then come the fireworks.

[@shivarahimipiano]

I have had these ocular migraines with migraine headaches for over 30 years. I am now 49. My migraines always start with aura, always. Then, the headaches follow. It's very scary, I feel you because they come out of nowhere and you become blind for about 30-60 minutes. You could be driving, working, or doing something important and when this hits you, you become completely disabled. That is why it causes anxiety, at least for me. I have to be careful with my diet, need to stay hydrated and sleep well to reduce the frequency of the episodes. I could go several months with having one or I can have an episode biweekly. It all depends on what I eat, how clean I eat, how much hydrated I am and how much sleep I get. You are not alone! Migraine auras suck! They are scary and trigger anxiety big time!

[@uplatewithmike]

I think you’re correct about sleep and hydration. I had one today and had a lot of Chinese food last night.. maybe it was MSG ? 🤔 I was also outside in the sun, I live in California and it was very warm today, probably contributed to dehydration.. How are you doing? Everything been going good?

[@allancorfield8164]

Spot on explanation, Ive had them for years and never found out what triggers them. Ive tried leaving out coffee, spicy food and other stuff but to no avail. Mine last for around 40 minutes and start off with the small blind spot in the focus

[@uplatewithmike]

Allan Corfield they are such pains! I had another one today.. went away and came back ... it was a rough day...

[@mtrld]

I can remember first having one at about 10 years old and I am now 70 years old.I still experience them from time to time. Usually 2 or 3 times a year. Never had any side effects except a very slight headache sometimes. For me it lasts about 20-30 min. When it happens it starts out small and gradually gets bigger and slowly exits off to the left or right. I have found that the best thing to do is relax, maybe lie down and let it pass.

[@eileenthompson5958]

I’m 83 and have had aura migraines since I was 50! Why they suddenly started I’ve no idea. The first time, I knew straight away what it was because my late husband had had them since he was about 8yrs old! As I’ve got older they have become more intense and last much longer. I’m much more sensitive to bright light too. Fortunately I seldom get a really painful headache with it, but just as you describe in the video, more of a dull ache. I’ve never managed to pinpoint any triggers and have even woken up in the morning with one sometimes and on the odd occasion even during the night! I am an anxious person but funnily enough just take these as they come, knowing they will pass. However- I hate having them , they are so horrible and often happen at the most inconvenient times when I’m in the middle of doing stuff or going out etc. and for a while I can’t see a thing ! They also seem to come in clusters, with several months in between and then several over a few days. I found the video really interesting and very helpful to read everyone’s comments. bless you

[@Hamilton-cw8jj]

Eileen Thompson ABSOLUTELY!!! I have been completely asleep, and halfway wake up to the zigzag doing its little dance, and I just try to fall back asleep so I can sleep through the dreaded headache after the fact!! Baffling!! Since I’ve had them for so long now, I assume that it’s not a brain tumor since I’d probably be dead by now considering how long I’ve had them. Perhaps that’s my solace?? I ALWAYS try to find some sort of silver lining even in the most obnoxious of situations. Best wishes!! Also, I’m sorry for the loss of your late husband!! Sending you hugs 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@eileenthompson5958]

Darkwolf _101 Thank you so much for your kindness !🤓💕

[@Hamilton-cw8jj]

Eileen Thompson no thanks necessary!! My condolences are sincere, and my heart hurts for you!! I hope for all the best for you as I cannot fathom what you must go through on a daily basis. Bless your heart!! BIG HUGS 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@uplatewithmike]

Darkwolf _101 God Bless you both!!

[@chriscresswell4884]

i think it's great that you talk about the anxiety that comes, afterwards you worry as to when the next one will come, I start counting days, weeks then months then lose track of the count until one day, bright sunlight, computer light or light off the sea and zap! it starts up again, rest and relax afterwards but the anxiety is the worst bit. It's intriguing that most people can time them, and that they usually last between 20 and 30 mins, 22 minutes for me and also there doesn't seem to much information as to cause. Sharing is caring ..

[@uplatewithmike]

Yes, it helps me accept it if I talk about them. I guess it’s sort of therapeutic.. 💯 I hope you’re doing well!

[@sherryloveshiking2175]

I think it's how our bodies react to stress.

[@victorschwanberg]

Very good video and it describes it well. I get this aura from time to time and I don't get headaches with them, the aura lasts for about 20 minutes, in that time I find it difficult to see properly. I have learned not to panic about it because it will pass.

[@oonione]

Omg u described my issue for the past 22 years . Freaked me out the first time I had one , went to the doctors they said there is no cure. So yup 22 years later maybe waiting for a brain aneurism or something to happen . Not sure why I have them at least once a month . Your picture describes exactly what I see . Thanks for sharing I feel better after listening to you . ❤️🙏🏾

[@uplatewithmike]

Live laugh love I’m sure we are all fine. The anxiety is what stinks, but like I always say months (and years later)when I stress on stuff, I tell myself.. “well, I’m still alive.” 😂 It helps. Hope you subscribe, I am constantly looking for causes and remedies. Hope you don’t get anymore! God Bless!!!! ❤️💯

[@reJOYCEful1]

Lack of sleep and stress are also triggers - I too, get these aura migraines. Never had them in my life until the last couple years. They seem to be increasing as I age. Anyways, thanks Mike for posting.

[@uplatewithmike]

I’ve heard people say they also decrease with age. I haven’t noticed that yet. lol

[@sani4554]

I have migraines regularly since i was around 16 years of age. They always start with visual disturbance, and i actually loose vision in my right eye and as you have mentioned this will last around 30 minutes. Twice i have had a feeling of something creeping under my skin, and have lost the ability to speak. Once over, everything is back to normal until the next time, and i absolutely agree each time my migraine occures it really scares me.x

[@uplatewithmike]

Spot on. You’re not alone my friend. Hang in there!

[@MaryGL]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve had this auras for so long, as my Mom did, but just recently I know what are they about. At the beginning, when you don’t know, it can be very frightening, but when I realized there’s no much I could do, I decided to “enjoy them”, As I don’t feel pain, when the auras come, I rest and try to see all the patterns and colors, they are beautiful in fact! And when it’s over, I draw the patterns with the colors... Differents every time.... It’s my way to live with it.... I hope you are well...

[@MaryGL]

Oh, and for me the trigger are food. For example when I eat much cheese.... And I love cheese, my God! 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@uplatewithmike]

Thanks Mary! I’m such a chicken, I get so much anxiety it’s unbelievable.. I wish I could enjoy them. God Bless. Let’s us know how you’re doing..

[@chriscresswell4884]

what a great response, make art out of them ! brilliant

[@charlottehalcomb6722]

I am experiencing my first one right now with color. I couldn't drive if I wanted to and I started thinking it was a stroke. Thank you for making this video. Also I was waiting for you to use the word pulsating.😅

[@uplatewithmike]

It’s weird isn’t it? I just had one today, again.. ugh.. I hope you’re doing well!

[@TheKogly]

I get exactly as you describe. I am 74 and I am now used to it. I had very bad headaches when a kid but went away when I reached 20. They then came back at 56 without the headache.

[@uplatewithmike]

God bless!

[@derekreed6798]

Interestingly I had a migraine headache with aura when I was about 13years old (my family has a history of migraines). It started with a spot of fuzzyness and ended with the whole room going white and me throwing up. I'm now 50 and I hadn't had that again, but in my late 40s I started getting auras but without a headache. I think my trigger is to do with lack of sleep (as I have a small child).

[@abhaysondagar5085]

Hey Mike, I've dealt with this aura migrane for almost 10 years. When I visited a neurologist for treatment I was prescribed with Rizact-10. So basically if you take it immediately after you see the zigzag pattern it will prevent the headache which happens just half n hour after the pattern appears. I guess my triggers are dark coffee and dark chocolate. Your video was really informative. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@uplatewithmike]

Abhay sondagar I do drink dark coffee. I need to cut that out as well as alcohol.. I guess I’ll never learn.. 🤦‍♂️ Hope all is well.. thanks for commenting..

[@abhaysondagar5085]

@@uplatewithmike All is well. Stay safe from the pandemic also.

[@uplatewithmike]

Abhay sondagar you too my friend!

[@sarahgrim4036]

Hey sorry I'm just seeing this now but I get the exact same thing, 2 times a month at least, sometimes less. I do get anxiety but have learned to manage it through meditation and centering myself when I feel anxiety coming on. I use calming smells since that is directly related to emotions. Sometimes it's my favorite candle, essential oil or even sage. I remind myself its going to go away and that things could be worse. Lots of self talk. Thanks for sharing this for all of us!

[@uplatewithmike]

Sarah Grim some great advice Sarah! I’m trying to hang in there after having one last night...

[@wa8zcn]

Pretty disturbing, but after having the auras without headaches for decades, I've learned to accept the 20 minutes of visuals just as you describe them. Try keeping track of the times they occur. I've plotted the times over years and see that the majority of them occur between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. More interesting is that the number of occurrences peaks in the spring significantly, sometimes twice a week in March/ April which I think is related to the pollen in the air! Don't know if you have very rarely experienced "brain fog" or facial numbness, but talk about disturbing! Unfortunately, my daughter goes through the same thing, but a terrible headache follows. My sister has them, my father did and now my daughter has them which means it is probably a genetic thing. My doctor acknowledges them without much excitement since they are somewhat common. I only wish we knew exactly the cause and I keep hoping a medicine is found that will stop them! I've tried Butterbur and Magnesium daily and I think they have reduced the numbers, but haven't stopped them.

[@uplatewithmike]

William Harrigill Interesting on the peak months.. I will need to go back to my personal log to see correlations. I was doing a lot of digging in our bag yard to plant some flowers and was dehydrated yesterday.. I’m thinking overworking myself along with dehydration cause the trigger.. thanks for commenting!!

[@abhaysondagar5085]

Hey William, Try Rizact-10. It prevents the headache which follows after aura pattern. I guess there's no cure for pattern. But we can prevent the headache from happening.

[@xencoleman5443]

Hi from Manchester Uk. Great video and description. I have had 2 of these exactly as you describe in the last 2 days. Previous ones spaced out around 3 to 6 months but yes they are worrying. The most worrying thing for me is the feeling that I have brought it on by just thinking about it. Did the initial flash appear and then I thought about it, or the other way round? If the latter then that is terrifying for me as I am constantly looking out for it and trying not to bring one on 😞 I think that stress is perhaps the most possible trigger although we all look for a more concrete solution such as diet, environment etc. as this is the most easily able to be dealt with. No one sympathises and treats you like some kind of neurotic freak, but seeing your video and realising I'm not alone and perhaps it's not serious is a great source of comfort. Thanks again and I suppose the best solution is to just relax through it and try to enjoy the show realising that it's not a pre-cursor to something more serious.

[@uplatewithmike]

It starts as a small disturbance.. then my anxiety hits the roof, then it starts to grow larger for about 25-30 mins until it moves out of my vision… either left or right.. God Bless! Prayers these subside..

[@beatricelevinson8509]

Great description ! Exactly what happens to me; triggers for me are always after I have eaten too much sugar: it triggers Hyper, then Hypoglycemia.

[@MichelleGianni]

I got one of those ocular migraines last night while driving. This is the second one in my life the previous one was over 10 years ago. This one was pretty scary because I saw the jagged lines at the edges of my eyes and I saw flashing colors too, the previous one I am pretty sure it was just jagged edges. Both times I was looking at a bright screen or lights I think that does it for me but who knows. I looked at my phone screen while driving and that bright white light triggered it. Now I have like anxiety over this can't stop watching videos about it. Oh I did not get a headache in either case just the vision thing.

[@uplatewithmike]

I don’t get a HA either. Kind of a dull one after but I don’t really count it. I just saw your post from 2 weeks ago.. are have you been good since?

[@Hamilton-cw8jj]

FIRST, THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video and FINALLY someone describing what I’ve not ever really been able to. How do you describe an iridescent, dancing, zig-zag, thingy that moves across your line of sight without sounding like a crazy person?!?!? ESPECIALLY to someone who has ZERO clue what the heck I’m talking about or trying to describe?!?! So TRULY...THANK YOU!!! I used to get these semi regularly, and up until this past 1.5 months, I couldn’t tell you the last time I had to deal with one. Today, I woke up, sat up in my bed, and BAM...there was the “flash” that alerted me to the fact that I needed to prepare myself for yet another one. My point being, since we are all trying to decipher triggers here...all I did was wake up!!! I hadn’t gotten out of bed yet, I had not yet consumed anything orally, NOTHING!!! I woke up!!! And if waking up is my trigger, what type of life does that give me to live? I have been experiencing WAY more stress than usual as my 5 year relationship just ended and the prick is ghosting myself and my daughter, so perhaps, waking up IS MY trigger because of course the first thing I feel and think about is the loss and overwhelming feeling of his absence. The whole reason I’m reaching out is mostly just to say thank you in helping me realize I’m NOT alone, and now I have a video to share with my Doctor for her to watch since I’ve not ever been able to describe what I experience. I am unfortunately however, one of those individuals who suffer that excruciating headache after the fact. Good times 😭💔 And this exact moment with everyone in the world freaking out about Coronavirus, I think I’ll hold off on going in to my doctors office for the time being since I’ve been dealing, living with, and tolerating these annoying things for decades, and just hold off momentarily. NONE of that changes my deepest gratitude to YOU for posting this video!! I doubt that you’ll ever even get this message, but I at least know I expressed my gratitude to you, and EVERYONE else who have also posted their stories on this thread!! It means so much to learn I’m not alone!!! Take care to each one of y’all, and be safe!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@uplatewithmike]

Darkwolf _101 Sorry it’s taken me so long to get back to you, but THANK YOU SO MUCH for the kind words. This really made my day.. A month has passed, how are you doing? I just had another one today and went searching for more answers online to no avail. I hope everything is getting better!!

[@Hamilton-cw8jj]

Up Late With Mike Wow!! You actually responded!!! Thanks for that!! I HOPE you’re doing well!! As for myself, it’s Thursday and I’ve had 3 so far this week?!?!? 💔🤦🏻‍♀️😩👿 I just live with them like everyone else. I MIGHT go visit my dr SOON though because I KNOW my “thyroid” (non-existent...cancer...removed it) is WAY out of WHACK as my sudden hair loss is UNACCEPTABLE, exhausted, plus these ridiculous visual migraines as the cherry on top!!! I KNOW I’m stressed and MAYBE that’s the culprit, but I won’t know that till I get bloodwork done. I don’t believe that will explain the visual migraines though, but perhaps 🤷🏻‍♀️My astrological sign is a cancer, so I innately stress about everything and nothing!?!?! I wouldn’t be me if I wasn’t worried about someone or something!!! LOL 😝🤦🏻‍♀️🤔😮 Again, THANK YOU for replying!! I TRULY hope you’re doing well!! 🤗🌹🤗🌹🤗🌹🤗🌹🤗🌹🤗🌹🤗🌹

[@uplatewithmike]

@@Hamilton-cw8jj well, I had another one today.. I also made another video.. it’s somewhat therapeutic for me to talk about it. I hope you’re doing ok.. prayers to you!

[@dogsense3773]

Im 65, I started getting them 15 years ago, I get 16 to 20 a year, sometimes 3 in one month, sometimes not for two months, they last 20min each, the first four years I got headaches, now no headaches, but can get tried sometimes, 75% of the time I get them from window light and from bright lights, thanks

[@NeonVisual]

I get aura as part of a whole s storm of symptoms, but for me my three triggers are the anticipation of looking forward to something, some spicy smells, tiredness and the release of stress like coming home on a Friday night from work. For me they are the signal to much worse symptoms on the way like numb hands and face, the headache like the worst hangover doubled, dizziness, vomiting and pretty much wreck me for 48 hours. I take triptans once the aura starts, sometimes it stops the rest of the symptoms, sometimes not, and every now and then the whole process restarts again the next day for no apparent reason. As far as I know there's nothing that stops the aura. You can replicate the aura temporarily by closing your eyes and pushing on them for a while. It's basically when no signal is reaching your visual cortex so your brain fills it in with garbage. With aura there's some kind of electrical surge moving across the brain slowly that we don't fully understand yet. For you it goes just across your visual cortex, but for me and others it moves on to other parts of the brain too. Interestingly enough I've seen them as I've been dreaming and wake up immediately and it's still there, so pretty interesting to know that dreams come from the same area of the brain that creates our vision. Also the visual cortex is on the back of the brain, not actually where your eyes are, so the pain you have on the back of your head is completely consistent with that.

[@Hamilton-cw8jj]

NeonVisual I too have them in my sleep and when I wake, it still continues across my entire line of sight. Thankful I’m not alone!! Take care!!

[@tomd7861]

I've noticed a correlation with soy products...which is in most everything processed...I think the way soy breaks down in your body contributes to the excitation in your brain (glutamate response, like msg). I've tried to cut out soy, msg, maltodetrin, etc and added B complex vitamins and magnesium oxide which have drastically helped and cut my auras down. I was sometimes having multiples per day, several times per week, and the supplements have practically eliminated them.

[@uplatewithmike]

I don’t ever have Soy, at least unknowingly I eat some. However, I did have a a bunch of Chinese food last night.. MSG ? 🤔

[@johngifford8335]

Exactly what i have but no pain.

[@karlenemarino5546]

Omg...my symptoms are exactly as you describe...no major pain, but just a dull headache afterward in the back of my head. Lasts about 7 min or so. Yes...the anxiety is the worst. I have noticed I have gotten them after drinking wine, but have gotten one without having had wine....I wish they would just stop.

[@uplatewithmike]

Karlene Marino You sounds like me!! Mine just last longer.. I love wine, but I’ve (unfortunately) cut back on alcohol also.. I stress on everything.. guess I’m just a wimp.. 😂

[@harryfaser]

Hi Mike, just to say I've also had near identical experiences for about 15 years, scary at first but used to them now, still don't know what triggers it yet. Try not to get too anxious

[@uplatewithmike]

Thanks brother! 💯💯💯

[@bradhoban1479]

vestibular migraine my friend. Look it up it will change your life

[@JoseMendozaENT]

Thank you for sharing!!

[@mjwilliamsb2676]

I don't know whether you monitor the comments on here, but I had aura or ocular (also sometimes called optical) migraine for the last 20 years, progressively worsening as I got older, till I was having at least one every day, sometimes two or three. I would notice that I'd be photosensitive afterwards, and that light at a certain angle might seem to trigger an attack, specially glinting light, maybe where the sun reflects on metal. Two years ago, I gave up dairy for another reason - and the aura migraine stopped and the photosensitivity went. I ate a cheese sandwich twice, 3 days apart after a year to see what would happen - aura migraine is what happened. so the main trigger for me was dairy, with cheese being the biggest offender. I had one four weeks ago though - I'd taken a new antibiotic, and one of the possible side effects was visual disturbance, so I assume it was that. Not had one since...

[@uplatewithmike]

MJ Williamsb Great information... I did have some dairy earlier in the day and then bam! I’ll have to add that one to my personal list if possible triggers!

[@mjwilliamsb2676]

@@uplatewithmike Its hard though - I positively crave cheese at times, especially strong cheddar and creamy Somerset Brie. But the price for eating it is just too high, sadly, its not worth it. I do still eat a little butter occasionally though with no problem,but switched to soya milk and coconut yoghurt instead of dairy...

[@Dragnwarriorclay]

Hey man, i've been getting these. A couple of times a year based on very specific triggers. I think preservatives have a big part to play. If I go mostly raw vegan I don't have them as frequently.

[@uplatewithmike]

Klayton Hofferbert I need to get on board with the raw vegan.. I had another one today.. second one I had when I had raspberry jam... hmmmm.. also worked out hard today along with being out in the sun with my soccer team.. could have been dehydrated... we still alive though bro!! God Bless!

[@korneliaking131]

ok , well i too would deal with anxiety after having them , UNTILLLL i looked up all about it and found that many people get this , and an eye doctor explained to me what it was ( and i hate going to a doctor !) they are not sure what really cause it , for me i think it is ,,,,stress ,, hours on the computer ,,,and the fine art i do because my eyes will strain to see , now what helps is ,,,,,,if i am home i just lie down if i am in the car i stop and wait it out , i close my eyes and watch it fade out , now they don't scare me anymore oh plus take aspirin cause it will thin your blood out and help

[@uplatewithmike]

I’ve started taking baby aspirin.. I think it’s slowed them down, although I got one today and took an aspirin this morning so it’s not fool proof… I am thinking of adding Magnesium regularly..

[@valerianoveloag2386]

Definitely for me my primary triggers are stress and long periods of time with no food (fasting)

[@uplatewithmike]

I hope you’re doing well! 🙏

[@valerianoveloag2386]

@@uplatewithmike thank you! Im taking omega 3 and i havent had a migrane anymore ever since :)

[@uplatewithmike]

@@valerianoveloag2386 Awesome and good call! I used to take Omega 3’s maybe I should get back to it. Just curious, which brand ? Maybe I’ll try the same and report the results.. 🙌

[@valerianoveloag2386]

@@uplatewithmike i'm taking Dr. Sears Zone Omega RX2. 4 capsules per day

[@TheKogly]

I had aura and realy bad headache from 3 years old to 20. I was then clear until I was 56 then they returned but now I get the aura but no headache. I am 74 now. I have noticed that I never get one while concentrating so I can drive a hundred miles no problem then get one 20 minutes after I arrive. Coffee does not bother me and I have never managed to put my finger on any triggers. A stressful day can lead to one in about 24 hours.

[@uplatewithmike]

I think stress is definitely connected.

[@truhunk1]

I had Auras today, and I also had coffee and spicy food, but I have coffee every day and spicy food at least 3 times a week and never have any reaction. So I cant say that the foods are a trigger for me.

[@irmariequinones8167]

My biggest trigger is scent. Immediately after a smell of certain perfumes. And apples for me are a trigger

[@uplatewithmike]

I’ve heard that. Not apples specifically but scents.

[@irmariequinones8167]

@@uplatewithmike I noticed immediately after the first few bites of the apple I get the little blind spot that continues into the zig zag crescent

[@uplatewithmike]

@@irmariequinones8167 that’s very interesting forget the apples!!!

[@KCttbb]

The first time I got this, I thought something was seriously wrong but now I realise this isn't that uncommon. Mine seems to be triggered with stress.

[@uplatewithmike]

Kim Crossley For sure.. I just had another one last night and it I still get stressed out over them. May make an update video.. thanks for watching!

[@KCttbb]

@@uplatewithmike How can up give a thumbs up to this? I have a hard time liking things that are bad. I also just had a day where I had 2 issues in less than 24 hours. Has anyone had that before? i am sure its because of Covid-19. Stress related for me. In the past I had maybe 1 or 2 in a month. Sometime even 1 every 2 months. Now I get them when I come back from the grocery store.

[@noracir1]

So I'm new in this!! about 3 weeks ago my first aura in zigzag exactly as you describe it without pain. Dreadful the first times. Now I see a lot of people have them. I blamed the use of cell phones, the stress I don't know.

[@uplatewithmike]

Norma Cirigliano I’ve had them while staring at screens, computer and cell... however, have had them in the absence.. could be the EMF’s though.. you know, our brains and bodies are electrical.. with all the signals we are exposed to, I’m sure they somehow interact with our brains..

[@filipechristine]

I have the ocular migraine that's the best description I can come up with as far as what's on the internet but had an MRI they found out I had a mini stroke I didn't even I know I had stroke till the MRI and it left a scar in my brain and they also found a cyst 1.5 in diameter was 1.0 in 2011 but it looks like it grows and its located behind my throat on the right side and we still try to figure it out with my doctor if that could have anything to do with it but I have this ocular migraine fir about 12 to 15 years ago I think but i can't pinpoint when it started

[@uplatewithmike]

filipe.christine kioa any new news, you doing ok?

[@TheKogly]

I drink loads of coffee but it as no effect. Rhubarb sets me off. I usually get one about three to four weeks apart.

[@sandymorrison1400]

Dancing electric rainbows...

[@shannonperry8755]

My triggers are poor sleep, excessive alcohol, bright lights. If I take a low dose aspirin everyday I don't get them. When I discontinue aspirin within a week or two I get one. FWIW.

[@uplatewithmike]

Shannon Perry hey Shannon... I know it’s took me a long while to respond.. I’m about to upload another video In a few as well.. i hope you can comment on how it’s been going the last month..

[@bronson2k192]

All of the above. Exact same triggers with mine

[@Keanuism]

My aura is exactly like yours, where it starts really small then gradually gets bigger until it takes up my entire field of view then fades away. I have a question to you, and anyone who reads this. Has anyone ever been able to make the aura go away while experiencing it? Or reduce the time of the aura?

[@uplatewithmike]

Keanudabeast I’m wondering that myself. I’ve never been able to stop them or cut them off during an episode. Typically they are 28-30 minutes for me, like clockwork..

[@abhaysondagar5085]

Hey, There's a medication known as Rizact-10. I've been using it. It prevents the worst headache that follows after the pattern.

[@avril4421]

Not got rid of the flashing, but decided last time to actively watch it. My zigzags are largely pretty colours and to ‘watch’ it is quite comforting. Yesterday I got up too soon and the zigzags recurred, have to give yourself time after they stop. No idea what the trigger was, but I’m On antibiotics right now for a fairly serious infection.

[@trenorman832]

I got my first one at 28, about 5 years ago…they come in clusters. My question is why did I never have them when i was younger? couple things i noticed..I get way more in the warm months. I can only recall very few in the winter. I didn't have any from September of '17 year until May '18. From May until now (sep) I've had at least a dozen, often in back to back days. The caffeine actually helped mine go away quicker the one time I happened to be drinking it while having one. Another possible trigger is when I fast and don't eat so I think low blood sugar has something to do with it.

[@uplatewithmike]

Tre Norman hey Tre, sorry you get these man.. I had another one today.. I worked out hard today and was out in the sun with my soccer team ( I coach), thinking I may have been a bit dehydrated?? I had my first one at about 31 or so... also thinking weather changes may be a trigger... it sucks man....

[@madison9215]

I had my first today- I was cleaning my house and sweating, pretty sure I’m dehydrated too. These are definitely factors.

[@IAmCharliemouse]

Had my first one yesterday, just after a run on a warm day. I think mine only lasted a couple of minutes, but since it was the first I was really worried. But the triggers match yours. Could easily be dehydration and/or low blood sugar.

[@JokinJoe]

Mine I grey, and it slowly grows to cover almost the entire vision of my right eye. It only lasts for about a minute or two, then it slowly fades away. I've had this since I was 23 or so, I'm now 30. I get them maybe about once a month. I'm not sure if this is an ocular migraine or what. It's scary.

[@uplatewithmike]

joe I get them about once a month also.. going to upload another video shortly.

[@jeffreylindley845]

Mine is triggered by caffeine.

[@filipechristine]

I still have I've learn to just ignore it cause I went through three specialist I went to an eye doctor a brain doctor and I forgot the other specialist but the bottom line is there is no cure for it we just have to live with it

[@uplatewithmike]

filipe.christine kioa You’re right.. hopefully we can find a trigger or a cure.. but until then, we just have to do our best not to worry.. Thanks for getting back to me! Hope all is well!