Eye?? Did you ever have swirly circles in your vision?

[tinkerdorabelle]

Wow!! Yep - looking under the arms is one of the movements I avoid at all costs! I only finally figured out my migraines were related to pressure on my neck since I used to get bad eczema on my arms/shoulders, and I finally saw a corelation to me putting cream on the rash (which involved me moving my head/neck to stare at my skin) and then getting a migraine a few hours later. I been getting migraines since I was 14, which corresponded to when I starting getting the eczema/acne stuff. I couldn't believe it when I saw this cause/effect - I never thought I would find the trigger!

My theory is the artery in my right side neck gets "pinched" when there is pressure against my neck. As it "unpinches" itself over the next few hours, the occular migraine and then migraine episode occurs when blood starts rushing back into my head. I have no idea is anything is actually blocked - I hope not since I have limited health insurance at the moment!

But I been very careful with my neck (making sure I never turn my head/neck in any way that could apply pressure to my neck, and making sure my shoulder/arm never touch my neck) - and my migraines have gone down significantly. I used to get 3-4 migraines a month, now I haven't had one since May.

Good luck on your quest! Maybe there is something to the positioning/pressure on your neck/head in your case, too! I truly never thought I would find the trigger - it's been great not living in fear of constant migraines.

EDITED TO ADD: LuvsOrlando - maybe try shaving your arms without actually looking at them (and not twisting the neck or having the shoulder rest against the neck) and see if there is any correlation! (Of course cutting yourself since your can't see wouldn't be ideal either ....!! )

That is interesting about the neck, bc I am someone who does get migraines and does have neck and upper back issues. I recently purchased a really good pillow from Brookstone made for supporting the neck and it really has been helping my neck issues. I would have such bad neck pain that I had to have my husband constantly massage my neck and upper back shoulder area. It sounds feasible that it could be related. I also know someone who has been in chiropractic that has less migraines than bf.

 

[lovesmurfs]

DH gets the "wavy patterns" as he calls them. He's isolated food/beverage choices as helping cause them -- caffeine and Nutrisweet tend to be triggers.

 

[ols386]

I get those swirley circles in my eyes every once in awhile, but I've never had a migraine. The swirley circles I get maybe twice a year. It lasts maybe 20 minutes, and then its gone.

 

[JaneBanks]

I've had one. Two Easters ago. My mother was about to drive me to the ER when someone knew what it was and told me all about it. I had the jagged, broken glass aura. Its very scary when you don't know what's going on.

I never had the headache following it but I do suffer from regular headaches. I don't think they're migraines. Either I'm used to them and have a high tolerance for pain OR they're just "regular" headaches. I always attributed my headaches to wearing glasses, but maybe I do suffer from migraines.