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The other day I completely lost my ability to speak sensible language and most of my hand eye coordination for a matter of hours. I suspect I had some sort of migraine with aura (although it sent me into a right panic), and I'm going to see my doctor about it as soon as I can. Anybody here have any experience?

No, that sounds really scary. All of my siblings always got migraines but I lucked out in that department. Gonna definitely ask my sister if shes experienced this next time I see her.

what is "migraine with aura"? is that a visual hallucination?

https://youtu.be/IG7NuH5QTdE

To be clear, I was speaking like the lady at 0:32 for at least a couple hours. I'm not sure how long because I slept for part of it.

nfearurspecimn posted...

what is "migraine with aura"? is that a visual hallucination?

It's some kind of migraine thing that will disrupt function in parts of your brain. The video shows a lady trying to speak with a language aura. Idk much about it, I just found out about it today trying to figure out what happened to me.

Aura can do a lot of different things, and visual effects are most common.

I get a blind spot or two at first, and as it goes on, more and more of my vision becomes blurry before the aura eventually starts to fade.

EmbraceOfDeath posted...

I get a blind spot or two at first, and as it goes on, more and more of my vision becomes blurry before the aura eventually starts to fade.

How often do you get yours, if you don't mind me asking?

Jabodie posted...

How often do you get yours, if you don't mind me asking?

Not that often, maybe 1 every 1-2 months.

That's good. These migraine communities are full of worst case scenarios so it has me a little paranoid lol. Gotta slow down and see my doctor first lol.

Jabodie posted...

That's good. These migraine communities are full of worst case scenarios so it has me a little paranoid lol. Gotta slow down and see my doctor first lol.

Yeah, it's important to figure out your triggers too if it's recurring. Stuff like too much sugar or too little sleep will make it more likely for me to get one.

EmbraceOfDeath posted...

Yeah, it's important to figure out your triggers too if it's recurring. Stuff like too much sugar or too little sleep will make it more likely for me to get one.

Over the past few weeks I've tried to introduce a mouth guard to my sleep, which has been waking me up ever night between 2 and 3AM. I'm taking it out now to try to get better quality sleep, and reducing my caffeine intake. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a contributor for me too. I'll see if they have a thinner one I can replace more often.

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That sounds rough. Yeah, on the migraine subreddit somebody mentioned something similar with ibuprofen.

When I was in the ER (at first I was panicking because I thought it might be something more life threatening), I did nothing but bitch about the pain in my head. I didn't dwell on that much until I found this possible explanation. For some reason I think my physical pain wasn't as bad as some other people too. My memory at the ER is a little shaky though, probably because of the confusion.

Did that happen before you had the migraine of after?

AdrianBeterson posted...

Did that happen before you had the headache of after?

The headache came first, then the language and motor skill issues overlapped. My perception of time was very off, I would guess I had that headache at high intensity for an hour or two. I tried to pour a few Tylenol into my mouth because I couldn't pick up the pills.

My gf gets those and she participated in a study for it, but she didn't get one during the whole study period lol hydration and trying to avoid stress helped, if that helps.

Jabodie posted...

The headache came first, then the language issues overlapped. My perception of time was very off, I would guess I had that headache at high intensity for an hour or two.

Auras occur before the headache. They're like a "warning sign" for some people who get migraines.

While you had the headache, did you have any sensitivity to light or sound?
Any family history of migraines?
Any family history of seizures?
Has this happened to you before?

AdrianBeterson posted...

Auras occur before the headache. They're like a "warning sign" for some people who get migraines.

While you had the headache, did you have any sensitivity to light or sound?
Any family history of migraines?
Any family history of seizures?
Has this happened to you before?

Nope to all of those.

The first mayo clinic result says aura usually precedes the headache, but can occur during.

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Also keep in mind I was alone when tingles right side and pain in my head were developing. I don't really know when my speech issues were present until I spoke on the phone. I struggled a lot with it.

Well, sensitive to sound in what way? I did find almost all sounds unusually irritating. But it wasn't painful I don't think.

Jabodie posted...

Nope to all of those.

The first mayo clinic result says aura usually precedes the headache, but can occur during.

Also keep in mind I was alone when tingles right side and pain in my head were developing. I don't really know when my speech issues were present until I spoke on the phone. I struggled a lot with it.

Well, sensitive to sound in what way? I did find almost all sounds unusually irritating.

Yeah but that's extremely unlikely. Auras almost always occur before the headache.

Your clinical picture sounds very unlikely to be a migraine. This is most likely an isolated incident that won't occur again. Could be stress, isolated seizure, panic attack/anxiety, headache, or unknown cause. You will likely get a head MRI scan (if you're seeing a neurologist) to ease your mind, but will likely (and hopefully) not have any follow-up after.

But definitely go see your doctor since they can obviously do a more thorough history/exam.

Yeah actually. I rarely get migraines (Usually when I overwork) but I always lose part of my vision when it happens

AdrianBeterson posted...

Yeah but that's extremely unlikely. Auras almost always occur before the headache.

Your clinical picture sounds very unlikely to be a migraine. This is most likely an isolated incident that won't occur again. Could be stress, isolated seizure, panic attack/anxiety, headache, or unknown cause. You will likely get a head MRI scan (if you're seeing a neurologist) to ease your mind, but will likely (and hopefully) not have any follow-up after.

But definitely go see your doctor since they can obviously do a more thorough history/exam.

Thanks man. I hope so. It feels weird chalking it up to a random event, but from the way you speak it seems like it just happens sometimes.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to stand out by self diagnosing. I'm just pretty freaked out and I didn't know things like this could happen sort of randomly.

Jabodie posted...

Thanks man. I hope so. It feels weird chalking it up to a random event, but from the way you speak it seems like it just happens sometimes.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to stand out by self diagnosing. I'm just pretty freaked out and I didn't know things like this could happen sort of randomly.

No that's totally fine. Just FYI, 50% of isolated neurologic events (like yours) are diagnosed with "unknown" cause. It's actually very common to not find any reason for it, and it's perfectly natural for you to look at the worst possible cause because you experienced it and it's your body.

But yeah, I am very confident it's not anything serious and will likely be a one-time event.

Alright. I already got a CT scan at the ER. Would an MRI tell me anything I don't know? Depending on how much it is after insurance, I might just do it just to be sure.

Jabodie posted...

Alright. I already got a CT scan at the ER. Would an MRI tell me anything I don't know? Depending on how much it is after insurance, I might just do it just to be sure.

All an MRI would tell is if you have multiple sclerosis (which you don't have FYI, so don't freak out about this). The CT scan already ruled out tumor/blood/trauma. So no, the MRI wouldn't tell much. But I would leave the decision to get an MRI to you and your doctor after you see them.

Alright. I'll do my best to let her know what happened without my diagnoses haha. Thanks, this was a great moment of clarity and comfort for me.