Migraine aura shifting in vision
So this rarely ever happens to me. I’ve had migraines since about middle school up until now, and I’m a junior in college. In that period I’ve only had this happen maybe 3 or 4 times. I’ve had two recent migraines that had this and they were only separated by a week.
Every time I get a migraine it’s always preceded by an aura, which I know a lot of people have. Almost always the aura starts off small in my vision and expands outward toward the right side of my vision eventually leaving outside my peripherals. One night I was driving and I started getting an aura, what’s strange is that instead of expanding to the right this one went left, and expanded outward toward the left side of my vision. The migraine headache that followed was an incredibly painful one-sided headache. About a week later I get the same thing, the aura going off to the left side of my vision and an incredibly painful one-sided he ache.
I was wondering if this was cause for concern or if it had any meaning? It has only happened maybe once in the past. It might’ve been middle school or high school the last time the aura switched to the left side. I don’t know if it’s stress related or what, I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced something like this. I am a little worried just because my auras are always on the right side of my vision. I also don’t know why these left-sided auras are the cause of the very painful one-sided headache?
I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing migraine with aura. An attack with aura can be a weird and painful experience for many of us and cause us to be anxious about the severity of an attack for sure. As a rule with migraine attacks and symptoms any time I or my husband experience something different in the presentation or cycle of an attack we always take time to notify our doctor. If it is causing an immediate concern you may want to visit the ER and get yourself checked out just to make sure nothing out of the ordinary is going on with your body. We've made a few ER runs just for the peace of mind when a doctor visit wasn't a possible immediate option. It is also not uncommon for migraine disease to morph and change over time so again keep your doctor in the loop and have what you are experiencing documented and addressed. Hang in there and good luck with your schooling! Warmly, Cheryl migraine.com team thanks so much for the response! I will definitely let my doctor know and see what he says about it. I really hope it isn’t something to be worried about, I’m sure it isn’t but just to be safe. Thanks again!!
- Having migraine disease is scary in and of itself. But when symptoms change or become more intense it is downright frightening. Definitely consider making an appt with your neurologist/headache specialist to discuss new symptoms for proper treatment. They can rule out emergent and/or chronic issues. As Cheryl stated above, when new and concerning symptoms occur with an episode of migraine, it should be evaluated by a specialist, though morphing symptoms can/may happen as migraine disease progress with individuals. I hope you find answers and get relief. Rebecca (comm advc) thanks for the reply! I’ll definitely get myself checked out. I don’t know if it matters that this has happened to me only a few times throughout the years so it’s nothing new, but when it does happen I don’t have an answer as to why? I’ll contact my doctor though and see what he says!! Thanks again!! Unfortunately, some who suffer from migraine disease never find out "why" they get this debilitating head pain, some find triggers and avoid them which help ease the pain, others eliminate things (food, scents, animals, stress, etc) and it helps relieve them of episodes of migraines - is so individualized and unpredictable. I hope you do find answers. Rebecca
