Weird sensations?

- Hi there- Thank you for chiming in with your various symptoms. It does sound, with migraine in your family, that you've got a running list of neurological symptoms at play that are in alignment with migraine (a complex neurological disorder). The lines in your vision sound like aura: https://migraine.com/migraine-symptoms/aura. Light sensitivity, dizziness, and an achy head.
This other odd sensation regarding feeling like you're moving at a different speed really got my attention! I experience this as well! I've had it since childhood. I can't make it happen but it just starts and stops on its own very rarely. Sometimes it will happen when I'm listening to music - and it's as if time slows - and everything falls into a weird rhythm- some things are slow motion - or I'm moving faster... just as you described.
15 years ago, I went to an in-patient migraine clinic (there are a number of them around the country) for a full workup. It was a three-week experience in which I got every scan known to man and, like you, I learned I'm overall healthy but was diagnosed with chronic migraine. I saw all sorts of doctors while I was there. And I mentioned this experience to one of the doctors. It's (kind of) funny that you said psych ward because the doctor I talked to said what I was describing sounded like a psychiatric issue. She later came back and gave me the term of a neurological condition and told me it's common: Tachypsychia. You might look it up and see if it resonates. Because it's not something that happens to me regularly - and has slowed with age to the point that it's now been years since it occurred, I don't give it much thought anymore. Still, I wanted to share it with you in case it resonates. I'm not a doctor- so please don't take this as a diagnosis. Just wanted to share my experience as it sounded potentially similar.
I'm sorry to hear that it seems your migraine attacks are on the uptick. We are here for you to provide support and information anytime. Please let us know if you have additional questions or thoughts. Warmly - Holly (team member)

Omg wow you are sooooo nice!!!! It’s like a breath of fresh air to have someone tell me they’ve experienced similar things! Thank you for your thoughtful insight and quick reply. I will do some research on that as you suggested and I will work on getting to one of those good ole specialist ❤️

Oh yes, - the first thing I notice in an episode is the "wacky" vision. I get tunnel vision where things seem really far away from me. Also, I don't see anything but black in my peripheral vision. Then I either feel nauseous, get quite irritable, urgent sense to urinate, or get really tired, or have them all. It only takes a half hour before I will have the pain hit. I try to get to my triptan before the pain hits full force. Sometimes I can, sometimes I can't, then I'm down for 4 days. When I am down and out, I close my eyes and have sharp vision changes, squiggly lines, bright bouts of light, etc. Because I have different types of migraine, there are times I have vertigo, and other times my muscles, specifically my neck, lock up and I need to take muscle relaxants. Overall I am weak and the energy is slow to return. Quite sensitive to light and noise at the time - I have to hide in my dark room, use my eye mask, and sometimes put in ear plugs. Our house is pretty quiet though so I rarely use them. I've had to make a few major changes in my life and it's been helpful. Now I can manage them rather than struggle through them wallowing in severe pain. I think the vision and sound issues are quite common here in the community. You shouldn't be afraid to ask your mom and gram if they have them. Migraines are different for each person. Even if they don't seem similar to yours, your experience is valid. Wishing you the best as you address these monsters. Warmly - Rebecca (team member)