Question 1

bad sleep,woke up exhausted then i noticed a spot in my eye as if i was looking at light for to long then my vision turned kaleidoscope then migraine?

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Migraine: Bad sleep,woke up exhausted then I noticed a spot in my eye as if I was looking at light for to long then my vision turned kaleidoscope then migraine? ANS: Welcome to your first migraine aura is my guess or you have light induced migraine. Write down details and take to your next Dr visit.

Question 2

what causes my vision to get blurry before a migraine?

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Aura: Migraine varies from person to person, and your form is likely termed "classical migraine", where the initial symptoms affect your eyes and later the headache develops.  This is a result of an electrochemical change in the back of the brain (occipital lobe).  Talk to your doctor about both preventative and abortive therapies.

Question 3

what does it mean when you have a migraine that is effecting your vision?

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Migraine with aura: It sounds as though you have "migraines with aura". Aura refers to specific symptoms that occur before the onset of the headache. These symptoms are temporary and act as a harbinger of the headache to come. The aura not infrequently involves changes in vision such as blind spots, loss of vision,  etc. that are temporary.

Question 4

is it bad that i get temporary altered vision sometimes followed by migraine?

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Possibly: Migraines can cause almost anything, even stroke-like symptoms.  Typically this is benign; however, as a safegaurd, i'd consider an MRI of the brain at a minimum to ensure that nothing more than just migraines is the case.

Question 5

is it normal for a visual migraine without pain. to continue from three weeks now?will i lose my vision if this keeps happening?

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Migraine: If the any type of migraine gets very frequent, including the "visual" or "basilar" migraine, then there might be a need for preventive medicine. Please see a neurologist.

Question 6

i had auras of colorful zig zags before a migraine . what causes auras to happen? my aura really affected my whole vision. is that normal for an aura?

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?is it migraine: Apparent you have history of cardiac issues, and apparently also diabetes, and BP problems at a young age.  Although you could also have migraine auras from the neuronal suppression over the occipital area, I am more concerned about the circulation within the vertebrobasilar system, and would recommend a ct-angiogram study, which is quite benign but very useful.  Your aura characteristics may help.

Question 7

my aura before migraine was different today, white flash with immediate large section of vision blurred with zig zags, not gradual like usual. common?

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"Common"?: Not sure what you mean by "common." It doesn't seem to be common for YOU. I recommend you look up "scintillating scotoma" &amp; "fortification spectra" &amp; see whether the descriptions fit your symptoms. Migraines can change over time, especially in women, as migraines are often exquisitely sensitive to either short-term or long-term changes in female hormones.

Question 8

wake up in middle of night abruptly and jolt up - vision is full of flashing lights and shaky . over quickly and always remember it in morning . what could this be ? i suffer migraine and neuro said could be a type of migraine . never happens in day?

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: Obstructive sleep apnea. My first guess. Especially if BMI GREATER than 25.

Question 9

what causes the vision distortions with migraine headaches?

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Brain changes: Visual illusions have been a topic for many decades.  Oliver sacks has written a great deal about them, most recently in his book hallucination.  Brain changes occur during migraine that cause the illusions.  Lewis carroll had migraines that caused effects he described in his stories to alice.  We now call them alice in wonderland effects in migraine.  Exact cause is still uncertain.

Question 10

temporary loss of peripheral vision followed by a migraine?

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Occipital migraine: In this type of migraine, there is a loss of a portion  up to all of the vision of 1/2 of the field of vision of both eyes (check by covering one eye and then the other). Usually the greyed out loss has a shimmering surround which flickers until it disappears.  These type of migraines are benign, short lasting (usually less than an hour), and cause no permanent change.  No worry unless frequent.

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Bad sleep,woke up exhausted then i noticed a spot in my eye as if i was looking at light for to long then my vision turned kaleidoscope then migraine?

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What causes my vision to get blurry before a migraine?

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What does it mean when you have a migraine that is effecting your vision?

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Is it bad that i get temporary altered vision sometimes followed by migraine?

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Is it normal for a visual migraine without pain. to continue from three weeks now?will i lose my vision if this keeps happening?

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I had auras of colorful zig zags before a migraine . what causes auras to happen? my aura really affected my whole vision. is that normal for an aura?

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My aura before migraine was different today, white flash with immediate large section of vision blurred with zig zags, not gradual like usual. common?

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Wake up in middle of night abruptly and jolt up - vision is full of flashing lights and shaky . over quickly and always remember it in morning . what could this be ? i suffer migraine and neuro said could be a type of migraine . never happens in day?

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What causes the vision distortions with migraine headaches?

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Temporary loss of peripheral vision followed by a migraine?

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