Migraine headache or seizure?
Okay my older sister has seizures all the time and I go to the doctor with her so I know some. Most likely it is not abseizure because seizures are usually shaking and/ or throwing up and when you get a seizure you will always physically be able to tell by the look on their face. I would assume it is some sort of medical something but not a seizure. If it continues you should go to the doctor to make sure nothing is wrong. I hole I helped and that you feel better!
Migraines + Seizures (I think they're seizures?), is there something wrong?
That is scary. Yes, you should tell your father. I know you don't want to scare him but I think it is urgent to see a doctor and he could help find a doctor you can see soon, God willing. I've experienced some of those things except for the complete zoning out while awake. :/ I don't think that convulsing during your sleep is out of the ordinary. Is it accompanied by a sort of "falling" sensation? Something is causing your migraine. Doctors sometimes recommend writing out everything you do and eat and when you have your migraines and other symptoms. That way, you might find that something you may be eating or doing before experiencing these symptoms is causing it. A family friend of mine had very severe migraines with vomiting, nausea, and the terrible headache. She found out that it was an ingredient in a cooking sauce she used that caused it. I hope you see a doctor soon and that you get better, if God so wills.
Headache, migraine, seizures?
For the past month or so I have been suffering from horrible headaches. It usually starts in the back of my head with a shocking pain, probably the most horrible pain I have ever experienced. The timing of this is early in the morning before I go to school. Once the shocking pain in the back of my head goes away, I am left with a very bad head ache through out my entire head and it lasts the entire day, that when I get home from school I need to take about a 2 hour nap from the pain to see if it helps it go away. I also get dizzy at times and sometimes see flashing lights (don't know if that's normal). About 3 weeks ago I went to the eye doctor for a check up and she noticed that my optic nerves were drastically swollen and was very concerned. She proceeded to ask me if I suffered from bad headaches, and of course I said yes, she took my eye pressure and it was perfect so that was a little misleading to her. Next week I have to go back to get some tests done, I don't really know on what though. No over the counter tylenol, advil and so on have been helping me. I even tried claritin and alevert and NOTHING helps. But i'm wondering, what I have been experiencing could it just be a regular headache, or a migraine or could all of this be caused by seizures? I do have family members that have suffered from epilepsy, i'm not sure if it is hereditary though.
Are seizures and migraines related?
Yes it could be the epilepsy as there are several types which have different effects on the brain. Migraines can be caused by many different things from a sudden drop in blood pressure to the type of food you eat (depending on your body chemistry). If he has been diagnosed with epilepsy he should go see a doctor so the cause of the migraines can be treated and not affect his epilepsy.
Mini-seizures accompanying migraines?
I get really bad migraines where everything is heightened. Sensitivity to light, sound, yadda yadda. People say that sleep will help, but laying down makes it worse for me. I have anxiety, but I don't know if it is related to my problem. Here's the issue: every once in a while I'll have an extreme migraine where I can't move, but my body is shaking vigorously. My mom saw me in an episode like this before and she thought I was having a seizure. It is like I'm having a seizure, except in fully conscious and I can control it a little. I can roll over, walk around, blah blah blah. I don't have the money to go talk to a neurologist and get tested yet, nor the money to get an MRI/CT scan for my brain. Does anyone have any idea as to what may be happening to me while I'm in these episodes? I'm 21 and I've gotten them for as ling as I can remember. So it's not a new thing.
Will I have permanent seizures and migraines?
I had an AVM removed from the Occipital lobe at age 23. I am 28. for 5 years every doctor in the area has tried to change my meds, combine meds, remove meds and nothing has happened but more seizures. I go blind once a month and either go into seizures or have a flashy arc and migraine. Sometimes 2x a month. No Neurologist, Neuro-opthamalagist, Neurosurgeon or Doctor can tell me why I still have seizures. I have had well over 10 MRIs and 20 CT scans, all the workup you can imagine. I am taking 3 thousand mg a day of Keppra and just had another ocular migraine. Can anyone else share w.me?
Only if you also have migraines or seizures after eating tomatoes, mushrooms or parmesan cheese[1] — all are rich in naturally occurring MSG.Otherwise no, MSG is quite safe when consumed in moderate amounts. Ignore the fearmongers.Footnotes[1] These magical foods are loaded with natural MSG
“Do you suffer a seizure with migraines?”In general, NO, Migraine and Epilepsy are separate conditions. Both conditions have strong genetic underpinnings.Because these are relatively common conditions, it is possible for a person to have both. People often have a headache after a generalized tonic-clinic convulsion. If that person has a migraine condition, they may awaken from their convulsion with a migraine attack in progress because migraines can be triggered by physical and mental stressors.Likewise, migraine-triggered seizures have been described and even named “migralepsy.” The existence of this phenomena is, however, controversial. Most such instances appear to represent epileptic visual auras, not migraine visual auras.The first reference presents a skeptical analysis regarding migralepsy. The next seems to accept it as an obvious given. The last reference is a theoretical analysis of potential links between the two conditions. My experience inclines me to favor the position of the first reference; if migraine triggered seizures occur, they're rare and difficult to verify.Migraine triggered seizures and epilepsy triggered headache and migraine attacks: a need for re-assessmentSeizures and Headaches: They Don't Have to Go TogetherLink seen between seizures and migraines in the brain | Penn State University
Do migraines lead to petit mal seizures? or vise versa?
I found a lot of forums where people discussed .about having a history of severe headaches and migraines before eventually suffering the onset of petit mal seizures. Classic absence epilepsy is commonly referred to as "petit mal." This is the "staring spells" commonest form of epilepsy found in prechool and school age children. It may be nothing, it could be an illness‑induced problem, or it could be epilepsy. This type of epilepsy may involve repetitious behaviors such as blinks, twitches, mouth movements, or even walking in a circle. These repetitious movements are called automatisms. They also may fling objects across the room or strike out at walls or furniture as though they are angry or afraid. These seizures usually last just a few seconds If you don't have a history of epilepsy; it's unlikely now that you have it. Plus the fact; migraine headaches could be caused by other factors such as stress, tension, cluster and food allergies. An EEG should help determine if you have epilepsy. Just remember, that it's possible to have epilepsy with a normal EEG. And show spikes in someone who never had seizures. Check into a nerve block given by a neurologist if your migraines are caused by an occipital neuralgia. It can be very effective as a pain reliever albeit a temporay one. . So yes, it's possible that the severe headache pains from the occipital neuralgia have been the trigger for these seizure activity.
Migraine and epilepsy are episodic disorders that share many clinical features and underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. Cortical spreading depression (CSD), a wave of profound cellular depolarization, is believed to underlie migraine aura and to be a trigger for the headache pain in migraine. However, the initial event preceding CSD is cellular hyperexcitability associated with localized epileptiform discharges. Glutamate is a critical mediator of the hyperexcitability in both focal seizures and migraine.In focal epilepsy, seizure generation and spread ismediated by synaptically released glutamate acting onAMPA receptors, whereas triggering of CSD depends onNMDA receptors and spread does not require synaptictransmission. Some antiepileptic drugs prevent theoccurrence of migraine attacks, supporting the viewthat neuronal hyperexcitability is an initiating event.Epidemiological studies demonstrate that epilepsy andmigraine are comorbid conditions. This is likely due toshared genetic or environmental factors (such as headinjury) that lead to brain hyperexcitability.