Minnie is right, I do have optical migraines. I was first diagnosed with them in sixth grade (I guess I was 11). My ophthalmologist attributed them to hormone changes (puberty.) I never had an actual migraine/headache til 1997 when I was 19. When I was young, I frequently had episodes of floaters and wavy blue lines in my vision. Now, my optical migraines have become much worse, I have lost vision in one or both of my eyes, as well as continue to experience blurriness, floaters, flashes, and wavy lines. I also see shooting diagonal lines from time-to-time. I have not had a bad optical migraine in many months, but I lost vision with the last ones, so I had an MRI and saw my neuro-ophth immediately. They determined that my optical migraines are getting worse for unknown reasons, possibly due to hormone changes and restricted blood flow. I take indomethacin daily for my daily migraines attributed to the pit tumor; indo usually works wonders. I did have to increase my dosage, but I can function a lot better without the constant headpains. I occassionally get the full-blown migraine and am sick for days. Usually my vision is also affected with blurriness, floaters, shooting lines, wavy lines, or brief complete loss of vision. It really scares me when that happens. Thankfully, it does not happen very often. I recommend you see a neuro-ophthalmologist if you have been diagnosed with a pit tumor. You should have a field vision test and a complete exam. If your migraines are frequent, you should also see a neurologist. Take care. Meri |
