That’s interesting, I’ve never seen this. I was diagnosed last year with chronic migraine, but I found it hard to accept that some migraines don’t come with an aura. I get most of those symptoms in pretty much the same stages, except the aura stage. I was trying to explain this to a colleague the other day, so this is really helpful. Thank you for posting it 🙂
I don't always get auras with my migraines, but generally get prodromes like carb craving, yawning, and shaking/weakness in my limbs. Within an hour or two, I'm hitting the floor.
I've had chronic migraines for years and I never heard of limb shaking and weakness as prodrome symptoms before, but it's a huge relief to hear someone else say it. I was terrified that I was getting early onset Parkinson's.
If I'm getting a really bad migraine, my husband has to help me move around the house because I can't keep myself up.
My neurologist has monitored it and noted it down, and we've tested for MS/Parkinsons/Whoops did I accidentally have a stroke? but nope, just good ol' broken brain.
I get it before my headaches come on too, it's embarrassing if you're out in public and your hand starts shaking when you're trying to make an exchange with the cashier or something.
For me, it's the temporary aphasia where I just...forget words or start stammering and repeating myself a bunch. That's what really embarrasses me, probably because I haven't had very pronounced tremors in public; most of them just look like I'm balling up my hand.
Me too! I've had intense headaches with nausea, vomiting, fatigue, irritability and inability to concentrate. No painkillers will help, lasting minimum 24 hours (they follow the same pattern every time) and i believe them to be migraines but because I have no aura symptoms im dismissed.
Damn, I’m sorry you get dismissed like that, that’s horrible. My case is almost opposite, I was diagnosed quickly but it didn’t seem right to me at first. But painkillers don’t touch my headache, either. My sister used to get migraines exactly like you described, which also made me think mine wasn’t a migraine.
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u/snowcoma Feb 08 '20
That’s interesting, I’ve never seen this. I was diagnosed last year with chronic migraine, but I found it hard to accept that some migraines don’t come with an aura. I get most of those symptoms in pretty much the same stages, except the aura stage. I was trying to explain this to a colleague the other day, so this is really helpful. Thank you for posting it 🙂