I occasionally had visual migraines shortly before onset of TM. A few weeks
ago, I asked my opthamologist if there is any connection between the central
nervous system problems of TM and these headaches. She told me to be sure to
let the neuro know about any future visual migraines, because they could be
an indication of de-myelination of nerves in the brain, and therefore a sign
of something such as MS.
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: JHarper33(AT)aol.com <JHarper33(AT)aol.com>
To: JADE98FW(AT)aol.com <JADE98FW(AT)aol.com>
Cc: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com <tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com>
Date: Sunday, April 25, 1999 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] re: migraines
>In a message dated 4/25/99 4:26:40 PM EST, JADE98FW(AT)aol.com writes:
>
>> Hi Annie and everyone! I found it interesting that some of you get
>migraines.
>>
>> I get them too, not all the time, but often enough. Does it have
>anything
>> to do with TM?
>>
>> Lauren
>
>Hi Lauren,
>
>I had an optical migraine a while back (no head-ache, but strange swirling
>lights around the outer edge of the vision of one eye), and the
opthamologist
>who diagnosed it said it had to do with the blood vessels. Other things
I've
>read about migraines seem to say the same thing, and since TM affects nerve
>messages rather than blood vessels, I would guess they are not directly
>related.
>
>Barbara H.
>
>