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Mental Health Support

NoRethugFriends

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6. Used to more, now infrequent. Below can help,

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 01:34 PM

Apr 2024

If you recognize it very early on in the flashing, take a "cocktail" of caffeine, Tylenol, and aspirin.
It can often stop it in its tracks, causing the jagged lines to fragment or disappear, and stop the possible ensuing headache.
It sounds counterintuitive, since caffeine can help cause migraines, but once you are getting one, it is a positive.

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Anyone get ocular migraines? [View all] XanaDUer2 Apr 2024 OP

My Mom did, not an easy thing to deal w/. The migraines were nasty and you could readily tell that she was SWBTATTReg Apr 2024 #1

Haven't had one for a while C_U_L8R Apr 2024 #2

I get them every few months. Mine seem to be triggered by staring at screen. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2024 #3

Yes Charlie Chapulin Apr 2024 #4

Mayo says there are 2 types, gab13by13 Apr 2024 #5

I get those things when I'm overtired and been staring at a screen too long canuckledragger Apr 2024 #7

Used to more, now infrequent. Below can help, NoRethugFriends Apr 2024 #6

One tylenol and one aspinin? XanaDUer2 Apr 2024 #9

See below NoRethugFriends Apr 2024 #10

Ty very much! XanaDUer2 Apr 2024 #11

My pleasure. Note I edited my post to include Excedrin Migraine, which someone mentioned below. NoRethugFriends Apr 2024 #12

Used to get, but grew out of them, but in the last 10 years get one or three a year. If I get the migrane ... marble falls Apr 2024 #8

My BFF suffered with TMJ for years. The only thing that helped cure her was Botox injections. Ziggysmom Apr 2024 #13