Posted by forth meg on May 28, 2000, at 20:25:41
In reply to Re: Unexplained symptoms--Long, posted by Cynthia M on May 28, 2000, at 18:24:33
Cynthia, I was thinking the same thing.
I've had migraines with auras, And they do cause
changes in the dilation of my eyes (sometimes
constriction, sometimes dilation).They've also caused photophobia (oversensitivity to light),
The big clue for me was that you said she couldn't speak.
That sounds like aphasia, which can happen with migraines
as well - I had a very brief period where I couldn't
understand what people were saying - I heard sounds,
but it sounded like gibberish. At that time I don't
think I tried to talk - but I'm not sure i could
have spoken either.Migraines don't have to have headaches associated.
They often also have nausea or a lack of appetite
associated.Does she have numbness or tingling - especially
around the mouth or hands/arms? Those are big migraine
symptoms - I always get some numbness or tingling
in my mouth and cheeks.My concern here is that this is going on so long.
Usually the "aura" associated with migraines last
from minutes to hours.I had only one experience where I had multiple
subtle symptoms gradually build up over days and then
culminated with a very bizarre acid-like
experience. But the most severe clear-cut symptoms
lasted only an hour or two.I would say that you *need* to get your daughter to
a neurologist to rule out a serious problem.
And, I guess there's really no way to tell for sure
if she IS taking anything illicit either. But
that's a possibility too I suppose.> Medlib- do not apologize for your lack of brevity.. I think we may have found something here ! Ye s many of the symptoms you have described my daughter has experienced.....extreme pain in bright light ( she has been wearing sunglasses even indoors ) with slight to no constiction of the pupils..and she took a shower yesterday ( immersion in very warm water) and came out feeling horrible and she said she almost passed out.... and she started her period on Thursday, the first day of symptoms ( and her first period in two months due to undiagnosed hypothyroidism) thank you for the web site I will definitely investigate further.. I am wondering at this point if maybe we should remove her from the paxil to rule out any reaction from that... what is your opinion? Thnaks so much for the info... I cannot express how valuable the people here are for so much support I have recieved... any other opinions are welcome.. we definitely know there are no drugs involved other than her synthroid and 40mgs a day of paxil.. thanks again...Cynthia
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