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Kaleidoscope headache11/17/2023 ![]() Sometimes they are triggered by hormone changes (puberty, perimenopause) and also by specific triggers for certain people, e.g., stress, too much caffeine, too much or too little sleep (many people get them when they sleep in on weekends), weather changes, altitude, certain foods such as cheese, chocolate or wine (the food list is very long), etc. Help!Īeternal you have posted on a very old post.i'm going to re-post what nancy kindly explained about kaleidoscope vision back in 09 in the hope it helps you make sense of what's likely going on: "Those are ocular migraines (also called optical, visual, or painless migraines). Plus, I notice I am spelling words wrong and feel rather dyslexic, but that could be the Xanax. ![]() Have trouble standing and/or sitting for extended periods of time, but do okay walking other than a slight drag/heaviness in left leg. The hip pain has become so bad that I have a very hard time weight-baring and most mornings need to manually lift my left leg to get it into the car. ![]() I also have a history of two failed back surgeries, have constant back and left hip/leg pain, which they attribute to nerve damage and severe arthritis in the spine. Has anyone else experienced anything similar? I don't get the blind spots in the vision line, just the arches of color until they multiply into the sight of vision. Since this is only the 2nd episode in 6 weeks, do I get freaked out and start asking for spinal taps and MRI's of the brain for the MS diagnosis, or should I roll with it and enjoy the colors for a while? Without any warning I am terrified it may happen when I'm driving and won't be able to pull over. After I "recovered" I Googled "kaleidoscope vision" and it seems there may be a connection to Multiple Sclerosis. This time I lost my balance after the colors subsided, got scared and took a Xanax to head off the inevitable panic attack. All I could think when it was happening that the aura resembled the Wheel in color and shape only not a full circle. I was flipping jeans over my head and forward to get the wrinkles out before I folded them. I was watching Wheel of Fortune and folding clothes. ![]() Well, tonight it happened again only I had no warning, no dizziness or loss of balance. I went to my PCP the next morning and my Nurse Practitioner said she thought it was a Migraine without the headache. I had no headache and no history of Migraine so it didn't even dawn on me that's what it could be. I managed to eat and eventually (about 30 minutes later) the colors subsided. I honestly thought I was having a stroke. In between closing my right eye I managed to scramble a couple of eggs, very shakily. Scared the **** out of me and felt I needed to eat something. Soon it was double and then triple rainbow arches inhibiting my vision. The pattern started out as like a singular rainbow of mosaic-type color that continually moved. Suddenly I began to have what I can only describe as Kaleidoscope colors in an arched fashion above my right eye. Around 1 in the afternoon I began to feel very dizzy and lightheaded. However, according to Brigham and Women's Hospital, it is important to note that there may be other significant causes to migraine depending on the individual.4 or 5 weeks ago on a Sunday morning, I got up around 7am and started doig chores and engaged in an entire pot of coffee all the while. Many individuals can identify specific triggers for their migraines that include fatigue, skipping a meal, caffeine withdrawal, stress, and certain foods like chocolates. Women tend to experience migraine under a more regular pattern. Moreover, a person’s hormonal status can affect the pattern of migraines they experience. In addition, a family history is very common, so the doctor will often ask about headaches in one’s parents or siblings. Some experts believe that the kaleidoscope vision is caused by electric impulses in the brain. A study (2015) examined the MRI data of patients who have one-sided ocular migraine shows that there are noticeable differences in the thickness of certain areas of the visual cortex and this can make the visual cortex more sensitive to neuronal activity. Although the exact causes of ocular migraine remains unknown, many experts suggest that it occurs due to structural abnormalities in the visual cortex. ![]()
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