Anyone get ocular migraines?

[XanaDUer2]

Had one yesterday, and I know its stress. Been reading on higher incidence of stroke among those with OM. I know its this tmj shit. Had a big fight again about moving forward.

[SWBTATTReg]

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

having one of her 'spells'. Find the sunglasses, close the curtains, and find a dark, quiet spot to ride it out.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Haven't had one for a while

But I used to get bouts. Freaky scary ones where everything would get all swimmy. Thought I was having a stroke. Yeah, I think mine was stress and vitamin/mineral imbalance. Anyway, thank goodness I haven't had one in a while

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. I get them every few months. Mine seem to be triggered by staring at screen.

[Charlie Chapulin]

4. Yes

I have had them. Very disconcerting. They seem to happen in clusters. I have also noticed those clusters occurred when I wasn't doing B-complex, and that they stopped when I was. Correlation? Don’t know, but seems to work for me.

[gab13by13]

5. Mayo says there are 2 types,

1. Migraine with aura. I get them all of the time, jagged bright object in one eye. Then I may get it the next time in the other eye. They last 15 to 20 minutes. I was told to sit back and enjoy the light show. I have no pain. I call them Opthalmic migraines.

2. Retinal migraine is very rare and cause visual changes in one eye, it is more serious.

[canuckledragger]

7. I get those things when I'm overtired and been staring at a screen too long

They always reminded me of the energy ribbon in the movie Star Trek Generations.

And yes, they go away after a few minutes with no I'll effects.

[NoRethugFriends]

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

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.

[XanaDUer2]

9. One tylenol and one aspinin?

Thank you

[NoRethugFriends]

10. See below

I don't drink coffee, so I take caffeine pill equal to 1/2 cup coffee.
One aspirin, one or two Tylenol.

I note comment below mentions Excedrin Migraine, which is indeed combination of these three ingredients

[XanaDUer2]

11. Ty very much!

I don't get them a lot.

[NoRethugFriends]

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

[marble falls]

8. 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 ...

... Excedrin down soon enough I can head them off.

[Ziggysmom]

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

Have any doctors suggested that to you? For my friend, the splints and braces actually made her worse.