Aura
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
April 19, 2016 5:37am CST
I do not experience this for now. Aura! This was the manifestation I experienced when I had a mild stroke last March 2nd, midnight. I was playing in my mobile phone while the aura was at its height. I had that severe and unbearable headache then, which prompted my sister and my son to bring me to the hospital.
I Am about to finish my dose of Citicoline (in 4 days time), a brain stimulant, and I don’t get dizzy anymore when standing with eyes close; however, I am always using my eyeglasses now because I feel my lens increased again. I remove my glasses when I sleep, or when I take a bath; otherwise, it is always worn now.
What, you may ask, is my aura when I have migraine attack? I see scintillating lights at the corner of my vision, and these get bigger until the whole of my vision is covered with these flashes of light. Then, I will have the unbearable headache.
If you also watch a famous television action series here on ABS-CBN, you will notice a young boy named AURA. His distinct look is one eyebrow raised. He is gay, by the way.
Do you have an aura when headache strikes?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
20 Apr 16
When i saw your title , i remembered indeed Aura of Ang Probinsyano . He is a talented boy , i can't help laughing when he raises his one eyebrow . Why in the world i don't know how to do that . 
By the way , so you had a mild stroke last March . Oh be careful of your health my friend .
By the way , so you had a mild stroke last March . Oh be careful of your health my friend .1 person likes this
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
20 Apr 16
@ridingbet Really , you can do that also . Mataray ka talaga . ( You are indeed fiery - is that the English for mataray ?
Yes i know of transient ischemic attack . That's why i am always on watch for it .
This heat can indeed induce high blood and stroke , so we all have to be ready when we go out in the sun .
Of course , i am concerned with all of you my friends . 
Mataray ka talaga . ( You are indeed fiery - is that the English for mataray ?
Yes i know of transient ischemic attack . That's why i am always on watch for it .
This heat can indeed induce high blood and stroke , so we all have to be ready when we go out in the sun .
Of course , i am concerned with all of you my friends . 1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Apr 16
@SIMPLYD thank you, my lady. right now, it is so humid here. i drove the car this morning with my son and sister to bring the 2 puppies for their booster dose on rabies vaccination.
it was nice it was just humid and warm, now it is still humid but hot.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Apr 16
really, you cannot raise one eyebrow, my friend? i can do that with my right eyebrow, and i look 'mataray', but when i raise my left eyebrow, i look like 'nagmamakaawa'.
the unbearable headache caused me mild stroke, my friend. it is also termed transient ischemic attack, or my brain lost oxygen that was why i had mild stroke, but now, i am fine and well.
thanks for your concern.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 16
at your age, my dear, i am glad you do not experience any of these symptoms i feel.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 16
@ridingbet Me too - I have been very lucky health-wise.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Apr 16
@jaboUK that is so good to know, my friend.
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@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
19 Apr 16
i think ive seen that boy on Facebook.
my eyes are perfect but i went through a headache last year that i couldnt bear. they had my brain scanned but the result was fine. the doctor said that i was already stressed out and had a migrane. when i was going through it, i had to cover my eyes the whole time and sit for days.
my eyes are perfect but i went through a headache last year that i couldnt bear. they had my brain scanned but the result was fine. the doctor said that i was already stressed out and had a migrane. when i was going through it, i had to cover my eyes the whole time and sit for days.1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Apr 16
seeing bright lights and colors like orange and super-red and olive green clothes trigger a migraine attack, so i think covering your eyes is good so 'you won't see these colors and bright lights' as well.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Apr 16
indeed, Periactin- vita, Cafergot, and Avamigran all worked good for me but that was about 2 decades ago when I was still in q8. now, i always use my eyeglasses to remove any possibilities of having an aura again.
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@Varjokani (218)
• Finland
20 Apr 16
I think I might be the opposite. I can be online forever and never feel headache. Or if I do I never notice it. I do notice when I 'm tired.
But there is this thing that wen ever a thunder storm comes an hour away from my head I feel horrible headache and feel like I m gonna die in that very same moment.
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@Varjokani (218)
• Finland
20 Apr 16
@ridingbet Well I have to admit that I just become really sleepy if I try to stay awake for too long. I start acting like a kid and cuddle myself in bed or then just fell down and slee while sitting. But ya. Most fun part of that is that I don't even know there is a thunder storm coming outside when I'm inside. I only feel like I was seasick and ill. Then when hour or half later the thunder breaks I'm like "Oh I so knew it.. "
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@Letranknight2015 (51974)
• Philippines
19 Apr 16
I don't think i had migraine but i had some pain over my tooth for days now.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 16
hijo, a migraine is defined as a one-sided headache, either frontal or one side of your head, and you usually experience aura before the headache strikes. it is triggered by hunger, bright and colorful lights, intake of chocolates to name a few. your toothache is not migraine, in my opinion. but yes, when a tooth is aching, all of your body gets painful too.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 16
actually, i had the migraine attack on the night that i was brought to the hospital; now, i do not see those lights anymore.
do you mean the light that you see are the zigzagging flashing lights at the periphery of your vision? that is also the aura i feel/see, my friend.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 16
i am not having migraines now, my friend. i am constantly wearing my eyeglasses and this helps me not have the aura
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
19 Apr 16
@ridingbet , I have been getting headaches lately, but they are tension or sinus related. I have not gotten an Aura before a headache though. I hope you keep feeling better each day and the Citicoline keeps helping.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 16
yes my dear. Citicoline did some help in my brain. now, i can stand up with eyes closed and not feel dizzy or feel like i will tumble down. i will still have to consult my neurologist if i should stop it now, but i was prescribed for 1 month intake.
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@rina110383 (24492)
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19 Apr 16
I used to have migraine attacks when I was in high school. They make me vomit a lot.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Apr 16
vomiting somehow reduces the migraine we have. i also feel nauseated and vomit those yellowish gastric juices and it is non-projectile as well, so you can feel the pain of vomiting out with an empty stomach. i had migraines lasting for a day before.
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