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I happen to be a man who gets migraines with aura, but I do think they’re more common in women. They started when I was 14. I get visual issues like tunnel vi

I happen to be a man who gets migraines with aura, but I do think they’re more common in women. They started when I was 14. I get visual issues like tunnel vision and sparklies, but I also get numbness in my face and extremities, confuse my words (right parts of speech, not what I intend to say), and often vomit. Needless to say, the first one scared the crap out of my mother and I. I may or may not have a headache when this happens. Neat, eh? I was talking to a guy who suffered from seizures in college, and apparently his “aura” is very similar, and I've always wondered if there was some connection since my father also suffers from epilepsy.

tbirdny 2y ago
Migraines and epilepsy have a lot in common, including some symptoms and triggers. Drugs and things that lower seizure threshold also tend to cause migraines. Some epilepsy drugs also act as migraine prophylactics.
bpye 2y ago
> I get visual issues like tunnel vision and sparklies, but I also get numbness in my face and extremities, confuse my words (right parts of speech, not what I intend to say), and often vomit. I’ve experienced migraines for years, but last year had my first instance that messed with speech. It certainly unsettled the friend I was with at the time.