Do I still need to see someone if the symptoms have gone?

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I've always had migraines with visual aura. I usually lose my centre vision (starts with me struggling to read words etc.. as I can't see in the centre of my vision) then I get a bad headache usually just for an hour or so. They've usually happened about once every 3 months or so and are manageable with painkillers.

Except this morning I've had the worst migraine I've ever had in my life and its left me a bit scared.

Started normally with the visual aura but then about half an hour later my symptoms were just getting worse and worse. I had stabbing pain at the base of my head on one side and behind my eye socket. This radiated down my neck to the top of my arm, my cheek and eye socket on that side then went numb and tingly and I couldn't speak well, I felt confused and like I couldn't really answer my husband when he was asking if I was okay. I began shaking and several times I went to throw up. And oddly, my eyes began streaming too at one point like I was crying but I wasn't.

I'm an adult woman with children and I honestly thought about getting my husband to ring my mum to come round at one point I was that scared.

Then about 2 hours later, I feel okay. Tired and head still throbbing a bit but the other symptoms have gone.

Considering the symptoms have gone in the main now, would you still contact the doctor? I've never had a migraine like that before and never want it again.

Go get checked in case you’ve had a mini stroke or seizure or something

Yes, see your GP. Any changes in migraine presentation should lead to seeing your GP, however I'd ring 111 and ask to speak to someone to establish whether they need to rule out a stroke etc.

If you get hemiplegic attacks (which yours sound like), you need triptans not paid killers to abort the migraines. I also get these and it's absolutely terrifying so huge sympathies.

If you get hemiplegic attacks (which yours sound like), you need triptans not paid killers to abort the migraines. I also get these and it's absolutely terrifying so huge sympathies

Thank you I've just read about these and agree it sounds like that. I've never had one before though, migraines yes but they never tend to be more than just a bad headache for a short time. This was a whole other type!

I'll give 111 a call I think just in case although I feel much better now.

All of this. Painkillers stop you feeling the attack but triptans actually stop the attack and the associated neurological effects.

It must have been really scary but it does just sound like a really really bad migraine. The symptoms are severe but not unusual (intense pain around eye socket and down your neck, feeling like you may throw up etc) . It must have been awful during it but thankfully it only lasted a few hours. As it’s gone I personally wouldn’t bother 111 about it,

but see your GP about triptans as the migraines seem to be worsening

and start keeping a migraine diary (there’s a free app called Migraine Buddy, or you can download paper ones online) so you have a record of symptoms, severity and what treatments do and don’t work

migraines are the pits

This happened to me OP, when I was 12 weeks pregnant. My dh called an ambulance, and I was taken to hospital as they thought I'd had a TIA. I've lots of tests and found to have a leaking heart valve. I, however, still believe it was a severe migraine due to the increase of hormones and not a TIA. I would definitely get checked out.

I have been diagnosed with hemiplegic migraines but I was told that these symptoms must be investigated at the hospital to rule out a stroke. Please get checked out.