Re: Question about headaches

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Carissa wrote:

>My PDD/Aspergers/ADHD son has been having headaches a lot more

>lately. I think it's from stress and tension. He's 8 years old.

>My question is, can headaches cause you to have intermittent

>blurriness/blindness in the eyes?

I never heard of stress/tension headaches causing

bluryness/blindness. According to the latest research I've seen, any

headache that bad is a migraine. There are treatments for migraines,

ranging from life changes (changes in diet, changes in schedule,

changes in activities, changes in environment) to medications. Some

of the medications are taken all the time, to prevent a migraine from

occurring. Others are taken at first sign of a migraine onset.

Different medications work (or don't work) for different people.

On the other hand, other things can cause head pain and eye problems.

Tumors (even benign ones) in the brain, for example. Possibly some

medications (for some people). There may be eye conditions that cause

such symptoms.

Definitely sounds like something for which he should be seen by a

knowledgeable doctor who is willing to work with your son to find out

what's going on.

Jane

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> My PDD/Aspergers/ADHD son has been having headaches a lot more lately.

> I think it's from stress and tension. He's 8 years old. My question

> is, can headaches cause you to have intermittent blurriness/blindness in

> the eyes?

I don't know but I do know that overload can cause headaches and weird

visual problems both.

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At 08:09 PM 11/11/2004, intoned:

>I don't know but I do know that overload can cause headaches and weird

>visual problems both.

Make sure you check him for allergies and sinus as well--my stepdaughter

was getting blinding, migraine like headaches that gave her vision effects

and the doctor was inclined to say they were just stress.

I said that I was concerned it was sinus, as her father and brother were

super-prone, and he said it wouldn't hurt to get an ex-ray just to be safe.

She had barely come out of getting the x-ray and the lab had the doctor's

office was on the phone because she had an absolutely massive, serious

infection.

Not always the case, but worth checking.

Z

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Yes, they can! I do get these spells of bluriness/partial blindness

that my doctor said are " visual migraines " once in a while, and they

might or might not be accompanied by headaches. The things that help a

usual migraine help them. Mine usually last about an hour, during

which I can't do much because my field of vision gets this big

throbbing blotch in the middle of it. Obviously, you should get him

checked and rule anything else out, but, to answer your question,

these exist.

Oya

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:06:59 -0800 (PST), Carissa

wrote:

> My PDD/Aspergers/ADHD son has been having headaches a lot more lately. I

> think it's from stress and tension. He's 8 years old. My question is, can

> headaches cause you to have intermittent blurriness/blindness in the eyes?

> Carissa

>

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At 02:18 AM 11/13/04 -0500, you wrote:

>Yes, they can! I do get these spells of bluriness/partial blindness

>that my doctor said are " visual migraines " once in a while, and they

>might or might not be accompanied by headaches. The things that help a

>usual migraine help them. Mine usually last about an hour, during

>which I can't do much because my field of vision gets this big

>throbbing blotch in the middle of it. Obviously, you should get him

>checked and rule anything else out, but, to answer your question,

>these exist.

>

>Oya

In the middle? I get another variation of migraine " aura " -- a curved

zigzag line (sawtooth pattern) that's mainly in the left visual field. It's

like an semi-transparent pulsating multi-colored neon light pattern that

when I try to look at it seems to move away. As it increases in intensity

(and size) I may not be able to see large parts of the (left) visual field

and it's distracting anyway with those shimmering forms moving about to try

to read or do anything. The zigzag line is not symetrical - the " sawtooths "

vary in size - but the pattern is always the exact same shape.

These days I usually get the " aura " without also getting a headache, but it

used to always signal an approaching migraine, especially one triggered by

physical exertion. I also usually get some nausea and extreme sensitivity

to light with strong migraine.