Painless Migraines

[sacredqi888]

In a message dated 7/5/05 11:15:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
minutus@yahoogroups.com writes:
Migraines and Other Vascular Headaches
The symptoms of migraine headaches are directly related to changes in the
blood vessels. During the initial phase of blood vessel narrowing, decreased
blood flow to the brain leads to malfunction in the area of greatest constriction.
So, before any pain is felt, the typical migraine begins with some sort of
warning symptom, called an aura.
The most common aura is disturbance of vision, which may take the form of
bright or colored zigzag lines, areas of cloudy vision, flashing lights, split
vision and so on.
Other people have auras with such symptoms as slurred speech, dizziness,
weakness or numbness of one side of the body, and other signs of neurological
impairment.
The migraine headache pain begins when the previously narrowed blood vessels
then open too wide. Normal brain function is restored by the return of blood
flow, but stretching of the vessel walls, along with inflammation caused by
chemical changes in the blood, stimulates pain-sensitive nerve endings in the
vessel walls. At first the pain is localized on one side of the head, but it
often spreads to the other side as the headache progresses. The pain is intense
and throbbing in character. Accompanying the headache may be symptoms such as
nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, intolerance of light, dizziness, and sweating or
chilliness.
This description of the migraine applies to the “classic” type, but other
forms of migraine are not uncommon. Sometimes the headache begins without a
prior aura. On the other hand, “migraine equivalents” may occur; there may be the
neurological disturbances (visual changes and so on) or vomiting typical of a
migraine, though there is no headache.
In your case the actual "headache" is no longer felt but the underlying cause
has not been eliminated. I feel she is still having migraines.
Boericke Rep
Blindness, or visual disturbances, precede or attend -- Anhal., Bell., Cycl.,
Epiph., Gels., Ign., Iris, Kali bich., Kali c., Lac c., Lac d., Nat. m.,
Niccol., Nux v., Picr. ac., Pod., Psor., Sang., Sil., Spig., Ther., Zinc. s.

Semilateral (hemicrania) -- Arg. n., Ars., Bell., Bry., Ced., Cham., Coff.,
col., Cycl, Gins., Glon., Ign., Jonosia, Kali bich., Lach., Nat m., Ol. an.,
Onosm., Phos., Prun. sp., Puls., Sang., Sep., Sil., Spig., Stann., Thuya.Left
side -- Nat. m., Nux v., Onosm., Saponin, Spig.
Concomitants
Anguish, anxiety -- Acon., Ars., Plat.
Arterial excitement, tension -- Acon., Bell., Glon., Glycerin., Meli., Poth.,
Usnea, Ver. v.

Joy had some good suggestions as well

Maybe a type of Aphasia with visual disturbanceso you might have to be
more general or get more more information because so many rx have this
coupling of sx - phosphorus, gelsemium, chenopodium, bovista, osmium,
baryta carb, causticum, laurocerasus - to name but a few.

Best of luck,
Sunny
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