[doubled112]

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.

[bpye]

> 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.

[tbirdny]

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.