Heart Palpitations Forum

Heart Palpitations Forum
http://palps.chemicalforums.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl
Heart Palpitations Forum >> Symptoms and other concerns >> RLR URGENT!
http://palps.chemicalforums.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1273986700

Message started by George88 on May 15^th, 2010, 10:11pm

Title: RLR URGENT!
Post by George88 on May 15^th, 2010, 10:11pm

Hi RLR

I'm sorry to post here again so soon and I apologise that this is completely off topic to the heart but you are the only person who might know what's going on!

Okay, it's 5:50 as I write this and I only went to bed at about 4 AM. I've just gotten up because my right arm was numb and I had a mini panic attack when I also realised that the right side of my vision is going funny! The numbness in my arm is gone and I think it is a coincidence, but my right side of my vision is darker than normal and there is a funny zig-zag slither of light (almost like a crystal) across the right side of my vision!

RLR, it is now 5:56 AM now and I don't know what's going on but the zig-zag slither and darkness on the right side of my vision has faded away now.

Okay, it's 6:10 AM now and this thing seems to have gone away. RLR, what is this problem, is it my nervous system malfunctioning? Could it be due to the fact that I began some anti-biotics last night (amoxicillin)? I couldn't bare to go blind! I absolutely must get an opointment to see my doctor next week.

This has happened to me once before, over a year ago no my LEFT side, but worse. It went after 2 hours.

EDIT: it's 6:20 now and I have a splitting headache.

Thank you again RLR and sorry this is off topic!

Title: Re: RLR URGENT!
Post by LowrieT on May 16^th, 2010, 1:02pm

I am not RLR but that sounds like a Migraine. periodically I have the zig zag lines in my vision but thankfully do not get the headache. Do not know what the numbness would be though. Perhaps you should see your Doctor.

Title: Re: RLR URGENT!
Post by George88 on May 16^th, 2010, 1:51pm

Hi,

I must apologise for this post. I was a little hasty in posting it here and I think I blew things out of proportion.

The numbness was just where I had been lying on my arm for a good half an hour or so as it disappeared in a few minutes. I was unaware that a migraine could cause visual disturbances of this kind.

I guess I panicked because I had the seemingly unrelated numbness and decided that I had some horrible neurological disaster! Word to the wise: don't panic!

Thanks :)

Title: Re: RLR URGENT!
Post by RLR on May 16^th, 2010, 6:03pm

Okay, you need to remain calm. Also know that I am not able to be on the forum in a continuous manner, so please don't expect an answer when in crisis. At 87 years old, I have limited time to check on the forum and respond. If you experience imminent health concerns, you must always first seek a response from real-time medical personnel within your local or regional community.

To address your question. the phenomenon described would be classical migraine syndrome and the visual manifestations are known as fortification spectrum. The onset of the spectrum typically demonstrates a small area in the visual field that might be blurry or altered from the rest of the visual field and soon a small "C" shaped fractured glass of various colors begins to form, gradually extending farther into the visual field before disappearing from view about 20 minutes or so later. In classical migraine, a headache typically follows. In cases where the fortification spectrum appears in the absence of headache, it is known as optic migraine.

Numbness in the limbs can in some instances be due to migraine syndrome, known as hemiplegic migraine. I doubt this was the case where you're concerned, however, and more likely due to mild nerve compression by body position during sleep.

You need to try and relax more. You're far too young to be so nervous and apprehensive.

Best Regards and Good Health

Title: Re: RLR URGENT!
Post by emma09 on May 16^th, 2010, 11:50pm

i had something like this george when i was pregnant i couldnt see out my left eye & i had a zigzag vision in my other eye lasted a minute or so and disappeared! my mum at the time said it was a migrane coming on and sure enough i ended up witha headache all day!