Migraine

Hi All,

Well, tonight, some idiot in the dorm pulled the fire alarm- again! (UGGG)

Luckily, we are all awake this time. I grabbed some headphones and proceeded to run out of the building as fast as I could, my roommates were right behind me

As I was leaving, one of the people tried to tell me to leave by a different door all I remember is yelling "I have to go now- I am having a sensory overload! I have to leave now!" My roommate also explained the situation and we left.

By the time we got back, I was still really out of it- really dizzy, seeing double, and was unsteady. I had to lean on my roomates in order to get back to the room and nearly fell in the elevator and ended up attending the improptu floor meeting on the the floor.

I have not have this happen before. It looked more like a small seizure rather than a bad sensory overload or migraine. I think that several factors might have contributed to it- multiple fire alarms, dealing with one difficult roommate, migraines and school.

I am still tired and my head is really pounding this morning,. I have taken some meds and will call my neuro when his office opens. I am just scared right now.


Has anyone else had this happen. I have had one shorter episode like this once or twice before.

Thanks.

pain free days,
sconesail

Hi Sconesail -

Sorry you had to go through that - sounds scary! I haven't experienced anything quite like that but certainly have gotten migraines when having a sudden shock and gotten very disoriented at the time - room spinning, falling over, I fainted once or twice. It's great that you have a call in to your neuro - that's the best place to go for answers.

Feel better!

- megs

Hi Sconesail,

I am sorry you had such a scary experience . And I am so glad that you called your nuero. I do get these type of symptoms when I have my migraines, but if this is new for you then calling your nuero was the right and best thing you can do. It might not be part of your migraine at all, he/she is the only one who can help find that out for you. Again, I am so sorry that you had to go through that. I hope you find your answers soon. Let us know how you are doing .

Dar

Sorry that you had such a frightening experience. I understand that a fire alarm is supposed to make you want to leave the area, but sometimes it seems to me they overdo it in "obnoxiousness" of the sound.

I'm very glad you planned to call the doctor. That's the right place for the answers you need. Keep us posted, OK?

Sconesail-any word from your neuro yet? I'm so sorry you went through that awful ordeal last night. Thank goodness you had your roomates by your side to keep you safe and secure.

Please let us know how you are doing and what the doctor says

PS: Can you change out the difficult roomate?

Sorry to hear of your fire alarm experience. It's good to be calling your neuro. How did you go with that?
Take care DJ

Wise to call your doctor right off. I have had this happen before, associated with my hemiplegic migraine. I AM NOT a doctor, but was told that a typical seizure would not last beyond a few minutes.

I hope you are feeling better today.

What did the doctor say?

I've had one instance of sudden sensory overload similar to yours, though not nearly as severe. Once, during a migraine, I had bent down to pick up something I'd dropped. Three of my co-workers, who I had been standing with, started laughing all at once at a joke. For some reason, the sound sensitivity issue increased, as did sensitivity issues in general. I felt literally trapped and assaulted. I almost ended up whimpering, and had trouble getting up and getting away from the laughter. It was one of the most bizarre things I've ever experienced.