For years it was always the same visual aura, about 20-30 minutes before the headache would hit. Flashes in my left eye first, then the whole vision goes kaleidoscope, everything pixelated and broken. I got used to it, honestly. At least I knew exactly what was coming and could take a triptan, find somewhere quiet before things got bad.
Last few months that visual aura basically stopped. But now I’m getting these intense tingling sensations running down my right arm and into my fingertips, and they’re happening the exact same way, same timing, same warning window before the migraine. Same prodrome sequence, just a completely different symptom. I’m trying to figure out if this is just my migraine pattern shifting as I age (I’m 40, been dealing with this since my 20s) or if it means something else.
My neurologist said “migraines change” and left it at that. But is tingling aura worse than visual? Does it mean the attacks are getting more intense? Do I need to try a different abortive or preventive?
Has anyone else had their aura type actually change like this? What did it mean for you?