# What helps with ocular migranes?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 14, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-helps-with-ocular-migranes/536082 "2010-04-14T17:06:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-helps-with-ocular-migranes/536082/21 "2010-04-15T20:19:26Z")

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For me, ocular migraines precede the headache migraine. That is, I always have the ocular aura, then it’s followed by the migraine in an hour or so while I get to enjoy the pretty flashing lights and loss of other vision. However, if I take some Excedrin Migraine as soon as I notice the aura, it knocks it out and the headache never comes.

I asked my doctor, and this was her recommendation since I can’t identify any specific triggers - I get migraines only infrequently, so it’s really difficult to tell. I have started keeping the Excedrine Migraine in my desk at work though, just in case.

I kind of feel lucky - my migraines are a) infrequent and b) not so horrible. I mean, I hate them and they hurt like hell, but they don’t put me out of commission for all day (or worse, a day or two). They’re pretty much gone in 8ish hours or so - they’re always gone when I wake up the next day.

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