Kaleidoscope aura optical migraines

[Carnation]

Obviously when it happened the first time (in work) I freaked out big time, and almost told my boss I was having a stroke or something!

I thought the same Mr lurcher. The first one was very frightening.

Thanks Piddy for replying. You explained them just as I had them.
I've since found out my cousin gets them too and she says it's some comfort to cover your eyes with your hands.

[Scass]

Yes glare or bright lights are my triggers. Sometimes high stress.
I tend to sit or lay until it passes. If I don’t it gets worse x

[Carnation]

I've become very wary of bright lights since Scass.
I went out today and I was so nervous about getting one when I was out. Its hard enough having one at home where you can be alone and sit or lay in comfort.
I was a bag nerves today.

[Carnation]

Again today. I was in a shop and had so many floaters and when I looked in the shop mirror I think it wasn't cleaned properly and had some smudges and thought "oh no, I hope I'm not getting one here". I didn't want to rush out of the shop but I was certainly intent on getting home. I drove back calmly and waited for something to happen. I'm still on tender hooks an hour after and nothing as yet.
I've had sinus pain today, eye socket, back of the ear, head, so that didn't help.
How do suffers cope with these migraine aura things?
Does anyone take medication?
It's a learning curve for me.

[BlueIris]

Honestly, you do get used to them but it can take a while.

[Carnation]

It's now become a fear of having one BlueIris.
When out, what do you do. Both times my vision went obscured and everything resembles a Picasso painting.

[BlueIris]

I mostly just find somewhere to sit down and wait it out. You can usually peer around them to get to somewhere quiet.

[Carnation]

Thanks BlueIris x

[Carnation]

Here's a new one for me...

I closed my eyes for a short while, I don't think I fell asleep but I could of. Anyway shortly after I closed my eyes again I saw visuals of miniature pink flying pigs and a girl waving to me in the background. So a bit spooked by it I opened my eyes again and sight was fine. I closed my eyes again to check I wasn't going mad and nothing, just darkness. I told Mr C and he pulled a face like I was weird or something.
I have been obsessing over my eyes recently after a migraine aura brought on by a bright light, but that's my assumption of it. I get those blobs in my eyes if I catch the sun in my eye line and now it seems I can see stuff to my left and right quite clearly even though I'm looking at something in front of me. It's like my eyes are on guard.
I can't bear ironing Mr C's stripey shirts because it becomes one big blur. But I've had that for some time.
All that I can sort of cope with but a bit concerned about the vision I had when opening and closing my eyes. I'm testing myself sight constantly. And yes, eye test was all ok. Just wondered if anyone else had something similar to stop me feeling like I'm going mad.
Wondering if it's some sort of aura...

[YoullNeverWalkAlone]

Hi Carnation, I know I shouldn’t but I chuckled when I read that, pink flying pigs and a girl waving, if I didn’t know better I would have said put more water with your drink next time..

But I think you actually nodded off and was dreaming, even if it was only a short nap...that’s why everything was normal after,..I’ve occasionally shut my eyes and seen faces appear in the darkness mostly I don’t know who they are, but I deliberately try and see them now, So if your going mad so am I, we’ll both go round the bend together xxx