Re: Migraines?
This sounds just like migraines I've had. The first couple of years I often didn't get any real pain, and it usually started with the numb, tingly sensations - fingers, up my arm, one side of my face. One time, I started with the tingling fingers and decided I should go straight home. It got worse, as normal, spreading up my arm etc. I realized I wasn't going to make it home so pulled in to a car park (not a good idea to be driving!) to wait it out. Well, it ended up so much worse than any aura I'd had before. The tingling was all up one side of my face, I felt it spread quickly, my nose, lips then tongue. It was like someone had drawn a line down the middle of my face, one side completely fine, the other in throbbing tingles/numbness. The tongue bit was scary though! I didn't panic because I knew what it was, just waited for it to pass and carried on home, then hid under the duvet for a couple of hours. I also get the zigzags, blind spots, can't read or speak coherently (or text, I discovered on one occasion, how embarrassing!) But not all of these things every time.
Mine stated in my mid-late 20's, just the odd one. In my mid 30's they got worse, completely hormonal, then I started getting migraine associated vertigo - that's a no-win, had to keep perfectly still in bed for as long as it lasted. All hormonal. No synthetic hormones for me, and I finally had my ovaries removed last month so let's see what happens!
So, yes - what you describe sounds exactly like migraine, and in my case they did get worse as i got older.
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