• Balder@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    In my experience the pain after the aura sometimes happens, sometimes not. But it’s usually not severe anyway, just an annoying constant headache that lasts for a while (hours) after that.

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      4 months ago

      I get the feeling that it’s still happening to me, just outside my head. A floating migraine, tethered by tired spite.

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      4 months ago

      When I was younger, aura meant I was in for 4-6 hours of intense headache afterwards (aged 14-20s). But it reduced more in my 30s and is rare now in my mid 40s.

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        4 months ago

        Same experience here. I’ve gone through many superstitions regarding it, like living near heavy pesticide use, eating potatoes, refined sugars, brain tumor…

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          4 months ago

          I think the common shared experience of all of us is none of us can tell with absolute sure what triggers it, but we all naturally look for patterns.

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          4 months ago

          Mine were all very connected to relaxing after a stressful time. Most weekends after working an unnecessarily stressful job. I’ve since changed careers and now they are much less common, and also a bit more random, or it’s possible I’m not identifying stressors in my life as well now.

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        4 months ago

        Same for me as well. Usually now I get what kind of feels like a sore brain muscle the next day? Like if I cough or sneeze it’s like a little sharp pain. That usually lasts about 12-18 hours from the onset of the auras.