Any Migraine sufferers?

It's probably not a one time occurance. 

I get them.  You're fortunate that Excedrine Migraine helped you.  It works because both aspirin and caffeine, which are both in Excedrin, are vasoregulators.  Migraines have a vascular cause.  If the begin recurring, see a neurologist if you can.  It helps if you maintain a 'headache' log noting when you had it, what you had eaten recently (many foods are migraine triggers) and other environmental issues such as allergens, strong light, distracting sounds and images, pending high or low pressure zones, emotional or physical stress issues, etc.

I can tell you by the way my head feels when there's a strong low pressure front a day or two away.  Bizarre but true.

- Zurf

I suffer from cluster headaches.  If you don't know what they are, look it up.  They are terrible.

bensonp ... judging from this picture on cluster headaches ... I don't want em  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clusterhead.jpg

I know a few people that have bad migraines and it pretty much cripples them when it hits. I feel for all that get them cause there doesn't seem to be a quick fix.

Every once in a while when I go from light to dark areas I get a visual/optical migraine. There is no pain involved but it can be quite annoying. A flashing rainbow effect that starts in the lower left field of vision, then it travels across my line of site expanding to where it finally leaves my site line. This will take around 45 minutes from start to finish and if I'm driving I've had to pull over due to I can't see clearly. Even when I close my eyes it's still there. I have included links to 2 vids that show it best. The first vid demonstrates how annoying it can be and the second vid shows pretty much what I see. I have found that eating yogurt helps to set it off...needless to say I haven't eaten yogurt in a long time.

Check out the vids cause it's kinda bizzare.

Kenny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihgXA0nX … re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1sXbdaI … re=related

As George Harrison once said..."Most Peculiar Momma"

Any one else deal with this?

bensonp - I've suffered with clusters for years. They seem to be getting better as I age (less frequent anyway), but I used to get them every day several years ago. Mine only lasted 30 or 45 minutes each and seemed to trigger in changes in the environment, temperature, humidity, etc. Debilitating, lie in the dark wanting to squeeze your head off kind of pain.

Anyway, the best treatment for me seemed to be a combination of hot / cold masks - soak a towel in water then put it in the microwave for 45 seconds, then wrap a bunch of ice in another towel. Rotating these on the most painful areas (always behind my right eye) seemed to lessen the pain. 

Another thing that helped this past winter when I was staying in a cabin with electric heat was the use of a humidifier.

Best of luck to you buddy, I feel your pain.