Girlfriend's migraines and the possible link to the dilation in her eyes.?!
Question: Girlfriend's migraines and the possible link to the dilation in her eyes.?
My girlfriend has bad migraines on a regular basis. She's 30 years old and has had them since around the age of 15. They're pretty bad from what I understand and witness. Not only does she experience extreme pain, but there's also terrible nausea and from time to time I think she forgets things for just a little while or misplaces memories (nothing significant, just small things...)
There is one thing that she and I joked about once when we first started dating that has caused her funny looks from time to time and that's her pupils. Her pupils are often extremely dilated. I mean, as big as when you go to get an eye exam and the optometrist puts that chemical in your eyes or as large as someones eyes who has taken a drug like LSD or Ecstasy (this is what I meant by the funny looks from people at different times in her past because of her pupils...) There are no medications that she takes other than when she has migraines, so there is nothing that causes her pupils to dilate like that. She doesn't have insurance right now so when she gets them she really suffers. Her doctor will give her a light prescription for Maxalt (not sure if I spelled that correctly) and that's for the migraine, and he gives her percocet for the pain, and Finigrin for the nausea. It takes a large portion of her income to pay out of pocket for the doctors visits and the medicines. She has a degree in Social Work and later she got her Real Estate license and back when she was working in either of those professions, she had insurance and she was on the right path working with a neurologist but her insurance ran out before they made any significant findings about her situation. The work she does now is minimal because of the frequency of the migraines because she can't hold a regular job and be out as much as it puts her out (sometimes a day or two at a time.) There is no depression other than that caused by the migraines. Her family is doing fine and my family is doing fine. Everyone gets along great and we have a wonderful relationship between the two of us. We hope to get married in the not too distant future (hopefully then I can add her to my insurance and get some answers...) I just wanted to see if there was anyone out there that might know of a connection between the dilation in her pupils and the migraines. We have to keep the house dark and she has a quick negative response to light when her pupils are larger. Thank you for your time and any helpful advice.
There is one thing that she and I joked about once when we first started dating that has caused her funny looks from time to time and that's her pupils. Her pupils are often extremely dilated. I mean, as big as when you go to get an eye exam and the optometrist puts that chemical in your eyes or as large as someones eyes who has taken a drug like LSD or Ecstasy (this is what I meant by the funny looks from people at different times in her past because of her pupils...) There are no medications that she takes other than when she has migraines, so there is nothing that causes her pupils to dilate like that. She doesn't have insurance right now so when she gets them she really suffers. Her doctor will give her a light prescription for Maxalt (not sure if I spelled that correctly) and that's for the migraine, and he gives her percocet for the pain, and Finigrin for the nausea. It takes a large portion of her income to pay out of pocket for the doctors visits and the medicines. She has a degree in Social Work and later she got her Real Estate license and back when she was working in either of those professions, she had insurance and she was on the right path working with a neurologist but her insurance ran out before they made any significant findings about her situation. The work she does now is minimal because of the frequency of the migraines because she can't hold a regular job and be out as much as it puts her out (sometimes a day or two at a time.) There is no depression other than that caused by the migraines. Her family is doing fine and my family is doing fine. Everyone gets along great and we have a wonderful relationship between the two of us. We hope to get married in the not too distant future (hopefully then I can add her to my insurance and get some answers...) I just wanted to see if there was anyone out there that might know of a connection between the dilation in her pupils and the migraines. We have to keep the house dark and she has a quick negative response to light when her pupils are larger. Thank you for your time and any helpful advice.
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Migraine is a neurological condition. No one really knows what causes them but some medications can help. Some people become quite light sensitive during a migraine attack and sometimes pupils can be affected by the migraine.
There is likely no connection between her pupil size and her migraines, other than she might find her pupils are larger during an attack. However, that would be the migraine causing the large pupils, not the pupils causing the migraine.