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I've been taking 200 mg. of Hydroxychloroquine 2x daily for about 12 years. It was prescribed to me after I had a TIA in 2011. A few years ago, after my rheumatologist retired, my new doctor said I was taking too much and cut me down to 1x daily. Within a few weeks I started having fortification illusion of migraine which preceded the previous stroke. So I saw another rheumatologist and she put me back on 2x/day immediately. My ophthamologist monitors me for visual side effects, and so far there have been no problems. Without this medication, I would almost certainly have another stroke. So for me, it's worth the risk
I've had optical migraines most of my life (though they are infrequent). Each time, I get the aura without the headache. I have heard this is a stroke risk. How worried should I be? Also, I'm glad you found a medication that helps you avoid stroke. Did you have high BP? I used to before I lost a lot of weight.
@Organist1 I've had them for over 50 years, but no doctor ever really addressed them til that rheumatologist I was seeing for my autoimmune issues. I would suggest talking to a neurologist or rheumatologist about it. See what they recommend. I always found those painless migraines scary and very disturbing. I would be unable to function well for 15 or 20 minutes. I wish I'd found someone prior to the stroke so I could have avoided it.
My blood pressure has always been a little low, so I don't think that was a factor.
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thanks. I will make an appointment with a neurologist. I used to get terribly painful migraine headaches without the aura, or just the aura alone. Never both. The last one happened when I was driving. I had to pull off the interstate and sit by a cornfield until it passed.
Oliver Sacks, the neurologist, wrote a great and entertaining book called "Migraine." There's a lot of interesting information in it.
@Organist1 You're welcome. I've had migraines my entire life. The pain was so bad I was taking 3 extra strength excedrins at a time. My doctor told me I had to get off them because I was getting rebound headaches because of the medication. I went cold turkey for a while and eventually the headaches went away and I rarely get one now. The optic migraines started about 50 years ago. They're scary. Sometimes bright sunlight would trigger them. I'm glad you're going to check it out.
@TheoryNumber3 My migraine auras began at the age of 13, when I was going through puberty. The painful migraines stopped after menopause, so some of it is hormonal. I'll get it checked out definitely, and thanks.