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This symptom also comes from Optical Migraines also prone to anxiety sufferers..
You dont always get the headache so no one thinks its a migraine but optical migraines cause shooting bolts, dots that move..floaters..fuzzy vision that gets bad then clears up...squiggley lines..Got em all went thru tests and it was optical migraines..Worth a shot to see if that is it...
Good luck
Lee(havent been on the forum in a long time)

HI Lee,

I think what you said is what I am experiencing. I don't really get a "headache' but really sore muscles all at the base of my neck and at the back of my head. So how do you get rid of optical migraines? Do they subside when our stress level goes down?
Thanks,
Chantal

An optical migraine or "ophthamologic migraine" is a migraine without the headache. These are like the symptoms I experience, except that they have a limited course or time to them. 20-60 minutes, I believe is what I was told. My visuals are constant, 24/7. That is why my doctor called it "migraine aura status". Status refers to continuous and aura is the term used to describe the visual phase of migraine headaches.

The term migraine is typically thought of as a painful headache, but really they can occur with no pain at all.

Chantal, are your visuals just temporary or continuous?

Lee, what about your visual migraines? Did they stop and start or were they continuous?

Thanks,
Melissa

Thank you everyone for posting, my eye thing is new and I had a feeling if I checked on stress center, as usual someone else is/has been there done that.
Thank you everyone for posting all your experiences. You all are angels. Love this forum, Love the history, Please never delete it. It helps people like me, 8yrs later I get to reflect on others experiance. God Bless stress center for helping us all.