Visual migraines getting more frequent

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sallykate May 2012 9:00am, 13 May 2012 2,622 posts	0 sallykate I first had a visual migraine in 2004, then nothing for about 4 years, then about one a year. But in the last year I've had three. Is this something to be worried about?
HellsBells May 2012 9:05am, 13 May 2012 11,768 posts	0 HellsBells not as long as they haven't changed otherwise I'm having loads at the moment, several a week whereas it used to be every couple of years - I'm putting it down to menopausal hormones and stress
sallykate May 2012 9:11am, 13 May 2012 2,623 posts	0 sallykate Thanks HB hope yours ease up soon....
wiener dog May 2012 9:32am, 13 May 2012 733 posts	0 wiener dog Just a thought you arn't asthmatic are you - I had my inhaler changed as the one of the ingredients in it was causing visual migraine and apparently it was a common side effect. It was a combined inhaler { purple one } they changed it to an orange one and the migraines stopped.
sallykate May 2012 9:47am, 13 May 2012 2,624 posts	0 sallykate No, I'm not taking any medication for anything at all. I'll just take it as a sign that I'm a bit worn down!