I get migraines almost every day in my sinus area due to a nerve issue in my neck. The only thing that can help is a chiropractor, but I can't afford that right now.

I get headaches like this almost every 3 days or so. I have no idea what causes them or what they are... but the worst part is that having my eyes open makes it hurt more, like the light is burning the back of my eyes, making it ache. Thankfully 2 paracetamol and 30 minutes lying down seems to subdue it. :)

take a look at my post below, it might help

I have had these happen to me since I was in fifth grade. Mine also interfere with my vision, and the nausea really gets me bad. Laying down always helps, as does a cool damp rag on the forehead.

take a look at my post below, it might help. My daughter suddenly went blind one day for a short period of time at school.

My daughter gets optical migraines.. (after a battery of tests, her regular eye doctor figured it out, and gave her an interesting book (I will try to get the title) but all those symptoms can also be brought on by... various forms of unbound glutamate (IE MSG). There are around what 50+ different names for the stuff now. I even found it in a can of whole corn.

Check out truthinlabeling.org (and if you scroll down a little there is a pdf brochure on the list of items that always contain and usually contain it) A nice little one by a neurosurgeon as well. I am not saying that is your cause but most of the people who have reported what you are and those posting here once they cut it all out (hard to do ) found the reaction came back when they ate some. Its all over the place, burger king angus burgers have it added to them, so even plain its there.

Oh no, I'm definitely not MSG sensitive. I can eat a whole bag of sour cream and onion potato chips and I won't have a headache the next day (though I might feel lousy all over if I don't drink enough water to fix the salt balance). Used to have a shaker of the stuff in my kitchen. :D

I used to not be either. Now I have serious reactions. I also find different types affect me differently. Very strange indeed.

Heh, well if different "types" of MSG affect you differently, it must not be the msg but something else served with it. MSG has a known chemical formula- it's always the same chemical no matter the source.

actually the FDA now considered the various forms of free glutimates (the various ones have different adulteration) with the unbound processed glutamates. Why some companies got into trouble saying contained no MSG. They would use hydrolyzed X protein or autolized Y yeast. They determined that the term MSG encompasses all of those. While the traditional MSG is a known formula you are correct in that part. Regardless it was just a possible suggestion.

Well I can't really change my diet since I'm vegetarian. There's only so many things that I can eat, and I don't want less options. But that's good to know; I'll try it for a bit.

I have daily migraines like this too. Usually centered behind my eyes, sometimes painful enough to prevent me from doing anything but cringing in bed.

What helps for me, vanilla icecream! Something about the cold against the roof of my mouth/back of my throat soothes me, but it comes back after I finish it :<

Excedrin migraine, cuts all that for me. I get bad migraines myself and it's the only thing I've found to put a stop to it in it's tracks.

Welcome to the club.

One of my migraines nearly knocked me unconscious. I know that Stria has to be in complete darkness and isolation when he gets migraines.

yay for migranes of doom, try feverfew in a tea or menthol on the parts that hurt.

Yeah, auras for migraines aren't as common. It's better if you do get them merely because then you have a heads up for when one is about to start (i.e. chance to take medicine pre-emptively).

If it turns out you really do have a migraine then I'd recommend seeing a doctor and maybe getting some medicine that you can use for when you do get one.

I'd also recommend finding out what triggers it and avoiding it. I have a friend that can't eat chocolate cause the theobromine in it triggers his migraines. Can't say that that's what would set yours off assuming it is a migraine, but just something to consider.

Also, I believe that allergies can cause what would be a sinus headache. When I think of sinus headache I think of just pressure in the facial area due to an allergic response. I don't know that a sinus headache is only caused by a sinus infection.

But yes, your list of symptoms do sound like a migraine at least. The medicine they give for it is usually for use only when you get a headache. Unless you have it chronically which they can give daily meds to prevent it. Hope that helps.