Not all migraines come with the telltale throb. Some are sneakier—disrupting your vision without much (or any) head pain. I remember the first time I had one. I was in a meeting, and suddenly, this weird shimmering zigzag floated into my vision like a screensaver gone rogue. No headache. Just that. A few hours later,…
If you’ve ever seen flashes of light, shimmering zigzags, or felt strange sensations like tingling or confusion—and then waited for a pounding headache that never showed up—you’re not imagining things. This is something I went through for years without realizing it had a name. Turns out, it’s called a *silent migraine* or more accurately, an…
I’ve dealt with migraines on and off for most of my adult life, but nothing prepared me for the way my body was trying to whisper something more specific—**low magnesium**. At first, I brushed it off as just another “bad week.” You know the kind: tension behind the eyes, that telltale throbbing temple, and the…
If you’ve ever felt like your head was splitting open from the inside out, followed by strange flickering lights or even numbness in your arms—yeah, you’re not alone. I’ve had migraine auras show up when I least expected them. One moment I’m reading a book or cooking, and the next there’s this shimmering zig-zag in…