After a fantastically painful and awesomely excruciating bout of headache and eye pain again - for years my GP said I was suffering from ocular migraines, which he either dismissed the level of pain I described or said I was merely exaggerating - I feel a little vindicated that I've finally, almost tearfully, found that others do and have experienced the exact and precise symptoms I experience and have experienced for many years.

I thought I was alone, almost insane with pain, my relief and sanity today are unmatched in discovering what I believed were migraines, when talking to other migraine sufferers and having them bemused and at times with a disbelieving expression that they themselves did not experience what I feel and endure.

Knowing that what I go through, and that there are explanations for the symptoms, reasons for it being so bad, and that I am not alone by finding this website has astonished me.

Anyway - I just wanted to say hi, hopefully I can contribute on the forum, but most of all thank you for existing!

Ocular migraines are painless, temporary visual disturbances that can affect one or both eyes. Though they can be frightening, ocular migraines typically are harmless and self-resolve without medication within 20 to 30 minutes.

Sounds like your GP is an idiot.