Sorry you never got an answer to your last post and I am sure if I would have seen it I would have responded but I just joined last month.

Stress does contribute to migraines. Also if she is sensitive to light then it seems to have the same symptoms of a migraine. I don't know really what to tell you but the last time one of my migraines lasted three days I had to be transported to the ER to get a shot in my arm to make it go away. That was in 2004 and in 2006 I had to have two shots in my hip for the same reason. I was cranky, my sugar level wouldn't go up from 80, and I had a migraine all day. Low sugar also contributes to migraines...at least they do me.

Also what I take for my migraines is Excederin Migraine but I also know Advil Migraine helps. Also not wanting to take anyone's ideas you might want to check out the thread Helping Each Other Out. Hope this helps.

It sounds like vertigo to me. I would do a google search for that and see if it sounds like what your daughter has, then speak to your doc. There is effective treatment for that. I have a friend who suffers from vertigo and has ended up in the ER a few times. My grandmother used to get it quite a bit, sometimes for over a week at a time. She called it being "swimmy headed". it would cause nausea. Sometimes it's due to the equilibrium in the inner ear. Seeing an ENT specialist might be useful too. Good luck!

usually a migraine gets some pain at some point, I am anemic & some times if I forget my Iron pills I get like that... She needs to see a nueroligist, & get mri Or something, I think that stress can cause some of this but the sensitivity to light seems odd, how are her blood sugars? I hope that you have some luck!!!!

Other than the sensitivity to light symptom, it doesn't sound like migraines. Every migraine sufferer I know has excruiating pain. It sounds more like a vertigo issue of some sort. I would definitely see an ENT doc, rather than a neurologist. I'm sure light sensitivity is a common symptom of other issues besides migraines! Good luck and don't forget...doctors don't know everything. You may have to try several before you find the answer or even find one you like!

I experience dizziness which was called "positional veritgo" once during a migraine. I began to get a headache on a Sunday night, so I did what I usually do, I laid down. No good. Laying down and standing upright made the dizziness worse. Only when I was sitting in a chair did I have relief from vertigo. The nurse actually took my BP sitting down and standing up and there was a marked difference in my BP. It was higher when I was standing (again, in an upright position).

They injected me, first, with Imitrex and had me lay down. I felt sick to my stomach and almost vomitted. Then, they tried another migraine drug I can't remember the name (maybe Topamax). That worked okay and I felt well enough to go home. I was very tired and ended up sleeping all day.

The next day, I was well enough to go back to work, but I believe it took the rest of the week until I felt 100% better.

I attribute my experience with intense stress. I wasn't listening to my body and I was overworking my brain to the point where my head was too overwhelmed.

I don't know if I helped, but just know she is not the only one who has gone through this. :) Good luck

I have recently heard of a type of migraine symptoms without the pain but have forgotten the name. I would definately get a 2nd opinion by a good neurologist, your daughter is so young to have to deal with sort of thing. I would definelty start with the specialists. Good luck