Retinal Migraine - Ayurvedic Treatment

Retinal Migraine (ocular migraine) is a rare type of migraine that involves an aura, with visually predominant hallucinations. It is an eye condition that causes brief attacks of temporary blindness or visual problems like flashing lights in one eye. In most of the cases, the vision becomes normal after a short while, and the signs are harmless. Some people get retinal migraine every few months, although the frequency can vary. Retinal migraine is a separate condition different from headache-type migraine or migraine with aura, which usually affects the vision of both eyes.

Signs and Symptoms

Seeing twinkling lights, also known as scintillations
Areas of lessened vision, also called scotoma
Temporary loss of vision, or blindness
Any of the above happening repeatedly
Headache before during or after the vision attack

Cause

The underlying cause of retinal migraine remains largely unknown. A possible cause discovered upon examining people with active retinal migraine is that some individuals were having a spasm of the blood supply to the retina as their migraine occurred.

It may be triggered by:

stress
smoking
high blood pressure
oral contraceptive pill
excess exercise
high altitude
dehydration
low blood sugar
excessive heat

Retinal migraine tends to be more common in:

women
people aged under 40
personal or family history of migraine or other headaches
people with an underlying disease – such as lupus, hardening of the arteries, sickle cell anaemia, epilepsy, antiphospholipid syndrome, and giant cell arteritis

Fisiopatologia

Retinal migraine is caused by the blood vessels to the eye suddenly narrowing (constricting), reducing the blood flow to the eye. Afterwards the blood vessels relax, blood flow resumes and sight returns. Usually there are no abnormalities within the eye and permanent damage to the eye is rare.

Diagnosi

There are no diagnostic tests to confirm retinal migraine. Diagnosis is accomplished by reviewing the patient’s personal and family medical history, studying their symptoms, and conducting an examination. Retinal migraine is then diagnosed by ruling out other causes for the symptoms.

Trattamenti

Treatment for retinal migraine usually just involves taking pain relief for any headaches and reducing exposure to anything that might be triggering the retinal migraine.

aspirin
beta-blocker
calcium channel blocker
tricyclic antidepressant
anti-epileptics

Prognosi

Mostly the attacks are short and self-relieving

Complicazioni

Retinal damage
Vision loss

Malattie e Ayurveda

There is not a single disease name explained in Ayurveda for retinal migraine. But Ayurveda explains the eyes as the seat of Pitta and associated with headaches like suryavarta and anantavata, ardhavabhedaka etc. So, a vitiation of Vaata and Pitta can lead to this disease.

Nidana

Dry food intake & excessive food intake
Wind from east side
Causative factors for the vitiation of Vaata & Pitta
Irregular sleep or lack of sleep
Taking bath in cold water immediately after heat/sun exposure

Purvaaroopa

Non menzionato

Samprapti

Non menzionato

Lakshana

Seeing bright lights and visual hallucinations with or without headache

Divisioni

Non menzionato

Prognosi

Yaapya

Chikithsa

Samana

Lepanam with Soolahara dravyas
Aamapachanam
Agnideepanam
Intake of jeernaghrutam

Sodhana

Avapeedanasyam
Uttamammtrasnehapanam with Chatu:sneham
Sirovirechananasyam
Kaayavirechanam
Upanaha
Sirovasti
Nadeeswedam
Asthapanavasti
Anuvasanavasti

Commonly used Medicines

Marche disponibili

AVS Kottakal
AVP Coimbatore
SNA oushadhasala
Vaidyaratnam oushadhasala

Home Remedies

There is no cure for migraine at home but some measures can be helpful to lessen the suffering due to migraine.

using flexible cold packs or masks
staying in a quiet, darkened room
sleeping, when necessary

herbal extracts, like jatipatri, karpoora and turmeric
acupuncture
neck exercises

A migraine episode is often a response to a trigger. To figure out the culprit, a person might try keeping a diary and recording what they did, ate, and drank before an episode.

It may be particularly helpful to avoid:

low blood sugar
physical overexertion
stress
certain foods, such as chocolate and any that contain tyramine
certain medications, like some birth control pills
bright lights and flickering screens

The following strategies can also help reduce the frequency of migraines:

getting enough rest and sleep
reducing stress
drinking plenty of water
improving posture
avoiding dietary triggers, such as caffeine, alcohol, and cheese
exercising daily

Dieta

Da evitare

I pasti pesanti e gli alimenti difficili da digerire causano indigestione.

Cibi spazzatura: causano disturbi della digestione e riducono la biodisponibilità del farmaco.

Bevande gassate: rendono lo stomaco più acido e disturbano la digestione.

Cibi refrigerati e congelati - causano una digestione debole e lenta indebolendo Agni (fuoco digestivo).

Latte e prodotti lattiero-caseari - aumentano kapha, causano l'ostruzione dei canali e l'obesità.

Cagliata - causa vidaaha e quindi molte altre malattie

Da aggiungere

Pasti leggeri e alimenti facilmente digeribili

Green gram, soups, honey

Cibo fresco e caldo trattato con semi di cumino, zenzero, pepe nero, ajwain, ecc.

Comportamento

Proteggersi dal clima freddo.
È meglio evitare l'esposizione a luce solare eccessiva, pioggia o polvere.
Mantenere un programma alimentare e di sonno regolare.
Evitare di trattenere o forzare gli stimoli come urina, feci, tosse, starnuti ecc.
Evitare la sedentarietà.

lo yoga

Regular stretching and mild cardio exercises are advised. Also, specific yogacharya including naadisuddhi pranayama, bhujangaasana, pavanamuktasana is recommended.

L'esercizio fisico regolare aiuta a migliorare la biodisponibilità dei farmaci e degli alimenti ingeriti e porta a una salute positiva.

Lo yoga può mantenere l'armonia all'interno del corpo e con il sistema circostante.

Pavanamuktasana

Nadisudhi pranayama

Bhujangasana

Semplici esercizi per la salute dei polmoni e del cuore

Tutti gli esercizi e gli sforzi fisici devono essere decisi ed eseguiti esclusivamente sotto la supervisione di un medico esperto.

Research Articles

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29939547/

Queste dichiarazioni non sono state valutate dalla Food and Drug Administration degli Stati Uniti. Questo prodotto non è destinato a diagnosticare, trattare, curare o prevenire alcuna malattia. Consultare il proprio medico di famiglia prima dell'assunzione.

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