I used to get extreme visual effects with my migraines, but they stopped over a decade ago. Now I just get the bad parts… although at least I never get nausea, that’s the one symptom I’ve been spared, and I’m deeply deeply thankful for that.
Oliver Sacks believes that Hildegard von Bingen’s visions were ocular migraines, based on her illustrations in Scivias and elsewhere.
