Complex Migraines

I'm learning more and more about complex migranes. I'm learning there isn't a lot of difference between migraines, seizures and strokes. I want to know how a neurologist knows whether one is having a seizure or a complex migraine. I've been told that if it lasts longer than a few seconds (up to 30 seconds), it must be a complex migraine, because it would be life threatening. So? What if it were? Is my life at risk, should I get to the hospital? Am I qualified to know the difference? If I've always had migraines in the past, and suddenly I have a seizure that lasts an hour, I'd be dead because I assumed it was a migraine again. The symptoms are the same.

Here were my symptoms: I had a fight with my mother-in-law, but by proxy. She yelled at our realtor and refused to lower the price of the house we're trying to sell. Says if she waits a couple years, she can get out of it what she put in it. My realtor tried to tell her, if she does that, the house she could get now for $75,000 will cost her $100,000. It's a push-pull. So, my husband was going to go and confront his mother and give her an ultimatum. I knew he would cave, but he was supposed to tell her either lower the price $5,000 or take over our payments and get our name off the house and do what ever you want with it. So, I get flashy lights, then I lost about half my hearing. For about 10 seconds my left arm went tingly. Several times I had my wrists spasm. My legs also went weak. And I got extremely sleepy. I am wiped out today. This was on top of having the almost same thing happen the day before yesterday. I only had the partial deafness then and pain in my head.

The first day lasted at least 5 hours, at which time I fell asleep. The second one lasted about that long, and I had to go to bed early, still going to bed with the symptoms. I took a Maxalt, for the migrain, left over from 2006. I'm calling my neurologist today to find out what he wants to do. I can't survive having thse 5 hour complex migraines every day.

Lori Ann Smith