migraine issues absolutely can cause just light sensitivity. the pain of a migraine is simply one of the many symptoms. the actual migraine is the swelling of a nerve called the trigeminal nerve which wraps around your head (starting at the back of the skull) like a hand gripping your skull from behind. it can cause irritability headache on only one side light sensitivity blurred vision visual aura (fuzzy rings or rings of odd color) ringing in the ears distorted auditory sensations (such as a thumping sound when hearing certain tones or a muffled sensation) slurred speech dizziness nausea pain in the right forefront of the head pain in the right eye pain in the jaw tooth ache sleepiness all of these together or just one (any one) by itself. however be aware these symptoms may be a symptom of something else and should be checked by your doctor. if your doctor prescribes migraine medication and it doesn't work or makes symptoms worse do not hesitate to return to your doctor or get a second opinion. the medication should work within twenty minutes or so so don't wait for days or weeks if it doesn't work - tell your doctor immediately. if the medication works that's awesome - you now know what it is. you may be plagued with migraines periodically for the rest of your life or they may come and go with life cycles they may be triggered by hormone changes stress alcohol pinched nerve in the neck a sensitivity to some unknown substance in your environment etc. women are afflicted statistically more often than men because we are in constant hormone flux but men do get them also. migraine symptoms should never be ignored. we get pain for a reason and our bodies are trying to tell us something.
does a migraine always include pain or can you just have light sensitivity?