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Originally Posted by Harrysmum  Hi Lila!  I too have had floaters for donkey's years (!!!  ) but have never experienced the bright lightning flashes 
According to my doctor, floaters are usually caused by an upset or imbalance from somewhere else in your body, the kidneys for example...and there's not a lot that can be done.
My daughter always gets the lights and flashings shortly before she gets a migraine...do you suffer with those? Sally x |
As lilliemae suggested in her post above, the thyroid can cause these symptoms, which I didn't realize. I have Hypo-Thyroidism. This is another thing I'll need to research. Thanks for mentioning this.
I had migraines for about 30 years just like clockwork. I would get an aura before a lot of them hit. I don't get them anymore! (Knock on wood!!!!)
I asked the doctor if the flashes could be migraine related. He said that if they don't last for about 20 minutes or longer, then they are not. My flashes come and go intermittently and only last maybe a minute or so, but they are so frequent!