Ok, Lady wins! Yours sounds much worse than mine. My eyes were not dialted, and while visual migraines are not painful, they are distressing. Its after the visual stuff stops that the real painful migraine comes along.

Ever have someone stand too close to take a flash photo? all those dots and spots after? That is what a visual migraine feels like. Not painful, but annoying! its when the flashers and wigglers stop that the real fun begins. I tried to tell them I didnt have enough visual accuity to be able to pick out their flashers from my own. They said to just do my best.