Ugh, I need help/opinions! I'm a bit freaked out about what I've been going through now for a couple weeks...

I had been waking up again with left side headaches each morning (I had my Optic Neuritis attack in the left eye, for a bit of background). I kept working with them, and this has been happening since my O.N. attack consistently for about a month and a half now (the O.N. attack happened end of Sept./beginning of Oct).

Most times, the headaches were gone a few hours after waking up, but as the work week went on, they intensified. Then, after my regular 2 days off (which I generally spend running around doing grocery, chores, etc etc, away from looking at a computer/television in other words) the morning headaches wouldn't be as bad going in to the beginning of a new work week. Again, however, the cycle would repeat.

Fast forward to last Friday. I woke up with a vicious headache that didn't leave. I worked none the less, I had numbness down my left side, pins and needless, cold feeling all in my arm/hand on that side... so I called in sick Saturday (with an even worse headache), and didn't improve Sunday. Monday, went to my GP, she thought this was migraine I was going through (fair enough, I've been a life long migraine sufferer). Prescribed me Maxalt (not sure if it's the same name in the USA). I had an adverse reaction to it, the bold listed side effects that say "Stop taking if you experience this and talk to your doctor". So I only took 1 dose which made me feel even worse than before (intensified the headache/migraine). Notably, it made me feel like I had lockjaw.

As of today, my doctor has me in limbo, work has me back on short term disability, and I'm freaking out about the level of pain I'm in!

Is this truly a migraine? Has anyone experienced an ongoing migraine for weeks at a time?

This is not only pain, but also very unusual sensations. My smells are intensified (only certain things though). My bridge of my nose/under my eyes (more left side than right, though both can feel the sensation) feel like they have a band over them/cold/tightness. The back of my neck feels like a cold flush is going through it. My cheeks feel like they're crawling. If not that, anything brushing against the skin feels 'unusual' (numb, but almost like a hyper-sensitivity to soft - my hair will feel like satin touching the skin, not a painful sensation, just a 'not right' sensation).

Does this sound familiar to anyone? I can go through a period of hours when I'm okay (the pain's low, barely noticeable), then BAM, smacked upside the head, literally, with all this pain.

I also 'think' I'm seeing a blue dot flash in my vision at times, and noticed lots of dots/spots in my vision today (not floaters, more like sparkling black dots coming and going).

A lot of it does seem migraine-y, but at the same time I don't know if I can truly call this a migraine, or if it's the MS flared up.

Can anyone relate? Sorry for the long post, as many of you know it's tough to explain what we're 'feeling' in our bodies.