Mini stroke that I had

I had what they refer to as a "mini stroke" the other day. It was interesting for I never encountered one before. I felt a dizzy, numbing experience and then blacked out and fell to the ground waking up a few seconds after I had fallen. I am thankful I was sitting down when that happened or else I might have been in serious problems.

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This aging shit isn't as good as they say it is. I just hope I don't get one of them again. :shrug: Anyone else ever encounter one themselves?

 

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If you haven't seen a doctor about this, see one ASAP. A "mini-stroke" or TIA is often a sign of an impending real stroke which can have devastating and life altering consequences. Given the symptoms you describe, I can't say for sure whether that was a TIA or just some kind of feinting. But, regardless, see your doctor (or go to the ER if you don't have a doctor) today (within 24 hours).

 

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I hope you have gone to the doc Cosmic! I didn't know you were that old!

 

Hopefully your doctor will put you on blood thinners.

Take a baby aspirin twice a day until he does.

If you did have a stroke youre at serious risk for another.

 

I've had two strokes. The first took the form of a TIA while I was driving to work, but I did not lose consciousness. (I drove myself to A&E.) The proximate cause was high blood pressure that had produced a small brain haemorage in the left side of my brain. I was hospitalised for three weeks and took almost two months of recuperation at home.
Burning and numbess (and odd combination) to the point of pain continue on my right side to this day - ten years later, to varying degrees.
Shortly after this I began experiencing TIAs on my other side. These culminated in a second minor stroke about four years ago. In that one I lost fine motor control and needed to look at my foot to see where it was before placing it on the ground. The good news is that the TIAs have diminished since that one.

I am on a pharmacy full of drugs to control the bood pressure. I have got accustomed to working through these TIAs, which can occur almost continuously on a bad day. When I asked my neurologist how I could distinguish one of these from one that would be the onset of a large, possibly fatal stroke he said "you can't". As you might imagine this is somewhat unsettling.

If you ever notice I haven't been posting for a while, then you'll know the Big One finally hit.

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Hows your magnesium levels? People with low magnesium and potassium often have high blood pressure.

 

Strokes. Bad ones turn young old men into old old men.
You are one of the youngest old men on here.
I'd never have guessed you were over 25.
We can't afford to lose you.

The speed at which you get to hospital is vitally important, because the effects can be mitigated with drugs and surgical intervention.

I hope it was just a fainting attack, but you need to see a doctor ASAP.

 

cosmic as MAD said except that he is slightly wrong, firstly dont even BOTHER with a GP. They cant run the tests fast enough or put you on heprin in the mean time, secondly, you shouldnt think that you have UP to 24 hours to go.

There is an acronim which is used to deal with strokes and TIAs are included in this

FAST
Facial weakness, Arm weakness, Speach difficulty, TIME TO CALL AN AMBULANCE.

 

I hope you feel better soon. Do you live by yourself? It may be a good idea to get some help.

 

Thank you all for your comments and concerns.

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I'm over 50 but under the ground as yet. I will be seeing my neurologist this week. She only sees people Tuesday and Thursday and operates on Fridays. Yes, I do live alone and have done so for many years now. My blood pressure is 80 over 130 which isn't bad at all. So far I've had no other side effects since that occurrence.

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My arms keep falling asleep when I lay on my side, but always the one that is not under my body. How strange is that?

 

You are an odd ball for sure!

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cosmic i think you have your BP bacwards

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Big number goes on the top

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130 systolic (ie just after contraction of the ventricals)
80 diasystolic (when the heart is fully relaxed and the atria are starting to fill)

 

Silly me, thank you for pointing that out.

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Good advice.

 

cosmic write a will

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do whatever you wanted to do in your life and not regret because you did not get to do it.

 

What does TIA stand for?

 

Telecommunications Industry Association

I know it because I googled it!

Now, just kidding, it is really the Travel Industry Association:


http://www.tia.org/index.html

 

transient ischemic attack

similar to angina for the heart but this effects the brain