Mini stroke that I had

They have a new MRI that is open all the way around. Not bad unless you have to itch something and if you move theyt must start all over again! The 45 minutes I was in there wasn't to bad.

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My blood pressure is 140/80 and has been that way since I think I was 18... I'm 24 now.

My doctor wanted to put me on blood pressure medication but I refuse to do so for a few reasons. One, I don't want to form a psychological dependence on a pill because I'll never get around to treating the root cause. Second, the cause of my high blood pressure is, in all likelihood, mental. My sodium levels are fine and I even went low-sodium for a while... zero change. When I take in to account my addiction to caffeine, simple sugars, and other stimulants, I have come to realize that I have a natural low-level amount of basal stimulation, which was evident all my life.

So, my theory is that in order to function through out the day with little stimulation, I cause myself unneeded anxiety. Others have noticed that... I don't know how to relax and I easily get irritated or pissed off. I can easily become addicted to working 70+ hours a week or playing video games for just as long.

Interestingly (or at least to me), the lowest heart rated I recorded for myself was 57 BPM with blood pressure at 138/80. The lowest diastolic BP I had was 70 or so. Systolic BP stays the same always.

 

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I hope it goes okay for you, cosmictraveler. It's a very scary thing. Have they tested your blood sugar levels and ruled out diabetes? A close friend of mine had a TIA and then a major stroke when she was just 22 because she had undiagnosed diabetes. They called the first a "fainting spell", and ignored the fact that she kept listing to the right when she walked afterwards.

I sincerely hope that it all comes out okay. Until then, keep taking your meds and we'll keep sending you positive thoughts.

I've had two MRI's recently, one where I was fine and the other when I was on day four of a particularly bad migraine headache. Trust me when I tell you that none of you ever want to have an MRI when you have a headache. I wanted to stop breathing just to end the pain of the droning magnets. I am not claustrophobic, but I could see where one of those machines might drive someone who was absolutely batty. It's a pretty confined space, and add to that the lights and sound... not pleasent. I didn't have a plastic frame on my head that was squeezing it though, and I've never seen or heard anyone that has. Just a few velcro straps to make sure you don't move your head.