Cognitive Problems after Severe Migraines...It was so severe that my doctor sent me to the ER - he thought it was a stroke. It took me about 8 days to recover....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Nearly Daily Grind...I’ve had the chronic seasons, but only three ER visits to rule out a stroke or other neuro event.... By marieb3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Warning! Objects in Brain Larger (or Smaller) Than They Appear...It was also very prevalent during my stroke and since the migraines began – AiWS has been around usually preceding an attack but sometimes it would strike... By 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
experiencing a strange type of Headaches...now thing are a bit different; whenever i experience a stroke like that; i keep seeing things from my memory again, but i can't remember where i saw them...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosis
Disability Hearing Over - Now The Wait...is 3 migraines on a good week and 5 on a bad week and given that the extremely severe ones usually lands me being flown to Springfield for a suspected... By 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Pain Management wants to Disco Fioricet (all narcotics) Advice Needed...My Neuro stopes all triptans and ergots once I started having stroke like symptoms and the majority of attacks were basilar....Reactions0reactionsComments15 repliesTreatment
Hemiplegic Migraine Sufferer... found out to have had a Stroke on MRI...I was referred to a neurologist, he sent me for MRI Scans of Head and Spine ... 6 weeks later I was informed by the consultant I had had a...Reactions0reactionsComments12 replies
Zaps and low blood pressure...lightning going at a fraction of a second on the left side of my head.I had an MRI last year,before the zaps,and everything was fine.No tumor,aneurysm,or stroke...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Got my first ever migraine... what's the chance of it happening again?...It was literally the weirdest experience in my entire life, I thought I was having a stroke....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Living in fear of triggers......I seriously thought I was having a stroke. I called my mother in a panic. She had no idea what was wrong with me.... By campbellscot7 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Tip of the iceberg...After a short hospital stay because they thought I had has a stroke, I changed jobs to one with "less stress", also less pay. ... By tracylea3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Long lasting numbness and tingling...Four hours later I went to the emergency room concerned it could be a stroke. Had an immediate MRI with no findings at all related to anything....Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesSide EffectsAuraSymptoms
Emergency Room Trip...My GP thinks it may have been a stroke. At 34 years of age, that scares me a bit.... By captainquervo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Anyone else have a dependency on Zolmitriptan?...Right now it is putting me at a slightly increased risk of stroke and it is less likely to work effectively....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
13 Things People With Migraine DO Want to Hear...this narrow focus, it can be hard to see the bigger picture – like the fact that facing yet another day with horrendous pain, nausea, vision trouble, stroke-like... By Kerrie Smyres6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
My 4th doozie of a migraine...I thought for sure that I had a mini-stroke or a pinched nerve in my neck and was scared to death!... By pattyd23 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Verapamil helps pain and numbness?...Two months ago my new neurologist put me on a low-dose aspirin (to prevent stroke) and 80 mg of verapamil (I somehow left the office without finding out...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatment
Retinal Migraines?...The doctor saw no evidence of damage in the eye or bleeding, and I don't think I had a stroke as I probably would have had numbness etc too?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
Usual unusuals & unusual usuals...Fearing that i'd suffered a stroke - at first i'd thought i was going blind - i had someone calling an ambulance and was brought into hospital and while... By sepiae4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
30 Years of Pain & Anxiety...At first, it felt like symptoms of a stroke.... By Blaxtone4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments