Depression...used to be a very active person in my younger years then one February day I woke to a aura I did not know what that was I thought I...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDepressionCoping
I need some advice due to migraine from radiation...I had an brain injury (mild stroke) more than ten years ago....Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
The Migraine Dirty Dozen: 12 Things Not to Say to a Chronic Migraineur...Migraineurs without appropriate treatment are those most at risk of stroke, self harm, and death by related causes such as accidents, depression, accidental... By ellen8 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments375 comments
The Too Long Episodes...They were obviously worried about stroke. They sent me home with no clue of what was going on. The foggy dream state lasted for 21 days.... By woobsie6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Silent migraine - aura like brain squeezing...It happened a few times and I thought I was having a stroke....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Migraine and confusion...Of course, I panicked and thought she might be having a stroke, or that this could be related to dementia....Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesDiagnosis
Acute Anxiety Trigger...aura), numbness throughout half of the body (right side), confusion, slurred speech, trouble ambulating...let's just say, I was CONVINCED I was having a stroke...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Migraine or Topamax, what caused the irregular heartbeat?...Compare and contrast, the weekend before they found the tiny stroke and subsequently told me that I had migraines, I had been bowling....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
Jelly legs, vertigo and sudden fatigue before or after??...Do I need to worry they're stroke symptoms because of all the years of using triptans?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Silent Migraine, complex migraine or something else?...migraine although I don't know how it would be like if I didn't immediately take the 1g of paracetamol - it almost feels as though I'm having a mini Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesDiagnosis
Symptoms change...Since these symptoms are new I went to the ER each time thinking it was a stroke....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAura
Aura, facial numbness and Parasthesia (tingling legs)... anyone else?..., 10 times a day), then one night facial burning and numbness, and partial paralysis that had a fast onset, and ended me up in the hospital as it was...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Being Told "It's Just A Headache"...If having your life flattened almost daily by a steam roller of excruciating pain and other fun issues like vomiting (or even suffering stroke-like symptoms... By CMCL8196 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
New and Interesting Migraine...My immediate thought was that I was having a stroke, or some sort of strange panic attack....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
Girlfriend's first migraine...They did a scan on her head and kept doing tests for a stroke....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Corrections Officer Injured...However, the migraines drive me to the hospital with stroke-like symptoms and I have gone through multiple procedures to fry the nerves around my spinal... By mhrose68706 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Migraine Story...The sense of having a stroke. Even tough I’ve never experience one, I know it intimately.... By cyndi9 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
Never-ending headache since March 2015...I found out later that I did not have a stroke, though. I have had an MRI and lumbar puncture, both came back clean....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
New Government Restrictions on Pain Meds ...as I has a stroke and my neurologist doesn't want to risk it. So I use OTC meds if I can catch it before its a 4, if its...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Juggling life with migraines...Monday morning I was woken by severe head pain and I lost the feeling in my right arm - my parents rang the emergency services thinking I was having a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies