stroke/migraine part 2

Requesting to hear from other stroke victims

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[ef2199]

I have migraine with aura but usually no headache. Last night I had a really bad one and my arm and face went numb and was speaking incoherently, and was really scared. I went to the hospital (i'm Italy right now) they asked if i had this before and i said that i had the migraine aura, and they made me sit in awaiting room for 30 min and then checked my BP- it was normal, and they said the exam was normal, and said I should see a neurologist. I am 30

[picturethis43]

I am NOT a doctor or a medical professional. I can only tell what happened to me.

I agree that you should see a neurologist. I would be extremely surprised if, given the symptoms you had, you might have had what they call a TIS (mini stroke).

I learned last year, when I went for an exam by a neurologist, that my brain showed signs of more than one stroke, (at least one other "mini stroke") not just the worst one I had in 1999.

Please, see a neuroligist.

[ef2199]

I have an appointment thursday (the symptoms were Monday night), do you think that's too long to wait (tomorrow)?

[picturethis43]

Personally, knowing what happened to me, I would have insisted on seeing a neurologist immediately.

[noonesflower]

I have migraine with aura, perhaps due to birth-control pills that I need to stop getting ovarian cysts. They got worse recently. I have always thought that migraine aura and stroke are related because both have to do with problems in the blood vessels of th brain. If you ever hear of research done about this, please do tell.

[picturethis43]

Yes, there is a doctor doing research on the connection between migfraine with aura and stroke.

I do not remember the doctor's name, but if you search using both terms I bet it will come up.

[TheShirlock]

Try reading about Cadasil disease.

[JTSA1234]

Please see CADASIL Support on Facebook.

[noonesflower]

@picturethis43 Thanks

[weekiwachee9]

Hi,  I've suffered from chronic extremley painful debilitating NON AURA migraines for 42 yrs. 5 months ago I sufered an emtremely bad migraine which woke me and I couldn't see out of my right eye. I thought I was beginning to get aura migraines. Further investigations showed I had a CRVO- central retina vein occlusion. However the Eye Doc was perplexed as I have NEVER smoked or drank and this is unheard of for sufferers of CRVO. I now think I my may have had a migraine stroke.

[katysinn]

A month ago I had a stroke. I could barely speak, could not write or type. I have been going to speech, occupatiional and physical therapy. I had migrain with aura about twice a month for a year and a half previous to my stroke. The week prior to my stroke I had the aura twice.  I was told not to worry about the migraine with aura and be glad I had no headache. I wish I new that aura's could lead to a stroke. Now I have to learn to talk, walk all over again, its been very frustrating.