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My visit to the E.R....

Symptoms also sound like it could be AFIB. My dad had his fixed recently and would also complain of nausea when it would act up. Sometimes he would randomly pass out on those days as well.
 
Boss said:
Like this? This Image shows 4 stages.

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Yes closer to that.
 
Boss said:
I'm in the visual migraine camp. I get them about 6x a year. I've also had positional vertigo. Never both at the same time, but sure why not.:laughing:


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Been there, freaky when you can see your fingers way out to the side of your vision but if you try to focus on them they aren't there.
 
Roktoy829 said:
Get the veins in your neck checked out. You could have some plaque building up and causing that. I watched it first hand on a fire dept call.

The guy would get loopy and then coherent again.
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My grandad suffered from this. He had micro chunks of plaque periodically break off the inside of his neck arteries causing what appeared to be mini strokes. A couple of stents later and he was as good as new.
 
OP, ill be pissed if you die.

I get "ocular migraines" where for 30 ish mins i cannot see out of the left side of my eyeballs. Usually 3 to 6 times per year. Looks like fuzzy blackness. Ive had this happen since I was 16, only had it checked out when it went to my right eye (once). Happened every day around lunch after i crashed my STI and hit my head for a week. Thought i needed to stop drinking Monster energy drinks. 🙃

I had a separate moment this year that caused me to get checked out. Confusion, lack of verbal words, etc. Got all the tests, ekg, CT, blood work... came back healthy as a horse. Need to manage my stress better which is so fucking hard. I dont know how some do it.

Tips?
 
I had what can only be described as a TIA about year and half ago. Did all the scans and seen a neurologist and everything looked okay. Was still scary because was working alone when it happened and thought I was stroking out. Looking back I was probably dehydrated and eating tons of beef jerky and drinking lots of caffeine. Been all good since.

I also get the ocular migraines. Light seems to trigger them. I see weird lights and colors when they happen and have huge blind spots in my vision. Usually last 20 minutes. Oddly enough I think bananas have something to do with getting them. Havent had one in months now since I quit eating them.
 
Wow this sucks, don't go ahead and think it's nothing because you're not in the ED anymore (assuming you aren't)

TIA symptoms are strong for sure. The large aura counts compiled with it are not abnormal.

Certainly sounds like haemodynamic burden caused the mini event today.

From what you've posted ...i'm assuming you don't have a primary Dr atm? You have to rectify that as soon as possible. Regardless of age, diet, your exercise level being relatively high... this event is a clear indicator it's time to wheedle your preexisting conditions into focus, for your longevity! Don't put this off, buddy.

As for someone saying "don't mention anxiety to your Dr about this" - that's a double edged sword that could hamper professionals from getting somewhere quickly with an accurate diagnosis/treatment plan, i'm not sure you should want that in this case.

Best wishes on the next steps!
 
Animalmother said:
Looking back I was probably dehydrated and eating tons of beef jerky and drinking lots of caffeine. Been all good since.
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Oh ya, that stands to reason.


Animalmother said:
Oddly enough I think bananas have something to do with getting them. Havent had one in months now since I quit eating them.
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Wouldn't say it's odd because anything can trigger migraines for anyone, yours just might be potassium spikes.
 
trampas said:
Wow this sucks, don't go ahead and think it's nothing because you're not in the ED anymore (assuming you aren't)
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They discharged me yesterday at 12:30, I thought that it was a little later.
trampas said:
TIA symptoms are strong for sure. The large aura counts compiled with it are not abnormal.

Certainly sounds like haemodynamic burden caused the mini event today.

From what you've posted ...i'm assuming you don't have a primary Dr atm?
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I haven't had a primary doctor in 15 years. I'll call one Monday.
trampas said:
You have to rectify that as soon as possible. Regardless of age, diet, your exercise level being relatively high... this event is a clear indicator it's time to wheedle your preexisting conditions into focus, for your longevity! Don't put this off, buddy.
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trampas said:
As for someone saying "don't mention anxiety to your Dr about this" - that's a double edged sword that could hamper professionals from getting somewhere quickly with an accurate diagnosis/treatment plan, i'm not sure you should want that in this case.
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I'm not sure either, it's not something that I would bring up. I have no scale so if someone asked me if I had bad anxiety I'd say no. If they asked if I had anxiety, then yes.
trampas said:
Best wishes on the next steps!
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M92PV4U said:
My blood pressure was 177/94 when I arrived, and 140/70 later.
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Those diastolic number gaps (94 and 70) aren't horrendous at all. Typical daytime activities can produce them. Systolic 177 isn't really horrible either, so long as it comes down 20 eg, once you stop being active. Anything over 150~155 on a daily basis is a sign there's something systemic happening and/or possibly growing into a true potential health condition that you'll maybe need to monitor daily, or worst case for the rest of your life.

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They did these tests on my right arm, it must have still been numb when they did the first bp test because it didn't hurt like the second one did.
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Hemo(dynamic) burden usually causes this. If temporary it's not a huge deal but it's maybe signifying primary high blood pressure is afoot, and should be addressed real soon. "Moving clots" are a real thing and kind of possible here, and taken very seriously if you are found with em. A small moving clot could land in the right ventricle and its possibly curtains, lights out, nobody home anymore deal.
 
OutlawRider said:
As soon as you started I was thinking stroke. Those are no joke man. And you aren’t old.

I hate to tell you, and I am in the same boat, but you need to cut some stress out of your life. It sounds dumb, but I actually think I would miss you if something happened to you. And I don’t even know you.
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TIA is a mini stroke.

Any blood clots, any other times you have had any body parts go numb or tingly for a minute?
 
Ive been Ignoring it, I thought that it was normal.
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A realistic example of moving clot / TIA causation could possibly go like this.

Patient has minor clotting, increased plaque contributes to upsized clotting. Narrow vessels capture a few small clots that then dislodge and move to larger vessels, such as neck arteries, and combine to create a larger clot. Now entering into "isolated intercranial hypertension" which is to be considered one of TIA's many precursors. Then take into account that increased blood pressure itself, trying to return to the heart, dislodges said clot from a large vessel and you're not feeling faint / numb / significant dysequilibrium anymore so you think you don't need an ED visit or even worse, you're out of the woods and said mild TIA was nothing, really.

Then that clot migrates into the heart.

That's how this shit starts. I've studied examples like this, where patients soon after died.
 
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