Stroke at 33

[Stormieweather]

Originally Posted by orthodoc

I read that article not long ago. It described many familiar things, things that occur when I have a classic migraine (the kind with visual field cuts and scintillating scotomata that precede the headache). The sense of disconnection, of observing without integrating, is very strong. Each time I have one, I'm acutely aware that the neurological disturbances don't have to resolve. Terrifying.

Yes. The first few times I had this sort of migraine, I thought it was a stroke. Being physically off balance (as though the world was tilted), the feeling of being outside oneself and observing, the difficulty using the correct words, and the visual problems (shivery lines and black spaces) were absolutely terrifying. The strangest thing is that I rarely actually have pain with them. I said quite a few times in the beginning....I feel weird. Something is wrong.