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Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Feb 5 7:40am | Replies (28)
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Danralph, sorry to hear you are going through that. How/who diagnosed your condition that they did not immediately, simply, and with conviction, say it was a TIA ? I find that doctors do not even want to discuss the migraine cause and will only talk about TIA.
Also, you say you are on Topomax but continue to have migraines? What is the Topomax doing for you?
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After first episode, they did MRI and CT scans and no blood clots in brain, which would be present if a TIA had occurred. TIA's also affect just a small part of the body, not the entire side of the body - similar to a stroke. But in my case, again no blood clots evident, hence no stroke. The Topomax has obviously had an affect on the migraines, as they have subsided significantly. down from several a day to none (knock on wood) to none in the last three days.
I'm working with a neurologist and general practitioner. They ruled out TIA's from the start.
Thank you for your comments