Just found out I’ve had a silent mini stroke (TIA). Had this?

It was a shock to me to know I had had 6 strokes. I only know of 2. One morning i woke up with double vision but it went away in 20 minutes and the next day I couldn’t move my left arm for several seconds but that was it. I had anxiety immediately after that one and I have weird anxiety 6 months later. I do not have any lingering affects but tension headaches that I’ve had to go to PT to take care of them and anxiety and depression. This is common after having the strokes. I’m doing pretty good tho. I also have been going to a therapist to help with the anxiety and depression and that has helped. Cannot take antidepressants but therapy does help. I’m better today by far then 6 months ago and Im grateful for that. At my age of 79 CSVD is very common and most people will have it in their 80s. I feel better knowing I’m not the odd duck. Good luck to you

I can empathize with you. I have CSVD also and have had a TIA. During one of my MRI's the neurologist asked me how many lacunar strokes I have had. They apparently showed up on the imaging but I can't pinpoint any specific episodes. It was a surprise to me!

Work on your balance no matter what the drs say. I have strange feeling too and they can’t always account for it. I think the blood thinners I take, clopidogrel have something to do with it. I think all strokes will show up on a mri. They are little gray dots. Since the strokes or the blood thinners I react well to meds I can take. Not sure why this is.. I wish this had never happened and I’d like life back the way it used to be but I pray a lot and give it to God. This helps me a lot. Have a beautiful Easter

I am also 79 and sometimes think the doctors don't take me seriously when I tell them I know something is wrong, just can't describe it. I am constantly feeling lightheaded at spiritic moments. It doesn't last long, just comes and goes just as fast. They have found that I have small vessel disease in my head but tell me it is nothing to worry about, say that 90% of people my age has it. When I have done research on it, it doesn't sound like nothing and could cause a stroke. Still doing more research on it. I am sure I have had several mini strokes that just haven't shown up. I also have been having trouble with my balance for some unknown reason. Doctors too tell me this is normal for someone my age. Getting tired of doctors telling me it is my age. Wishing the best for you on this Easter weekend.

I’ve had 3 cerebral small vessel strokes 6 months ago and they spotted 3 older strokes as well. I seem to be ok except for the anxiety and my left leg is a little weaker than my right. Some head confusion but this could also be from the anxiety. I see a therapist for the anxiety and have had 10 weeks of vestibular PT for the tension headaches which are now easing off. I exercise everyday with some cardio 3 times a week, upper and lower body 3 times a week and I walk every day mostly in the house. I take one day of rest. It has helped quite a bit. I am 79 yrs old Good luck to you!

I have had five mini strokes. Under went PFO closer at Mayo. Knock on wood. I’m 76 years old. Didn’t get proper dio. until Mayo.

Thank you, sorry you went through that. It is so frustrating when you know something is wrong but can't find any cause of it. My daughter was talking to friends of hers who are nurses and she explained what I experience, they all said it sounded like a sudden drop in blood pressure. I just had an appt. with my cardiologist who said that they were most likely right and suggested I start taking my blood pressure meds at night. I recently had surgery for AFib, both and ablation and watchman.
I am always amazed that nurses can tell you what doctors can't. Sometimes I think doctors don't take women seriously. I have been experiencing fatigue for a long time before the AFib was found. It actually took my grandson who is an athletic trainer to tell me what I had, after that I mentioned it to my doctor, and he came to the conclusion after tests that is exactly what I had.

I had complete vision loss in left eye , went black for just under five minutes start to finish, 2am in morning. I walked into bathroom again just to make sure what I was experiencing! It was scary for sure. No pain, did see some bursts of light when my vision returned. I went back to bed, but in morning over coffee, I did the google search and everything told me ‘go to ER immediately!’. It was a Saturday so I did. They kept me on temporary hold overnight, and ran every possible test, told me it looked like a TIA.
They didn’t find anything, except I do have some moderate plaque in a couple arteries in my neck.
They told me to line up all my specialists starting Monday and I did, thank goodness I already was a patient or I would have been in trouble, as we have a shortage of doctors in my area.
I first saw my ophthalmologist (all clear, nothing). She wrote amourosis fugax /TIA. Sorry not sure of spelling.
Then my cardiologist, my primary, my neurologist.
My cardiologist set me up for a 30 day holter and a TEE test, and said most likely I have AFib, even though I had never noticed any symptoms. He says women may have different symptoms, not notice the fibrillation.
It turns out I do have AFib and they think, like others here have said, a small blood clot flew into my eye, and I was lucky it left no trace. I’m now on meds for this, and hoping I never have a stroke. The thought of a stroke is slightly terrifying! My friend was left paralyzed in a nursing home after hers.
Just a comment about the statin drug the hospital put me on. After two months taking it, I came in for a consult about the holter test to my cardio physiologist, told him I suffered from extreme fatigue since I had been in the hospital, could the meds I was taking cause this? Yes, he said stop it for a couple days and see if you feel better. It was the statin. I did not realize it could do that. I will pay more attention to the literature on my prescription meds from now on! He suggested I take a half pill, but I think I may try to watch my diet instead. I hope this helps someone else, your posts have certainly helped me!

I did talk with my cardiologist, and he confirmed that I did not have a stroke at all from the MRI. I asked him about rather he could have been caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure, and he said that was highly likely. I suggested I take my blood pressure meds at night instead of in the morning. So far I haven't had any more trouble.