I had a stroke one month ago at age 32, almost became disabled, be careful brahs

[One Badass Mofo]

man thats fukn scary

ive had this dizzines, chest tightness , weird numbness of body parts for like 8 weeks now.

went to the er at the start a few times and they "didnt find anything wrong"
but I still have the dizziness and breathing issues came back last night and tonight.

how did they find that out about your heart op?
when I went to er, they did this stupid thing where they attach wires to you for like a minute and then assume my heart was fine..
I dont think thats conclusive at all.
Have an Mri for my head but its all the way in april since everything else is booked
but want to check my heart, lungs and everything again

im legit scared for my life that I have something wrong that might not ever go away and that doctors dont even know what it is and think im fine

Hope your MRI finds out whats causing those problems.

Have you checked your blood pressure and cholesterol levels? Maybe see if you can get a comprehensive blood test done while waiting for your MRI

Aspirin (blood thinner) doesnt seem to need a prescription, maybe take a tablet of aspirin each day for a month and see if it helps. (disclaimer: Im not a doctor lol)

[bobmuscle]

I actually had a similar situation a few years ago when i was 27, but it was most likely a minor TIA

Lesson learned: cut out the high stim, caffeinated pre-wo garbage

Woke up, did what i did every day and slammed down my pre, about half hour later i got dizzy, blurry vision, slurred speech, knew something was def. up, I had my gf take me to the ER - ran all the tests on me but found nothing wrong, i was there for a few hours and symptoms went away and i was discharged later that day

I am completely healthy and had no preexising conditions, at that point in time i was ingesting several hundred mgs of caffeine each day, along with the shady pre-wo i was taking that i later found out had other harsh and banned stims in

I have no doubt it was the pre that temporarily fukced me up, be careful and stay safe bros, its not worth it to mess around with this stuff

[BigNik78]

That's gnarly man I'm so glad it wasn't worse as bad as it was. Hope you make a full recovery asap.

[IronILLinois]

Thank God you're ok bro. Wishing you a speedy recovery. God bless.

[ThaifooN90]

I actually had a similar situation a few years ago when i was 27, but it was most likely a minor TIA

Lesson learned: cut out the high stim, caffeinated pre-wo garbage

Woke up, did what i did every day and slammed down my pre, about half hour later i got dizzy, blurry vision, slurred speech, knew something was def. up, I had my gf take me to the ER - ran all the tests on me but found nothing wrong, i was there for a few hours and symptoms went away and i was discharged later that day

I am completely healthy and had no preexising conditions, at that point in time i was ingesting several hundred mgs of caffeine each day, along with the shady pre-wo i was taking that i later found out had other harsh and banned stims in

I have no doubt it was the pre that temporarily fukced me up, be careful and stay safe bros, its not worth it to mess around with this stuff

I remember the OG Craze preworkout that had meth in it. You never know what they put in that **** these days.

[Max7771]

That’s scary af. Holy chit legit 25% of the population has this? How likely is it to cause stroke?

25% of the population is born with it but it’s relatively obscure because for the most part it only affects serious athletes. good luck OP.

[Max7771]

Glad to see you're doing better

My wife's old friend died few months ago from an "undiagnosed heart condition" . She was in her upper 30s

Shouldn't everybody have a heart scan? Or do we just hope we don't have a heart condition and hope we don't drop dead?

What ops talking about won’t show up in a scan you have to be put under and have a camera shoved down your throat

[DavidEaslea]

I actually had a similar situation a few years ago when i was 27, but it was most likely a minor TIA

Lesson learned: cut out the high stim, caffeinated pre-wo garbage

Woke up, did what i did every day and slammed down my pre, about half hour later i got dizzy, blurry vision, slurred speech, knew something was def. up, I had my gf take me to the ER - ran all the tests on me but found nothing wrong, i was there for a few hours and symptoms went away and i was discharged later that day

I am completely healthy and had no preexising conditions, at that point in time i was ingesting several hundred mgs of caffeine each day, along with the shady pre-wo i was taking that i later found out had other harsh and banned stims in

I have no doubt it was the pre that temporarily fukced me up, be careful and stay safe bros, its not worth it to mess around with this stuff

Time to quit energy drinks.

[Griggz]

Yeah, i worry about chit like that OP. I only take weak doses/types of pre workout nowadays out of fear.

[plsmire]

Thanks for sharing op.

Last year I kept getting very tight chest that would immobilise me, like a rock was pressing on the middle of my chest. I’d get anxiety about getting it.

One day I got that tight chest whilst exercising, got sweaty, faint, dizzy, shoulders and back muscles tightning and needed to just rest and close my eyes whilst my heartbeat was going very fast and I felt like I wasn’t getting any oxygen to my brain.

Went to a doctor, had X-rays, blood test, ecg, ultrasound of the heart and all came back fine. Except for the ecg the first time but it was fine the 2nd time.

Took some pills for a couple of weeks, blood thinners I think as my cholesterol levels was slightly higher than normal and I haven’t had an attack like that in over a year, the tight chest thing only happens occasionally now too. Docs don’t know what happened but initially suspected angina.

So ye, not much help really and not much you can do when docs can’t tell you wtf is wrong.

[EoR]

Glad it didn't end up really bad. It's a huge killer in many countries and even if you survive your life can easily be changed forever. My friends mum had a stroke and lost movement in half of her body. She has to live the rest of her life in a rehabilitation/care facility.

Everyone goes about their day as if it's a certainty but it can change at any hour. That's not to say you should live in fear but you should reevaluate your lifestyle to help at least reduce the chances of many diseases and conditions.

[FrankCostanza]

good luck

[Nicklol]

probably anxiety brah, it can mimic a lot of other bad stuff

Ive known ive had anxiety since I was a kid but I know how it feels.
Unless it morphed into different symptoms suddenly this year

Hope your MRI finds out whats causing those problems.

Have you checked your blood pressure and cholesterol levels? Maybe see if you can get a comprehensive blood test done while waiting for your MRI

Aspirin (blood thinner) doesnt seem to need a prescription, maybe take a tablet of aspirin each day for a month and see if it helps. (disclaimer: Im not a doctor lol)

I got a more detailed blood test and urine test last week.

The few times I went to er, they did the basic blood tests but said everything was fine

so shrug.

my suspicion is vestibular neuritis but the breathing sht and arm numbness, chest tightness is very shady and not sure if its in the same condition

[J3remy]

Had 3 strokes at age 36 (vertebral artery dissection), took 6-12 months just to get pass the post-stroke neural fatigue stage, I still get overwhelmed quickly in crowded shopping areas, take it easy op and dont let anyone push you around, they have no idea what its like

[MajorTendonitis]

one aspirin a day keeps the stroke away

This is actually true for the most part . The only reason I’m alive today is because of alcohol.
I really owe everything to drinking , as if I hadn’t been drinking there’s a good chance my blood would not have been thinned out enough , and I would have had a massive stroke back when it was undiagnosed.
I take pills now that I’m aware of my condition,and it explains why I felt sicker when I didn’t drink often enough

[deadwoodgregg]

Sorry that this has happened to you op. I had a pretty bad stroke a dozen years ago and can relate to almost everything that you describe. Feel free to PM me if you have questions on what you can expect. I guess that you already know this, but you find out just who your real friends are when something like this happens.

[Nicklol]

Had 3 strokes at age 36 (vertebral artery dissection), took 6-12 months just to get pass the post-stroke neural fatigue stage, I still get overwhelmed quickly in crowded shopping areas, take it easy op and dont let anyone push you around, they have no idea what its like

wtf? how does that work man?

scary as fuk

[One Badass Mofo]

Damn yeah, life can change so fast. Would you mind telling us how it felt before you realized you would recover? Something I've wondered about in the past.

During the stroke I only had one objective: survive. Worry about other stuff later.

After the worst part of the stroke subsided I ask doctors if I could recover and they just said 'it varies for each person'. I did research on my phone in the hospital and found that the first 3 months after stroke your brain has very high plasticity meaning it can learn new things quickly, with the first month being by far the most plastic. During this time you can re-learn how to use your body again very quickly. Brain plasticity would decrease significantly after 6 months.

So I came to the conclusion that
1) I don't know how much I can or cannot recover until I've tried my best to recover during the first few months. So at this moment it is pointless to 'mourn your losses' because you haven't permanently lost anything yet and it'll just drain your energy and motivation. At this time (first 3-6 months after stroke) you need 100% energy dedicated to rehabilitation. If I wanted to mourn and be depressed I can do so after 1 year later if I have been unsuccessful at recovering. Joints lose mobility become tight and weak very rapidly each day they are unused so it is essential to start stretching and working your body asap.

2) A plan is needed to recover most effectively. I had to chunk my goals into steps. With the ultimate goal of being able to work, do martial arts and lift heavy.
my plan was broken into:

legs:
Learn to stand up -> Learn to walk with sh!t form -> Learn to walk with good form -> Learn to run slowly (I'm at this stage atm) -> Learn to run with good form and endurance -> regain good balance and stamina like before stroke so I can do sports

upper body
Regain shoulder, arm and hand mobility -> Improve arm movement form, speed and accuracy -> Be able to use left arm to work and do normal things (i'm at this stage atm) -> go back to lifting weights


When you have a stroke you lose control of a lot muscles, they can become deactivated or become super tight (tighter over time too) so stretching tight muscles are really useful. Some people's muscles become so tight they cant open their hand for example.
I've had really good results using machines at the gym to help rehab. Leg Extension helped me reactivate my quads. Seated leg curl and seated leg press were amazing too. For shoulders rehab cables are amazing. All the mirrors around the gym helped me practice walking around with good form. Made me realise the knowledge from years of lifting actually helped a lot with recovery.

[gesten]

Pretty sure I had this when I was making a 2 hour drive when I was 21 and I was loaded on caffeine/monster energy

Happened while I was driving all the sudden my left arm went numb then my whole left side/left side of my face became numb and I had to try pull over into a Mc Donald’s to stop it

Idk if it was an axienty attack from the caffeine and just doing a bunch of high stress chit that day or a stroke lmao

The worst part of it was I didn’t even have a working phone lmao I could only use McDonald’s wifi and I was lost asf. Didn’t kno where I was

Basically had to start a route on the gps while I had WiFi and pray it didn’t undo. Traveling without a phone/gps is legit anxiety inducing

Went to the hospital the day after cause I thought I had a stroke they did a scan where they scan your brain and the doctor said I was fine. Can’t ever trust them though they were mocking me thinking I was just paranoid

[One Badass Mofo]

Pretty sure I had this when I was making a 2 hour drive when I was 21 and I was loaded on caffeine/monster energy

Happened while I was driving all the sudden my left arm went numb then my whole left side/left side of my face became numb and I had to try pull over into a Mc Donald’s to stop it

Idk if it was an axienty attack from the caffeine and just doing a bunch of high stress chit that day or a stroke lmao

The worst part of it was I didn’t even have a working phone lmao I could only use McDonald’s wifi and I was lost asf. Didn’t kno where I was

Basically had to start a route on the gps while I had WiFi and pray it didn’t undo. Traveling without a phone/gps is legit anxiety inducing

Went to the hospital the day after cause I thought I had a stroke they did a scan where they scan your brain and the doctor said I was fine. Can’t ever trust them though they were mocking me thinking I was just paranoid

holy moly sounds like you had a mini stroke at that time. glad you are safe. If you've had mini strokes in the past you need to take precaution to prevent a stroke from happening as it is very likely to happen.

[StinkholePatrol]

I heard people on TRT should donate blood regularly because of higher red blood cell count. I wonder if that’s another falsehood as well.

I donate blood every 4-6months.

It's something I would personally do regardless of TRT status. Bloodletting has thousands of years of history behind it.

You will find plenty of conjecture if you search, some modern doctors advocating for/against it. But personally I feel better a day after I donate blood. Whether or not its a placebo I can't say but you just get this odd "Fresh" feeling; hard to put into words. It feels good enough for me to keep coming back though.

[Kiop]

glad you made it?
since they say you
had a clot transferred
by heart, did they recommended
any tips to aviod clots in blood...like vit k or vasolidators?

[One Badass Mofo]

glad you made it?
since they say you
had a clot transferred
by heart, did they recommended
any tips to aviod clots in blood...like vit k or vasolidators?

yeah I have to take aspirin (blood thinner) and Atorvastatin (lowers cholesterol) daily forever now.
They did a surgery to close off the hole in my heart so it wont pump blood clots into my brain as easily. The surgery involves inserting a device through the vein near your groin up to your heart

[Serenadium]

if your leg or somewhere makes a blood clot, and it gets pumped through that hole into your brain then you can have a stroke. It's not super common but thats probably what happened to me.

Leg making a blood clot?

do you have deep vein thrombosis?

[One Badass Mofo]

Leg making a blood clot?

do you have deep vein thrombosis?

I had an ultrasound in my leg and didnt show any deep vein thrombosis but it can cause a stroke if you have the hole in your heart.

[One Badass Mofo]

Sorry that this has happened to you op. I had a pretty bad stroke a dozen years ago and can relate to almost everything that you describe. Feel free to PM me if you have questions on what you can expect. I guess that you already know this, but you find out just who your real friends are when something like this happens.

thanks bro, how did your recovery go?

[JuicedMayhem]

Damn son, glad you recovered, sounds like you doing great considering the severity. Doctors have told me my heart ain’t gonna last with current resting rate around 100 and high bp. Hope I die rather than some other horrible ****. It’s all my own doing, hope it’s good on the other side.

[Kiop]

yeah I have to take aspirin (blood thinner) and Atorvastatin (lowers cholesterol) daily forever now.
They did a surgery to close off the hole in my heart so it wont pump blood clots into my brain as easily. The surgery involves inserting a device through the vein near your groin up to your heart

thats great
perhaps look into fishoil,garlic,and food that help
pumping blood, a doc advised me to monitor my morning erections daily since 2007
srs...told me once its out you may have a heart attack
back when my cholesterol levels was 200+

[ClevageGobbler]

Good work OP, glad you recovered mostly and are about to be fully recovered in about 2 months

What do you think could have contributed to this besides the atrial hole you had that needed surgical repair? You said irregular sleep patterns and stress but what about diet? Is there anything you wished you had done differently there? Or anything else you think you were doing that could have caused the stroke?

I ask because I had a really big scare as well earlier and had to go to the hospital for what I thought was a heart issue. Turned out every single test came back perfectly normal. Really lucky, but fuk dude, heart and brain issues have to be the worst. Was never more anxious and nervous in my life bro

[Nicklol]

Leg making a blood clot?

do you have deep vein thrombosis?

I had an ultrasound in my leg and didnt show any deep vein thrombosis but it can cause a stroke if you have the hole in your heart.

I sometimes notice a weird feeling or pain in my thigh that feels like it could be a clot
its on the inside of the thigh so it feels like its by the artery

all these random health problems I have no answer for
I do sit on the computer all day everyday. not sure if that can cause stuff like that