((((((((gracey))))))))))) you are one lucky girl. yeah, you nearly did have a stroke. you are so lucky. geez. i was not so lucky. i had a stroke over a year and a half ago as a result of birth control pills. i had no warning whatsoever. no symptoms or anything. it happened right out of the blue. i thought i was nuts when i felt so weak - i was 33 when it happened! but my dog detected it and went crazy. when he went crazy, i knew something was wrong with me. had to call 9-1-1 for an ambulance. fortunately, i was able to recover fully, physically. unfortunately, it was an ischemic stroke and i have brain damage as a result. you are so lucky, gracey. the stroke complicated my chronic major depression and made it even more treatment-resistant (i had treatment-resistance for 15 years).