Christina

Hi! If you can do a quick check-in I'd love to know how you're doing.

@~Christina

I am also worried about you!
bizi

Hey Christina, I'm also concerned. Thinking of you always. Much love

Hey Beth Thanks

Took me much longer to recover than expected from my TIA. The Neurologist took me off my psych meds.. so I have pretty much slide right into a depression.. My Pain is flared so yeah suckville.

Everything will work out somehow tho it always does.

Thanks again and I hope you are doing well

Missing you, Christina!

So glad to see you here for check in. sorry that you had the TIA why did he take you off all of your psych meds?
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

Thanks for checking in I hope things work out for you soon and the depression passes by so you feel a sense of stability.

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Originally Posted by ~Christina Hey Beth Thanks Took me much longer to recover than expected from my TIA. The Neurologist took me off my psych meds.. so I have pretty much slide right into a depression.. My Pain is flared so yeah suckville. Everything will work out somehow tho it always does. Thanks again and I hope you are doing well

By TIA Do you mean stroke ? My son had a mini stoke and a larger one when he was 22.

Sending love, Christina! I hope stability returns soon <3

Sending lots of love and Hope for a smooth recovery.

Much love to you Christina. I hope you feel better each day, you're missed loved and respected here

My Neurologist said that there have been studies done on Seroquil and other psych meds that there is a small percentage that can cause TIA's or full on Stroke. He took me off them in case that was the cause. He wants to see me go 6 months without not another TIA or Stroke then he feels it would be safe to go back on something, Unless I get in a terrible mental place and I absolutely need psych med other than Lamictal.

Yes a TIA is a Transient Ischemic Attack many people call them " mini stroke" I'm sorry your son suffered a Stroke I hope he fully recovered.

I'll copy paste from my response to Bizi's question

My Neurologist said that there have been studies done on Seroquil and other psych meds that there is a small percentage that can cause TIA's or full on Stroke. He took me off them in case that was the cause. He wants to see me go 6 months without another TIA or Stroke then he feels it would be safe to go back on something, Unless I get in a terrible mental place and I absolutely need psych med other than Lamictal.

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Originally Posted by ~Christina Yes a TIA is a Transient Ischemic Attack many people call them " mini stroke" I'm sorry your son suffered a Stroke I hope he fully recovered. I'll copy paste from my response to Bizi's question My Neurologist said that there have been studies done on Seroquil and other psych meds that there is a small percentage that can cause TIA's or full on Stroke. He took me off them in case that was the cause. He wants to see me go 6 months without another TIA or Stroke then he feels it would be safe to go back on something, Unless I get in a terrible mental place and I absolutely need psych med other than Lamictal.

My son had a small hole in a valve in his wall or valve or chamber. It’s called a PFO. We all have these holes but they are supposed to close up as babies. His didn’t and two clots slipped through and went to the brain. Scariest thing I’ve ever been through. We got him to the hospital in 10 minutes and literally had to yell at them that no, he was not on drugs it was a stroke. But he had the home repaired. It’s the coolest thing. It’s a tiny titanium screen to prevent it from happening. He had to take plavix for 6 months and will be on aspirin therapy for the rest of his life. But get this: he had the stroke in November. Immediately had the the therapies started immediately. He finished up his fall semester while he recovered. He stayed enrolled for January. He graduated this May with all these awards and a 4.0. He did amazing on his LSATs. He applied to law school ( Villanova, Rutgers, UPenn, Drexel, temple, seton hall). He just got an early offer from Rutgers with a 15000$ school of law scholarship! He really like Villanova when we wen for the tour. UPenn is his dream school. It’s Ivy League and 90$000 a year but the people that graduated end up with amazing clerkships and six figure incomes. He’s applying for their social justice scholarship which means he’ll have to intern with the ACLU, do pro bono work and hopefully work with the prosecutors office. I’m so proud obviously. I can’t emphasize enough the importance of the therapies. He had speech, ot, pt, and a mental health therapist.

Oh I would have been losing my mind if that happened to my daughter... can’t imagine !

That’s fantastic ! You son is a fighter Good for him!!!!

Did they do a carotid arteries in your neck ultra sound to see if there is any blockage?
bizi

Yes Bizi

They did Cat Scan with in 5 mins of arriving to the ER. They did carotid ultra sound, Then a heart echo and Mri .. Everything came back okay thank goodness.

I will probably drop dead when I get the bill