I had just finished a movie and was getting up to get ready for bed. I felt tingles like tendrils of electricity in my right hand and then a really strange sensation of having thread or a string in my mouth. Then an odd dizziness. For some reason I suddenly felt very mortal My first thought was that I'd better lie down quickly. I did but then I thought I'd better feed my cats and put out some food for the outside kitties. By this time I realized I was having difficulty seeing which for me is the first sign of a migraine. I finished feeding the cats and went to bed. Now I was having the squiggly flashing lights things going on. That's when I realized that I was having some pretty extreme anxiety. I hadn't taken a clonazepam in a while so I took one and tried to listen to music and lose myself in that special place I can sometimes get to while I waited for the clonazepam to have some effect. I'm wondering if the migraine symptoms may have somehow found a short circuit and somehow caused those odd sensations in my hand and mouth.

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Worrying! Not to alarm you but this came to mind Stroke - Symptoms - NHS Choices Go see your doctor!

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Yes, it is worth a trip to the doctor. Be on the safe side.

Thanks for the concern guys. I just saw my doc last week. Stroke did cross my mind Pegs so you did hit on the source of the anxiety That is so not the way I want my life to end. The thought of being mentally and/or physically incapacitated is abhorrent to me. The absolute worst thing that could happen. Now, I am not a doctor but I don't think I'm really what you'd call at risk for a catastrophic vascular event. I don't eat the types of food that would contribute and my blood pressure runs on the low side.
It may be just coincidence that I got a migraine just after this happened but it has possible connections. The good news is that I was able to keep a handle on the anxiety and I think I fell asleep before the clonazepam even had a chance to kick in. It was just a .5mg pill so it would have only taken the edge off anyway. And I slept and had my usual epic dreams Still having some vision glitches and a little headache but that's typical for a morning after migraine.

Glad you slept George H. and had epic dreams

Keep resting.

Was the migraine on one side? It can cause both things you mentioned, in the mouth and tingling in hands (or feet). A stroke is a very sudden headache. You had some time before it really felt bad so rest is what you need.