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Is this a stroke? Losing my mind....

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EF4468
EF4468

I was working on my truck yesterday evening, trying to prop myself up to get at a part when I got a sudden rush of dizziness that lasted all of a few seconds. I felt a bit better after, but this morning I felt very dizzy and off balance, but I could still feel my face, could still smile and I could move my limbs. I'm still feeling it a bit, but it gets worse when I look down. I'm 26 years old, 175 lbs and have been diagnosed with GAD and I had been stressed out and only got a few hours of sleep the previous night. If it's not a stroke, what else could cause this?

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  • EF4468
    EF4468

    Posted

    I was laying down trying to prop myself up, and in the morning I felt a pulsing feeling at the base of my skull, along with mild numbness
  • james_47376
    james_47376 EF4468

    Posted

    I don't think that's a stroke no 

    one side of your face would be numb 

    • EF4468
      EF4468 james_47376

      Posted

      I don't think so either, still going to talk to a doctor about this.

  • benni777
    benni777 EF4468

    Posted

    It could be a drop in blood pressure for a few moments.  I would get dizzy when I got up, or sat up sometimes, and it was related to my blood pressure.  The symptoms went away fairly quickly, once my blood pressure went back up.  But definitely talk with your doctor, as it could be something else, too.  Best of luck to you!
    • EF4468
      EF4468 benni777

      Posted

      Thanks. The symptoms of dizziness have stuck with me for a couple days now. I'm thinking it's cervical vertigo but I'm hoping to find that out when I visit my doctor.

  • shelia22921
    shelia22921 EF4468

    Posted

    Does not sound like a stroke to me, my husband had one started with tingling in his arm, down to his fingers them numb feeling, when he tried to talk you could not understand him, then his mouth started drawing to one side, I had him at ER with in 30 mi, they told me I go him there just in time, he is back to normal now.
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