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Tia attack

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jean77838
jean77838

Hello everyone I had a what you call a mini stroke tia about 3 weeks ago I'm 47 never been so scared 😳 I woke up one morning made a coffee sat back down my right arm went limp my speech was slurred only for like a second my partner knew exactly what to do got me to squeeze his hand etc etc went to the doctors had four aspirin in one go and one every day until my hospital appointment which was 7 days time I went to the appointment not knowing what to expect had ecg and blood test was there anyway from having them done by the nurse at doctors all came back fine I'm now on clopidgrel zentiva tablets until my scan which has not come through yet I've been genuinely in good health I smoke which now I'm trying to give up my mum had a stroke when she was 52 effected her right side I was all so waundering if these tablets effect a woman's monthly bleed I've just come off the depo jab about over 2 months ago so new to this 

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  • effie_gee
    effie_gee jean77838

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    Clopidogrel thins the blood so my guess is that the periods might be affected, some women on a FB stroke group report heavier and longer flow.
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