Hello. I am trying to find some advice and feedback in regards to a possible TIA or mini stroke I may have had when I was 25. I am 33 years old now. Going back about 8 years ago I believe I may have suffered a minor stroke. This was my experience. I was sitting on my computer and went upstairs to urinate. Right before I was about to urinate I suddenly became light headed and started to lose my balance. I felt the blood draining from my head and stumbled into my parents room telling them I felt like something was wrong with me. Seconds later I started to severely hyperventilate and then completely blacked out for a about 10 seconds and completely collapsed. When my vision started to comeback I had absolutely no feeling in both my legs below both my knees. Both my arms contracted very tightly and wrists bent and I could not feel them. I could not feel my tongue and one side of my face also went completely numb and I couldn't even talk. My heart was pounding and I was drenched in sweat. My parents called the paramedics. It took them about 8 minutes to get to my house. They immediately took my blood pressure and it was extremely low. A few minutes after they got here most of the symptoms started to get better. I still could barely talk or even sign my name but after about 10 minutes my normal body functions seemed to come back. The paramedics asked me if I took and drugs or medications which i did not. In fact I never had any physical problems ever before this point. They said that it was probably a panic attack. Looking back at the situation now I think they may have just chalked my episode off because I was young, no medical history and said I was hyperventilating. I had also gone to the doctor the day after it happened and they gave me a eco-cardiogram and I wore a holter for a day. Neither indicated any problems. So I just tried to go on with my normal life.

The reason I am writing this post is because I feel like I have never been the same since that day. Nothing like this episode never happened again but since then Ive noticed my memory and comprehension ability has been extremely bad and it sometimes takes a little effort to speak clearly. Speaking to me in person you would think Im completely fine but on the inside it takes so much more effort for me to converse with people. Prior to this episode it was never an effort.

Here I am now at age 33 and find these issues effecting my real life functions such as work and socializing. I dont know what I should do at this point. I probably should have pursued this more aggressively after it happened. If somebody could offer me some advice or feedback I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Greg