@Andi.A hi & welcome to the community. It is difficult to say how long the fatigue will last as it varies so much but resting in the early days is a must I would say.
I had a TIA just begore Christmas & the fatigue I got from that was awful. I’d had a stroke 2 years earlier & still had fatigue so think it compounded it. The difference this time though was Ibwas back at work. I continued at work after the TIA but eventually had to concede & take time out. My advice is not to rush back if you don’t have to.
Hi, sorry to hear you’ve had a brain incident. It sounds as if the docs are covering all the bases and that statins may not be something you have to have ongoing. I have familial disaster cholesterol so I need to medicinally treat it to avoid any more strokes or heart attacks. What has come to light following my stroke and subsequent cardio checks and MRI scan is that my stroke was typical of a PFO related Cardio Vascular Accident which I am getting fixed by one of the top guys in July! Very lucky. It also seems that migraine with aura can be an indicator for PFO. A PFO, a previous contributor rightly said, affects 1 in 4 of the human population but does not cause problems for everyone. I have been looked after brilliantly by the NHS, I have to say.
Hopefully you’ll be tested for a PFO via a bubble echocardiogram, painless and effective. Good luck, stay positive!
As several medics have said to me, the medicines are putting you in a better position than you were before which is good and positive!
Isn’t it just? everyone has been incredibly supportive towards me most undeserved I have offered nothing (yet maybe) in return.
Take care @Andi.A I understand how you feel ((()))
Toni x
Actually that’s not true at all. Everyone who comes on here give something of themselves, make a contribution! Just by posting your story, issues/trials/success your post garners replies, and all those replies help others as well as the original poster such as your good self So never believe you are undeserving or not contributing here because that just isn’t true
Thank you @EmeraldEyes that is so kind and you are probably right I have read so many of other people’s stories, old threads etc and they ahve helped me.
Yes I’ll take that thank you
Toni x
@Mabel1 I agree with @EmeraldEyes that just by sharing your story you are helping others and I’m sure there will be many future opportunities for you to help others too. Xx
I had a TIA in 1992 with absolutely no residual problems and was back to normal within a week. Unfortunately I was not prescribed blood thinners at the time and went on to have a ‘proper’ stroke in 2023. I didn’t get away with that so easily. Please make sure that you take any medication you have been prescribed as a TIA is a warning.
Hi @clibbers1 thank you so much for you kind and thoughtful post.
I am religiously taking my blood thinners and absolutely took the TIA as a warning. I have blood which clots far too easily. Over 20 years ago a haematologist told me so and that my risk would be a stroke. The only medication I am reluctant to take is the statin as I am vegan weigh 8.5 stone, non-smoker, rare drinker with cholesterol of 3.9 naturally. My liver results have shot up since I started them too.
I do hope you are doing well now following the stroke.
Thank you again so kind of you to care enough to reply
xx
So never believe you are undeserving or not contributing here because that just isn’t true 
