I’m 60 and had a TIA in March 2024. The remaining effects are getting me down a bit. I was wondering if anyone else suffers with vertigo on a daily basis. The fatigue is the other symptom that I notice the most.
Thanks
Pam
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Hi Pam. Sorry to hear about your TIA/Stroke.
Did you get a MRI when it happened to check for any infarct (brain damage)? A TIA isn’t supposed to leave lasting damage/residual symptoms, but sometimes the term is used by mistake when a small stroke actually occurred.
My main symptom from a mild brainstem stroke was vertigo. I did physio 3x a day every day for months. I’m mostly over it now thankfully but it’s still there sometimes and bothers me. So I can relate.
Vestibular rehab is what you need to do
There is another thread you can read here about TIA:
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Hi @Pamela4 - welcome to this community.
I am sure you will get some useful feedback in response to your post. There are many helpful members of this community happy to share their experiences and guide you down the road to recovery. An example of such a helpful person Matt who I see has already related to your post and offered a possible solution 
Takes care.
Namaste|
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Hi @Pamela4
Welcome to the community, I’m sorry to hear about your TIA and the effects you’re getting from that.
We have some information on fatigue on our webpage which you may find helpful and I’m sure more people will be along to shortly to offer more advice.
If there is anything you need whilst you’re using the Online Community please don’t hesitate to tag me using the @ symbol and my username.
Anna
@Pamela4 Hi & welcome to the community. Sorry to hear of your TIA. TIAs aren’t neant to leave lasting symptoms but as time has gone on I am starting to think they may.
I had dizziness after my stroke (not vertigo) & I ended up getting a referral to ENT to be checked out. It might be worth you asking for a referral. As @matt_d13 said you might also want to have an MRI to check it wasn’t an actual stroke.
2 years after my stroke I had a TIA and the fatigue was awful. That will hopefully settle in time. Try & rest up as much as you can.
Best wishes
Ann
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hi everyone. i had a small stroke last month. i am 52 never been ill in my life. i feel pretty shocked about it all. i am not overweight or unfit particularly so it seems so unfair. i have been reading on here about how to deal with the fear of another stroke which i am struggling with. just wanted to say hi to everybody!
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@ali009 Hi & welcome to the community. Sorry to hear of your stroke. It does come as a big surprise doesn’t it. As many of us found out being fit & healthy doesnt make us immune. I guess it is one of lifes nuances.
Do you know what caused your stroke?
You will hopefully find the fear of another will reduce in time. You are so early on yet that you are probably still trying to process everything. You are probably on meds now which will help reduce your risk of another stroke as well. Just try & live a healthy lifestyle & then you are doing all you can to keep your risk as low as possible.
Looking forward to hearing more from you.
Best wishes
Ann x
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Welcome to the forum. Was it a stroke or a TIA? How did it affect you?
The fear hasn’t gone away for me but lessened over the past few months (it’s been 5 months since my stroke)
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hi again everyone. thanks for your support. i was told it was a mild stroke. its confusing to differentiate between this and a tia. i had an mri scan which showed it though so i am going with a mild stroke. its very confusing. no one could tell me the cause. my cholesterol is 6.7 so not overly high but i am concentrating on being a bit healthier. i am also on blood thinners and satins for life. no lasting effects apart from the shock. thanks for your insight and sharing your experiences
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Lucky to have no after effects a month later!
Yeah, it’s confusing and frustrating re the diagnosis of TIA/minor stroke. You’ll see a number of people here end up with longer term after effects (albeit minor ones) after being diagnosed with a TIA.
Others like yourself have a stroke and end up with no lingering issues.
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Hi @ali009
Welcome to the community, I’m sorry to hear about your stroke.
It is always a shock when these things happen and the fear of another stroke is common as you’ll have read. As other have mentioned it usually lessen over time which I hope will give you some reassurance.
Wishing you well with your recovery journey. If you need anything whilst you’re using the Online Community, please don’t hesitate to tag me using the @ symbol and my username.
Anna
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Hi @ali009 - Welcome to the community and best wishes for your recovery from the mild stroke. You will see there are quite a few members of this community who have also been surprised and shocked - stroke seems to be very indiscriminatory. Super fit people including elite athletes have been known to be struck down by a stroke.
It seems to happen to anyone and when it does, we have to learn to live with its aftereffects. We all usually manage to find ways to cope, but when we need answers or help, there is plenty available including on this wonderful forum.
Wishing you all the best.
Namaste|
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That’s really helpful everyone.
They did order an MRI but it wasn’t done until weeks after the event, so everything was normal by then. They also put me on meds for prevention.
I’ll ask my physio about rehab. I know the fatigue will improve over time.
Thanks very much
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