Is it TIA's?

Question

I am a 33 yr old female that has recently started having attacks where my rightside feels heavy and my vision will start to go. This lasts about a half hour to an hour. I am seeing a neurologist, he has put me on a calcium channel blocker and a blood thinner. The reason why I am asking this questuion is because my primary doc is saying they are not tia's, it is stress because so far my MRI and ultrasound of my arteries leading to my brain are normal. My neurologist thinks its my heart. My primary doc said it could be my heart but he thinks I'm stressed. I am very frustrated. Can you have TIA's and your tests be normal and if so, about how long do you have to live? Any insight would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Answer 1

In TIA EVEN CT/MRI SCAN can be Negative, you better watch out as it is not a good sign, anyway the cerebral arteries.
Tell your consultants to have your status both cardiac and cerebellar evaluated.
Better stay away from stress, and continue medication , physical, dietary control, etc as advised by your consultants.

Answer 2

TIA's are generally not life threatening and your primary is probably right. TIA's generally do not last but a few seconds, not 30 minutes. If you are concerned about your heart, go to a cardiologist and have it checked out. If MRI and doppler of blood flow are normal you do not need a blood thinner (aspirin is an effective, cheap blood thinner). Probably do not need calcium channel blocker either. You may need a different neurologist.

Answer 3

TIA EVEN CT/MRI SCAN can be Negative, you better watch out as it is not a good sign, anyway the cerebral arteries.
Tell your consultants to have your status both cardiac and cerebellar evaluated.

Answer 4

Yes I think it is... I'm a doctor so I should know.