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Sudden Onset of Aphasia After Years of Having Auras and Moderate Headaches

Posted By Elizabeth (Ny) on 05/04/2017

I am not reporting a cure because I don't know what is happening. For many years I have gotten optical auras followed by headache, not like a migraine, but a headache nonetheless. This past Tuesday, I had had two optical auras within and hour and right after I suffered a severe headache on the left side of my head and my speech became impaired. I could not put a sentence together..I was trying to talk and the words were jumbled. This lasted about 10 minutes and even after I had a slight headache. I did not have my clonazepam and as I went into panic attack mode, I spent the whole day Tuesday just pacing around and my legs were wobbly and I could just not settle down which I am sure did not make matters any better. I had done some research, and found out about aphasia which effects the left side of the brain and causes speech impairments. I did manage to get to sleep that night and slept well, yesterday, Wednesday, I was fine..I ran my errands, cleaned my land lady's house and mine and felt fine.

I am okay today but still shaken because so many people are saying I had a stroke yet one person I spoke with blurted out aphasia which her daughter suffers. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and am trying to remain positive that this has everything to do with something neurological. I was asked by my doctor's nurse after discussing the fact that I may have had a mini stroke, but why she began to question me about my eyes made a lot of sense to me.

I wear drug store glasses because I cannot afford new glasses and have not had an eye exam since 2008 and started wearing drug store glasses in 2012. I am on the computer way too much and have noticed that I get more auras than normal because of it. I am trying to stay positive because the nurse said it could have been a mini stroke but could also be something neurological due to my eye condition as well as having so many head injuries in my life. I was just to my doctors the third week of March and all was well with me.

I am scared and I just don't know what to think. Can someone please guide me through this? I know I do have to go to the doctor's, but as much as I have had auras in the past with moderate headaches, this has never happened to me.

Replied by Mama To Many (Tn) on 05/04/2017

Dear Elizabeth,

I am sure these symptoms are disconcerting. I am hopeful that the neurologist was able to shed some light.

As I read your post, a couple of things come to mind.

First, the history of visual auras indicates a longstanding problem, for which there are many remedies that are successful for many folks.

Given the possibility of a stroke, you might check into niacin/niacinamide, which brings many relief from migraines.

Cayenne pepper is report to improve blood flow and dissolve clots.

The other thing that struck me when I read your post was the cleaning of your house and your land lady's home. Do you do housecleaning for a living? I have known personally of 3 people with a significant health issue (psoriasis) that cleaned. There is a connection, I believe, between regular exposure to chemical cleaners and health issues.

How is your diet and nutritional status?

Keep us posted!

~Mama to Many~

Replied by Jane (Pawleys Island, SC) on 11/29/2022

What has happened since your initial post? Were the doctors able to find the cause and help you?

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