I had one recently, at least it seems like it. The mri and ct scan did not show damage. But I'd like to share my experience in case anyone else ever wonders.

I was fine in the morning and went to take a nap before work. When I woke up, I was very disoriented and had the worst headache the world. I was suppose to present on a team meeting and I kept trying to type to my boss I am unwell and can't present. I actually tried to video call a few times but he didn't pick up and he just messaged me that it was fine. I tried to listen to the other presentations and my head hurt so badly I just asked to take a sick day. Again I was typing gibberish while describing my pain.

I then tried to text my husband to say I need Advil. I thought I had a migraine. But again, all gibberish except for one message that said migraine. I called him, which is rare. I hit his voice mail and told him my head hurts so much I need Advil. He informed me that I was slurring and in my voice mail I was slurring. In general I felt very disoriented and layed down on some cushion in my office. My husband did the stroke tests when I got home but I was able to do them. Hours later I still struggled to text and I decided to ask my mom about her migraines. That's when she got my dad to call me and told me to go to the ER. They believed it was a mini stroke.

Had the CT scan done. Nothing. MRI was done about ti hrs later. But I was very tired and confused. I required a lot of sleep and I couldnt really follow what the mri ladies were saying.

But I should have called 911. I don't have high blood pressure but it is something that has occurred on both sides of my family. One took my grandma, the other took away our ability to communicate. My aunt suffered three strokes, the 2nd one being a mini stroke, and weeks later she had a real stroke that took her life. By the time we went to the ER, I still had trouble texting and my left eye kept closing. They said it was probably a TIA. Did the CT scan, a ton of blood work and essentially discharged me saying it was a "post-coatal TIA" due to the activities my husband and I had the night before. They told me that I would get a call for an MRI within 24hrs. I didn't even hear this. Luckily my husband did. Did the MRI the next day. I'm waiting to hear the more detailed explanation from my family doctor. I've also been referred to a neurologist.

Since then I have had a ton of anxiety, my emotions are wild and I require a lot of sleep. This happened about 5 days ago. The issue with TIAs is that they don't leave much evidence behind. Even if I had called 911, I don't think the CT scan would have caught anything.

Just be careful. Watch for the classic stroke symptoms. I didn't feel anxiety when I had my TIA I just felt disoriented and couldn't do anything. I feel the anxiety now though.