...to be worried about this or do I need to get a grip?

[Birdsinthesky]

I'm torn between thinking I'm being a total hypochondriac and being genuinely worried.

I am on a computer the whole time and can type pretty fluently. But recently I have had phases where I just can't type at all - I'll make 2 typos per WORD, the letters come out in the wrong order, or I don't apply enough pressure to the keys so the letters don't appear. It's like the coordination between my brain and fingers isn't working and my hands have a mind of their own. With longer words I literally have to look at the keyboard and deliberately type out every letter, looking at the keyboard.

During these phases I sometimes also really struggle to get the right word out and/or pronounce it wrong, and also I have to really think about things that are usually automatic, e.g. finding something in a drive on my computer I'll have to really think about which folders to click into.

It's like I'm on drugs, or just really stupid.

Yet today, suddenly, it's totally fine again. I can type fluently, speak fluently, find stuff, there's on indication that anything was ever wrong.

Has anyone else had this? I know the answer is probably to go to the doctor but I'm really hoping someone will come along and say they had the same thing and it was a magnesium deficiency or hormone imbalance or something...

(So as not to drip feed. The phases last for 5-7 days and it's happened about 5 times since Christmas. I haven't changed my keyboard or position at home or at work. I'm a bit stressed but that's not new! I'm 39 and not on any medication.)

I would see a doctor because it sound a bit like my Mum when she had a TIA, which is a mini stroke. It was completely treatable and she is now fine, so it is worth just ruling that out.

Yes, get checked.

I wasn’t concerned until you said it lasts days/weeks.

GP. Stat.

It could quite well be any number of minor things but you should see a doctor who can diagnose them properly. It's almost definitely fine but might be something that requires a bit of treatment so go get checked out ASAP.

Thanks all. I will. I guess I'm a bit worried about being seen as 'that person' who goes in worrying about every minor thing. I don't as a habit, but last time I went in, a year ago, it was for a weird combination of symptoms which ended up not being diagnosed as anything and just going away by themselves in the end (peeing all the time, fatigue, very hot feet to the point of pain).

I don't think I have health anxiety but I don't want to be considered by the Drs as someone who imagines illnesses, and therefore not taken seriously if something big ever does happen...

My Dad had the same symptoms and it was multiple TIA's. With some meds he's now fine but they can be a precursor to a stoke, so get it checked sooner rather than later.

Try not to worry about them not taking you seriously. You'd have to be repeatedly going in with unexplained illnesses/symptoms for them to think you're imagining them.

I get hemiplegic migraines and it’s exactly like this. Do you get headaches or visual disturbances?

Oopsusernamealreadytaken (love the name btw)

I don't get headaches or visual issues at all (probably get a headache twice a year max - and then it's usually dehydration related). What happens with these attacks? How long do they last? And what are the other symptoms?

Thanks