Apologies for long post but keen to get views on whether I should go back to doctor regarding ongoing symptoms.
About 6 years ago I started noticing tingling/slightly numb feelings in the right hand side of my face and down my arm. I was also getting frequent headaches in that side of my head. It got bad one day, so I went to doctor who referred me to urgent care and I was checked for symptoms of a TIA. The conclusion was that I hadn’t had a TIA but I had an MRI scan which showed nothing significant. I was prescribed amitriptyline for pain relief from headaches.
Fast forward to 2022 and I went back to doctor as symptoms were still ongoing. Had another MRI and again, no obvious cause was found, though early signs of cerebral small vessel disease were found. They also found I hadn’t high blood pressure on the day I was seen (never had high blood pressure on my life before then), so I was put on high blood pressure meds. The consultant advised that because I was perimenopausal, it was likely due to my age 🙄
Anyway, here I am in November 2025 with same tingling symptoms and now have some facial twitching, though it’s intermittent and not visible to others. I’ve had any issues with cervical spine ruled out.
So AIBU to go back again and try annoy her neurologist? Has anyone and similar experience? I kind of feel like I’ve been viewed as a time waster but I know how I feel and it’s not right.