Sudden very fleeting feeling of being "stunned"

[TheQuietCricket]

Over the last year I have sometimes experienced a "stunned" feeling and a strange sensation in the base of my neck at the back. It is literally milliseconds in duration and leaves me light headed for a second or 2 after the "stunned" feeling has gone.

It is all over so quickly and causes me no problems but I'm curious to know what it could be.

Has anyone else experienced anything similar or know what might be causing this ?

I've no experience of this but a colleague of mine had a TIA in her 30s. She said she woke up one morning and felt as though she'd been punched in the back of her neck, then she had vision problems.

She made an excellent recovery and I really don't want to alarm you, but I think you should mention this to your GP.

That's spooky, I first thought mini stroke/TIA but having googled it before posting on here, the symptoms don't support it.

There seems to be no match at all coming up when I google the description of what happens to me each time. It's so quick, literally less than a second in duration.

My friend has experienced something similar and it was diagnosed as a very mild form of epilepsy. If it worries you get it checked out. More likely it's something really simple like a temporarily trapped nerve or crick in your neck.

I never thought about epilepsy but having googled further it certainly offers the best explanation with symptoms that fit.

I like to be as informed as possible so now I have an idea of what might be causing it I'm less scared of making that GP appointment.

Hope it turns out to be nothing serious Quiet - let us know how you get on.

I know this post is 12 years old but this is the closest I have ever been to someone understanding what Im talking about. This is a shot in the dark that you see this, but did you ever find an answer?

Hi @FinalLastResort

Sadly the GP was fairly dismissive of my description of this.

Fast forward 10 years and I was diagnosed with very high blood pressure, prescribed medication and it's taken almost 2 years of trying different medications to minimise side effects of various tablets but blood pressure is currently under control to be within a normal range for my age. Damage has been done though due to undiagnosed very high blood pressure for who knows how long. It may be unrelated to the fleeting stunned incidences back in 2012, who knows.

2 years ago I was also diagnosed with neck vertebrae/trapped nerves issues which had apparently been brewing for some time.

I have no idea if the fleeting stunned feeling (episodes eventually ceased) was an early symptom of these later issues.

I do wish that the NHS had the resources to do really thorough 10 yearly health MOTs to include full scanning etc. Too many of us are now in middle age with health issues that could have been lessened or possibly averted if the very early indications were spotted.