I woke up yesterday morning after a very vivid dream where I dreamt I was having a stroke and passed away. When I woke up I was disorientated and felt like I was going to have a panic attack. ( I suffer anxiety especially in the mornings)
I felt very odd and on high alert that something was very wrong. I got downstairs and found my adult daughter and told her I wasn't well or maybe having a panic attack. Or I tried to. My speech was quite blurred and I could nt get the words out. My whole body was weak and I could raise my arms but was a struggle to keep them there. She called an ambulance but by the time they came I was on the mend. I passed all their tests, my obs were great. I went to hospital, passed all the tests again and OBS were still great. Both drs and paramedics said they doubt it was a TIA as my risk scores were literally zero.
But they did nt tell me what happened. After effects of the dream maybe as I am a lucid dreamer? Weird panic attack without the panic? I was doing really well with my anxiety lately as I'm trying hypnotherapy and now I'm super anxious and feeling like I'm back at square 1. My paramedic friend said a TIA would only show weakness on one side and mine was both bit it was the speech thing that scared us. I am terrified this is going to happen again, or that I'm heading for a real stroke and I'm even more terrified of my anxiety.
I'm 45, in menopause and a bit overweight. My BP is high end of normal as I've had pre eclampsia twice but as I'm now on beta blockers for lovely menopause related ectopic heart beats is now pretty normal.
I'm just so freaked out and have no idea what to do if anything.