TIA

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Has anyone’s husband / wife / partner suffered a TIA ? My hubby did in 2021 and for around the last couple of years he’s become unbearable at times . He is paranoid and thinks everyone is having a go . When he’s having a conversation everyone has to listen to him and he gets extremely frustrated about it . He has terrible mood swings one minute he’s fine the next he’s moody miserable and nasty .
Coukd this be down to the TIA ? He’s particularly bad at weekends when he’s off work in fact most weekends we argue over his behaviour . It’s like he can’t help it

I’m really sorry you’re both going through this. Yes it absolutely can be connected to a TIA or other neurological changes. Even a “mini stroke” can affect parts of the brain that deal with impulse control, mood, and personality. That said, it’s also possible that he’s struggling emotionally with what happened and how it’s changed his life, which can come out as irritability or paranoia.

It might be worth asking for a full review with his GP, ideally a referral to a stroke/TIA clinic or neuropsychologist. They can do cognitive and mood assessments to see what’s going on and whether any therapy or medication could help. You should also make sure you’re getting support for yourself being a carer or living with someone whose personality has changed is exhausting.

You’re not imagining it, and it’s not a moral failing on his part; it’s very likely a medical/neurological issue that needs checking and managing.

Thank you I do think he needs to discuss this with someone but when I mention doctors he flatly refuses saying there’s nothing matter with him . Yes it is exhausting

See if you can get him in on some benign pretext - pharmacy review if he takes any medicines, blood pressure check, something like that - and alert the GP in advance to the problem. Let them take it from there.
A TIA by itself is transient, by definition, and doesn't cause lasting symptoms. But it's a warning sign that a stroke might occur afterward and that can cause permanent damage. There might have been mini-strokes after the TIA, or DH's symptoms could have another cause.

Hope you get some resolution soon, OP.