Sudden one-sided numbness + racing heart, CT clear — should I go back?
Possible tia stroke
Yesterday I was at work, totally fine, laughing with coworkers, when within a split second it felt like all the blood drained from my head into my chest. The entire right side of my body went numb with pins and needles — including my tongue and face. I genuinely thought I was dying.
I told my colleagues I wasn’t feeling well and rushed to my car to sit down. The symptoms weren’t going away and my heart rate climbed to 150 bpm, so I called emergency services myself since I had no idea what was happening.
While waiting for the ambulance, the symptoms gradually eased off. At the hospital they did a CT scan, which came back clear. They wanted to keep me overnight for more tests, but I felt so agitated and uncomfortable in that environment that I ended up leaving.
Now, the next morning, my blood pressure is still a bit elevated, I have brain fog, and I feel exhausted despite sleeping all night.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Should I go back and push for more testing (like an MRI) even though the CT was clear, or is this something that could just resolve on its own? Trying to figure out if I’m overreacting or if I should take this more seriously.