Would I be wasting a doctors time..?

[kirsty_macaulay]

Hi, Last Thursday I woke up completely fine, got to work, sat down and started to see flashing lights (as if you've stared at a light too long) So I thought it was possibly a Migraine (I've never had one) I switched the lights off and sat in the dark.. My Head then started throbbing and I started to feel very sick. I drank a lot of water but it just kept coming back up about half an hour went on and the people I work with say I started to get very confused and delusional (I asked for my dad to pick me up who lives over 600 miles away from me) They say my speach got slurred and when they went to take me homeI could not remeber my address... once home I triend to sleep but kept needing to be sick. The last view times I was sick it was a very dark colour, i would say black... Then I would just rech. I basically stayed in bed the rest of that day and the day after and went to work on the Saturday I still felt weak but we were very busy so I needed to go in. It is now a week later and I of course don't feel as bad just feel like I have a slight cold really. My Friends are sayig I should still contact a doctor. I would just like to make sure I wouldn't be wasting their time as I am on the mend. I am a 23 yo Female. Thanks, sorry it's so long!

[sonya475]

You wont be wasting docs time, Go to docs

[ramy6338766]

First of all welcome to the forum........
No u r not wasting some one's time
well first of all u may have had migraine ....as the typical migraine starts with flash lights...augmented by working on screens....manifested by headeche.....now u will ask ..what about the other symptoms...i would suggest that they r all due to anxiety weakness anemia ...or any thing...just nothing specific


otherwise we may be facing a problem called ( dont get worried) petit mal,.....which is  a type of minor epilepsy
epilepsy is not a big problem..and it is not diagnosed easily....so if u went to adoctor ..mostly he would give u tonics and do some investigations...and all of them r not specific...and he will ask for follow up
so let us say ...u will never ever get diagnosis of epilepsy ..until u get another attack withen 3 years from the last one...and already have roled out all other possible problems
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so if um ur doctor ...i would ask u to stopb smoking coffee any drug u take....
take vitamins like E..(vitamount,,supravit)
wait if another attack occure then come 2 me
and my advice to u is not to worry at alllllllllllll...if u have any other question ..i would be happy 2 help...

[caregiver222]

You need an immediate visit to an ER (Emergency Room), with a neurological consult. That is as of yesterday. And an MRI and an MRA.

Not an appointment to be "checked out".

You have the hallmark symptoms of a stroke.

[rtjrevie]

I would agree with kristy-macaulay that it is best to go in and get checked.  Did you by chance bump your head before the onset of symptoms? If so kind of sounds like a concussion. When you vomitted black did it look like coffee grounds? This could possibly indicate blood.  Anytime someone is confused or disoriented they should be evaluated by a doctor, it is not normal.  I would explain your symptoms to a doctor, I do not think you would be wasting his/her time.  

[kev543]

hello, I'm not a professional but i would definetly go get checked out if i were you. There are all kinds all possibilities with those symptoms so you need a doctor to run some tests to make sure that it's not to serious. I've heard of elderly people doing that when they have a urinary tract infection but i don't know about a young lady like you. For your saftey and well being, it's best that you go and waist some doctors time.


Hope all turns out well.