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Numbness on left side of body

What is this numbness i get on the left side of my body? my face and hand go numb and it scares the life out of me, i take migraleve when it starts an they do help, but is this numbness serious?  hope you can help, thank you.
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I suffer very summarily symptoms, mine starts with seeing like orbs in my eyes, when i speak it does not make sense. the left side of my body goes numb, then them symptomns subside I get intense headaches and I can not stand been in the light.

I was tested via ECG, CT scan and it was put down to a rare complex migraine, also found that i have a irregular heat beat..

Also they said (NHS) that there was nothing they could do about it, so I have just lived with it for the past 6 years. and when I get them, usually when I get stressed i go to bed and they tend to last about 24-36 hours

That coupled with spondulosis and the pains in my back (since been on morphine it is like been kicked in the back constantly, instead of the feeling like I was been stabbed in the back consintly).
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I just had the same episode where my left side of my face below my eye and above my chin and my left hand felt numb and tingling.  I thought it might be a TIA (pre stroke) and I went to ER. They did an MRI, CT scan and Cartoid artery check and they all came back clear. The doctor diagnosed me with complex migraine.  What is migraleve? Does it have any side effects?  I do to my nerologist this week.  How long do you stay numb.  I am going on day four.
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