Just Had My First Episode Of Tga

My husband began having TIA's in 2002, then about three years ago he had his first TGA. At the time he had his first TGA, he collapsed in the kitchen......he has had many since that time,but that was the only time he collapsed. He has them several times a year and they are always at the same time of the day, in the morning right after his shower.......they usually last about thirty minutes. He drives to work, though sometimes he drives to a previous office location. My husband has numerous health issues, he sees his cardiologist, urologist, neurologist, and his primary care physician on a regular basis and has a pacemaker/defibrillator in place. All other pathology has been ruled out, but he does suffer the frustration of the memory loss associated with TGA and the fact that he never knows when they will reoccur.

lissya23 - just a comment- in all the accounts of TGA that I've read, I haven't seen any that included someone collapsing! Make sure you get a second opinion! Besides a TGA, these symptoms could indicate a seizure or a transient iscemic attack. I'm wondering if you might have had a seizure... just a thought... I was tested for a seizure and it was a relatively simple procedure - they put electrodes on my scalp (messy because they put goop on the ends) but it wasn't painful. They had my lie down for a while in the dark, flashed strobe lights at me and got me to fall asleep for a little (I could only sleep for 4 hours that night, so that they could make sure I would fall asleep.

Yes. This does sound like TGA. My understanding is that it also can be caused by severe stress - emotional or physical. I know someone who had a probably TGA event yesterday, currently is hospitalized for testing and observation. The memory loss episode also included - at the time of the event and for about 1/2 hour- confusion, inability to recognize people around him except for his wife, questioning to himself "what is going on' and "what is happening", and general incoherent talking which was described as "babbling". I was not there, but this was described to me. This event followed several days of abject depression which he believed was caused by four significant life-changing incidents that could not be remedied, including the imminent loss of a grandchild through a hospital's apparent error, upcoming serious surgery, and a thoroughly stressful falling out with a significant family member. Complaints about general body soreness and pain, including a severely painful neck, lethargy, and high blood pressure. As far as we know, after some research - but not exhaustive- is that there is no knows "cure". The best thing we can figure is help him get the stress out of his life, learn stress management techniques, and avoid situations that cause physical and emotional stress. I hope you do well with recovery, and please do post here any doctor's recommendations you are given. Good luck!