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My husband suffered a TIA (Trans Iscemia Attack) today. The symptoms are like a stroke, however with TIA you recover within 24 hours and suffer now permanent brain damage. I want to know more about TIA: is it a precursor to more damaging strokes, the causes, the prevention.
In Reply to: TIA and stroke posted by Jeanne McIntosh on March 21, 1999 at 00:52:48:
Hi, Jeanne.
TIA stands for TRANSIENT ischemic attack. It is nearly ALWAYS a warning of an impending PERMANENT stroke.
He needs to IMMEDIATELY get to a Certified Chelation Physician AND start a strict Pritikin or Ornish program (at your library). Any Chelating physician would be able to evaluate what kind of problem he has.
See the homepage of this 'site for information about Chelation.
He needs an intensive evalustion as to the status of his arteries to the brain. The most common cause is atherosclerosis and blockage. However, a significant % is due to hemorrhage. If he had no pain with this, it is almost certainly the atherosclerosis.
For those caused by atherosclerosis, taking an adult aspirin 3 times a week is a great idea. For those with hemorrhage it is contraindicated. Be sure he knows which he has before doing the aspirin thing.
Once you have the above under your belt, if you still have questions, write again.
Walt
In Reply to: TIA and stroke posted by Jeanne McIntosh on March 21, 1999 at 00:52:48:
Dear Jeanne, I am very sorry that your husband has suffered a transient (temporary) ischemic (oxygen restricted) stroke (attack). I agree with Walt Stroll that this is an indicator of future trouble. Somebody I know very well had suffered repeated TIA's. I am extremely familiar with what you will now be going through. If you wish to email me, I will give you my phone number and you can call me.
If not, here is a summary of what I know.
Doctors have no treatment for TIA's at this time.
A TIA can be caused by a constriction of the artery that carries blood to the vein (the muscle surrounding the artery has a spasm --like a leg cramp if you will-- and restricts the blood flow) or it can be caused by a small particle can block a smaller blood vessel in the brain (this small particle could be a small clot that travels from the heart for example).
The damage to the brain is due to the lack of oxygen (ischemia) and then the return of the oxygen as the blood flow returns (reprofusion) to the brain. What happens is a chain of chemical reactions that takes many hours, sometimes even days. This chemical reaction causes the brain cells to inflame and burst-thereby permanently killing them. The key is to 1) resume the blood flow 2) stop the chain reaction 3)find out the cause of the initial blood restriction and treat it.
I will tell you what I learned on each of these three points.
1) In the case of my friend, it was a constriction of the muscle in the arterial wall, so give magnesium (specifically magnesium glycinate--which gets into the blood faster than any other type of magnesium). Magnesium relaxes the muscles.
2) Try to stop the chemical chain reaction that leads to cell death. This part will sound very wierd to you. But, I promise you this has saved my friends life many times as he was recovering from TIA's. You need chemicals that can quickly pass the blood/brain barrier. Surprisingly the only chemicals available at this time which do this and treat the inflamation are natural products you can buy at your local health food store. Here is a list that my friend use:
Vitamin C (both powdered for fast action and time release for hours of treatment-such as while sleeping)--give to the point of diarhea. He should do this now, this very minute. It will salvage cells that are now on the verge of bursting.
Coenzyme Q 10 (this increases a cell's ability to use oxygen and is anti-inflamatory) --at least 400 mg a day
Herbs: this is the most amazing part. Cayenne pepper tincture, the hotter the better. This somehow gets in to the brain immediately and I believe it enlarges the small vessels to resume blood flow, but also is strongly antiinflamatory (i know this sounds wierd). Then a cocktail of other brain penetrating bioflavinoids--ginko biloba, bilberry, grape seed extract.
I know this all sounds too strange. But, believe me it works. Large pharmeceutical companies are now trying to make patentable analogs of these herbs and these companies (some start-ups) are valued very highly by Wall Street. This will be the future treatment. (as proof here is a piece a recent press release by just one company-valued at more than $1 billion with no products on the market yet-- "ICOS is discovering and developing new pharmaceuticals by seeking points of intervention in the inflammatory process that may lead to more specific and efficacious drugs. The Company's research and drug development programs involve both acute and chronic conditions such as ARDS, acute pancreatitis, ERCP pancreatitis, hemorrhagic shock, ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, erectile dysfunction, and psoriasis."
Do not let any doctor talk you into having your husband just sit in bed to recover. He must protect his brain cells. (as you can tell I am emotional on this subject--I hate stroke wards at hospitals--they are needlessly letting lives be destroyed)
3) In my friends case we were able to determine his stroke was caused by his glaucoma medication. He had been having repeated TIA's. When he changed his glaucoma medication to the new one, called Lantaprost, which works by a different mechanism (it increases fluid outflow from the eye instead of decreasing fluid production in the eye), his TIA's have virtually stopped. He went from 12 a year to only one in the past year.
That is a summary of what I know. And, I will bet my car that is more than most brain doctors know. Good luck to you and your husband. Email me if you want my phone number to talk.
Brendan Duffy
In Reply to: Re: TIA and stroke posted by Brendan Duffy on March 23, 1999 at 19:12:13:
I forgot to post my email: brendanpatrickduffy@yahoo.com
In Reply to: TIA and stroke posted by Jeanne McIntosh on March 21, 1999 at 00:52:48:
My boyfriend has suffered several TIA's recently. I would like more information and I would like to know if there are any Doctors that specialize in this area.
In Reply to: Re: TIA and stroke posted by Julie Robbins on May 07, 1999 at 13:06:59:
Hi, Julie.
How old is your boyfriend?
If this is a true TIA, he needs to IMMEDIATELY start taking an adult aspirin 3 times a week. THEN, he needs to find a Chelating Physician in his part of the country and get to see him/her in consultation ASAP. Call (800) 532-3688 for a listing of those physicians.
How was the diagnosis of TIA reached? The Chelating Physician will need those studies. He should have them in his home file already.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: TIA and stroke posted by Walt Stoll on March 22, 1999 at 08:57:25:
My mother, age 80, but in excellent health until this past year in Nov. when she was put on coumadin for (I forget the medical term - arterial m_____) an irregualr heart beat - I think it's from thickening of a valve in her heart that now does not close all the way, all of the time.
Low, very low blood pressure runs in our family with age. She exercises at the Senior Center 2-3x a week and takes her pulse. Last week she found it was higher than usual, they took her bp and found it was 180/70. The dr.s there were pretty sure it was mostly from stress and helped her arrange appts with a phychiatrist and another heart dr. not in her health plan (Kaiser - because she hasn't been happy with the brush off they give her). She also went to Kaiser that afternoon for a checkup for the high bp, and as usual they gave her the brushoff. Didn't even take her bp. Before leaving she had a volunteer take it in the hallway.
One week to the day later she suffered a TIA. My father and her came home from grocery shopping to prepare for company in an hour or so. She started to unpack the groceries and felt a little dizzy. She sat down and her speech was slurred. She knew immediately what was going on. It lasted less than a minute and she seemed to be "normal". She didn't say anything to my father because of the company soon to arrive.
The following afternoon she had her appt. with the dr.s not in her health plan. They both told her to go immediatly to Kaiser emergency.
Guess what? Kaiser gave her the brush off basically, again. They said it was a TIA or a mini-stroke, probably, but she should have come in when it happened. Her regular dr. was there and she told my mom not to have any company over, don't do anything. Just relax, have my dad do everything.
From reading your information - about a pending PERMANENT STROKE, I'm really scared for her. What can I ask her dr.?
I'd really appreciate it if you could also email me besides posting a follow up. My mom and dad's email is aockes@pacbell.net
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Amy Robins
In Reply to: Re: TIA and stroke posted by Amy Robins on June 15, 1999 at 22:15:31:
Hi, Amy.
She needs to see Certified Chelating Physician ASAP. If you are not familiar with the term go to the glossary , archives & home page of this 'site.
Just think how much money the system can make once she is incapacitated with a stroke at home. You will likely find that her prepaid plan has small print that will absolve them from "long-term care".
This IS a reversible condition IF something is done about the cause BEFORE there is too much damage.
Let us know how she does.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: TIA and stroke posted by Walt Stoll on May 08, 1999 at 10:46:34:
My 80-year old aunt recently suffered a TIA stroke. Please provide information on this illness, i.e., what causes it, symptoms, prolonged affects, etc. In fact, what does the acronym TIA mean?
In Reply to: Re: TIA and stroke posted by JoAnn McKnight on August 05, 1999 at 17:27:14:
Hi, Jo Ann.
There is no such thing as a TIA stroke. A TIA (transient ischemic attack) is just that: a temporary (24 hours or less) loss of function of a portion of the central nervous system (CNS). There is full restoration of function before the end of the 24 hours. This is the technical definition of TIA.
A stroke is permanent. TIAs are warnings of an impending stroke if nothing is done. By far the best way to prevent the damage from becoming permanent, is to see a Certified Chelation Physician and get chelated ASAP. Even if the person has had a stroke, this is still the best approach to prevent the next one although the permanent damage, already present, may not go away. By far the best is to do this BEFORE the stroke on the basis of the warning (TIA).
See the links below for the FAQ, Glossary and archives to find the closest Chelator and to get more information about it.
Let us know how your aunt does.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: TIA and stroke posted by JoAnn McKnight on August 05, 1999 at 17:27:14:
I recently had a TIA. how serious is this?
In Reply to: Re: TIA and stroke posted by tweet on September 20, 1999 at 12:39:53:
Hi, tweet.
A TIA (transiet ischemic attack) is a warning of an impending stroke. You need to start reversing the causes for this condition at once or you are certain to have a permanent deficit (stroke).
Chelation is the answer to this problem (along with what every Certified Chelation Practitioner would educate you about). See the homepage article about chelation, the glossary about chelation and THEN, if you still need to know more, go to the archives about chelation.
If you still have questions, after all that, write again.
In the meantime, I am sure that your docs told you to start taking one adult aspirin 3 times a week.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: TIA and stroke posted by Walt Stoll on May 08, 1999 at 10:46:34:
I am 26 years old and over the past three months I have had brief episodes where I lose feeling down one side of my body. Also the vision in my left side is shimmering and blurred. I placed these symptoms in the internet and I keep getting TIA as a result.
Am I old enough to have TIA????
What is chelation theraphy and what does it involve, it is medical or surgical or what?
Please let me know
In Reply to: Re: TIA and stroke posted by Ravin on September 21, 1999 at 11:50:10:
Hi, Ravin.
Which side of your body? Believe it or not, this information is critical.
Chelation is medical---see the article on the homepage.
However, first you need a good diagnosis. People your age have strokes much more commonly now than just 50 years ago.
Walt
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