hi, my name is shereen,just over 5weeks ago i went shopping with my mum as a normal day,however it wasnt normal i collapsed and was rushed to hospital,unknown to me i was having a tia,my mum and 2yrold saw it all happen,like yourself at 37yrs old this is very young,i was a smoker so for the docters this was a so calledeasy reason as to why it happened,although they wer fantastic no once did they ask of my lifestyle to which had they i am certain that cigerettes would not of been the reason for the tia,i am now on blood thinning and choloestral tablets for the rest of my life,everyday i am scared this will happen again if not worse,i no longer smoke and only drink on a weekend to which my doktr rekons will make a lot of differnce,i think it is more common in young people nowadays of a stroke or tia nowadays,in the week it happened to me i heard of a 42yrold and 36yr old havig one and it would be good if more people young that had experienced this would let us now,i do hope you are better and like myself love everyday i wake.

I suffered a stroke at age 50 and the doctors were unable to find a reason for it. After extensive tests and imaging, it was found that my carotid artery was not straight like it should be, but was twisted and coiled which caused to blood to clog in the narrow sections and impede the flow of blood to the brain, thus bringing on the stroke. Today, 12 years later, I am fine, but have to take Plavix daily to thin the blood.