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• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Interview 20 >> Always reads the health pages in the daily newspapers but sometimes gets frustrated by apparently contradictory information.

This woman had a stroke due to a clot from her heart at the age of 67 which caused mild visual loss and temporary speech problems. Medication: amplodopine, atenolol (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), warfarin, (anticoagulation).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 56-65 >> Interview 18 >> Get in touch with the Stroke Association for good information. It's good to meet other people who have had a stroke but avoid people who make you feel

She had a stroke aged 59 which caused right weakness, pain, vision & memory loss. Medication: perindopril, amlodipine (blood pressure) pravastatin, Ezetimibe (cholesterol), aspirin and dipyridamole (antiplatelet), escitalopram (depression), carbamazepine (pain).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 46-55 >> Interview 05 >> Never give up. Keep in contact with friends and others, develop new interests in new areas.

She had two strokes 3 months apart (aged 43) due to haemorrhages from arterial venous malformations. The second stroke caused right-sided paralysis and muscles spasm. Medication: baclofen (spasms), phenergan (anxiety), phenytoin (epilepsy due to a brain tumour age 41).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 76-95 >> Interview 29 >> Don't give into it, fight it and it will get better and you can have a decent living.

He had a stroke due to clot aged 83 which caused partial right paralysis and emotional lability. Medication: doxazosin, bendroflemethiazide, valsartan, adalat (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin, dipyridamole (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 76-95 >> Interview 21 >> Don't worry and try and carry on as normal as possible and think positively.

She had a stroke due to a clot aged 82 which caused left weakness. Medication bendroflumethiazide, ramapril (blood pressure), aspirin (antiplatelet).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 21-45 >> Interview 49 >> Live life and smile a lot and be happy.

She had a stroke due a clot caused by a hereditary clotting disorder age 29, which caused aphasia, right paralysis and epilepsy. Medication: lipitor (cholesterol), warfarin (anticoagulant), tegretol, epilim (epilepsy), baclofen (spasms in arm).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Interview 50 >> It's up to you to fight it and to help yourself.

He had a stroke at the aged 58 due to a clot and then a second stroke 1 year later due to a haemorrhage. Medication: perindopril, bendroflumethiazide, prazosin (blood pressure), aspirin (antiplatelet), (stopped due to haemorrhage).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 56-65 >> Interview 53 >> You have to be motivated to recover and find ways to occupy your life.

He had a stroke due to a clot which came from his heart aged 55. The stroke caused right sided weakness and aphasia. Medication: perindopril (blood pressure) simvastatin (cholesterol), warfarin (anticoagulant).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 76-95 >> Interview 40 >> Try to do as much as you can for yourself and don't rely on other people or you'll lose your independence.

She had a stroke due to a clot from her heart at the age of 81. The stroke caused partial paralysis of her right hand side and problems with memory. Medication: Cardicor, coversyl (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), warfarin (anticoagulation).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 66-75 >> Interview 14 >> It's important to have something to look forward to and to set yourself goals to work towards, no matter how slowly.

She had a stroke due to a hemorrhage aged 60, which caused left paralysis, spasms, central post stroke pain (CPSP) and depression. Medication: bendrofluazide (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), fluoxetine (depression), gabapentin (CPSP).

• Nerves & brain >> Stroke >> Age 56-65 >> Interview 28 >> Take the tablets and do what the health professionals advise because they wouldn't be telling you if it wasn't worth knowing.

He had a stroke due to a clot aged 62, which caused right weakness, spasms and speech problems. Medication: ramipril, diltiazem hydrochloride, prazosin hydrochloride, adalat (blood pressure), simvastatin (cholesterol), aspirin, dipyridamole (antiplatelet).