catriner

Stroke Survivor - female
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  3. Hi! I'm so sorry to hear about your stroke, the stress handling your parents and from your own stroke. Initially, I was handed a booklet from the hospital where my husband was being treated from a stroke, and the booklet mentioned both stress/depression on the stroke victim and the care-giver as well. I also talked to my mother, who works with elderly care, and she mentioned the initial clinic depression stroke patients usually get, where you have uncontrollable cries and laughts for no reason. My husband experienced these about 2 weeks from being released from the hospital - so I was already prepared and knew what was happening. The brain during healing is having problems controlling the emotions. Having a stroke is a life changing experience, and dealing with the worry about it happening again, home situations that might have changed etc can cause anyone to feel stressed and down. I'm sorry they did not offer you phycological help right after the stroke, but I think you should ask your doctor about your concerns. We have also been told that irregular sleep such as sleep apnia can cause strokes; my husband is going to take a sleep test in a month or so to make sure that was not part of the cause for his - I'm not sure about sleep insomnia (which my husband suffered from for years before the stroke) but I wouldn't take it litely. You want to make sure you stay as healty as you can as a prevention. Talk to your doctor about your issues and ask if they would recommend phycological help as well as some assistance with your insomnia. Good Luck!