Reporter Serene Branson: Not a Stroke Just a Migraine (02.18.11)
Reporter Serene Branson: Not a Stroke Just a Migraine (02.18.11)
Medical tests confirm Grammys reporter did not suffer a stroke on air. For more, click here: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/cbs-reporter-serene-branson-terrified-confused-suffering-complex/story?id=12946962
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I’ve been called drunk in elementary school because I had a migraine. Not fun to explain.
I have suffered most of my life with aura migraine…and this happened to me not to long ago. I was talking to the wife and the next thing my words were coming out all jumbled up…the wife was in shock but I couldn’t stop laughing cos I knew what I was saying but the words were all jumbled up, it lasted for about 30 mins never had the speech problem since buy damn regular migraines
This has happened to me when I had a migraine it’s scary!!!
no way it’s just a migraine.
Not a stroke.
Wtf was that.
Her tongue is trying to run away from her mouth
Omg I get migraine auras. I get so confused….. just like this. It’s called a aphasia.
People who suffer severe migraines should be eligible for assisted suicide. I only get 3 migraine days every 2 months but even that has made me consider suicide as an option.
Never said whether this was first time for her or not
I was diagnosed with migraines as a teenager 30+ years ago. Saying "just a migraine" is relative to the context. If someone is saying it’s ‘just a migraine’ as opposed to something that is more serious like a stroke that can cause permanent damage I’m ok with that. If it’s someone who knows nothing about them trying to downplay it saying it’s ‘just a migraine’ that’s where I have a problem with it.
Comparing the incident to a potentially fatal or crippling stroke, a reporter (or doctor) saying "just" a migraine is understandable — but some folks’ have migraine experiences that are truly horrific and will be offended by the suggestion that migraines are "just" anything. Migraines vary too widely for that.
I’m one of the lucky ones… I’ve had migraines for more than 50 years, including transient aphasia among the atypical symptoms, but for the past 20 years mine have been half-hour aura-only migraines, with no headache or nausea.
I have migraine with aura, and I have the same issue. Aphasy. If I speak very very slow I can communicate (emergency mode). If I try to speak regulary, I sound like a true random number generator!
Thank you, this happened to me as well I see I am not alone
Actually, as someone who gets these often, I always say "Please just be a migraine" to myself. Because the way it makes me feel is so bad I think I’m having a stroke. Once the pain starts there is a weird relief of knowing I’ll live another day.
I wish prople who think migraines are just bad headaches would have at least one in their life time. When your extremities go numb, chunks of your vision distort or flash, you feel like you’re dreaming, nothing you hear or read makes sense, and you feel that burning, drilling pain on the side of your head for several hours…. You’ll be begging for mercy from every deity mankind has worshiped since the dawn of time
i searched up the original video because i’m having a hard time thinking straight and talking out loud right now. it’s good to know someone else experiences similar things to me, especially because how frustrating the worry that you’re just faking it is. i can sort of talk but i get stuck on certain consonants and i can write but spelling is difficult tbh. i just nearly wrote "i" as "a"
Glad she got the required attention ❤️
Just so you know, people who suffer from complex migraine disorder hate it when it’s called a “headache”. Does that look like a headache to you? It’s much more serious than just a headache and saying that’s all it is takes away our voice and says it is less of an issue than it really is.
For those of us who struggle with migraines, "just a migraine" is the worst thing you can say! It’s not "just" a migraine, it can be terrifying & accompanied by the worst pain you’ve ever experienced in your life!
Everyone keeps saying "they’re not just headaches" but migraines can range form mild to severe. Not all migraines have aura, not all migraines are one sided (they can occur on both sides), not all migraines have "triggers" (triggers have very rarely been replicated in studies with migraine sufferers and their claimed "triggers"). A lot of people have probably had a migraine in their life, just not a severe one or one accompanied by aura. So yes, migraines can be "just" a headache. But, they can also be many other things. I get them once every 2-3 days, and they range from mildly annoying to debilitating. The key to treating migraines and all headaches is aborting them (ie taking your most effective medication as soon as you believe one is coming. An example is strong scents; if you suddenly find yourself sensitive to smell, you might be getting a migraine but the smell most likely did not trigger it. Many will disagree, but that’s just what the studies say.)
Well then why did I think she had a stroke to begin with?! How silly of me.
She is having a Hemiplegic Migraine. It’s the condition I have. I’m doing a lot better now, I still get them but it is rare now. It can be genetic which is how me, my brother and my father got it. I am a little annoyed as to how down played it is in this video. Yes it is stroke like symptoms but I wish they went more into what people suffering with this disorder have to live with. It’s almost like they are saying "oh don’t worry, it is just a little headache." There are triggers for this sort of Migrane attack (I unfortunately dont know mine) but it can be related to stress and/or changes in lighting. If anyone has any questions about this condition I will be happy to answer from my own personal experience.
I’ve had this happen FIVE times so far. It is scary. Devastating bc I am afraid I will have a stroke. The paramedics that took me in said they were TIA’s
That experience happened to me just yesterday! The migrane started with blurred vision, excruciating head ache, and that speech aura. You feel like you’re getting a stroke and your speech is incoherent. You know what you want to say, but the words won’t quite come out.
This happened to me for the first time today. Omg I so relieved that it happened to someone else and I’m not crazy 😰😰
This happens to me with my migraines. Its so weird and scary.
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It’s okay Serene ❤️🙏
This got her national attention?!! Lawd! 🤦🏼♀️
This is so scary, when it happened to me i was so scared and couldnt communicate what was wrong. I was at work as well. It turned out it was a change in my birth control that triggered it.
Everyone is questions the phrase “just a migraine” and they are absolutely right. However I am very put off that he kept referring to the incident she had no control over as a blunder… a blunder is defined as a careless mistake. This is a medical symptom just like a fever, or throwing up!!!
I get hemipelgics too. starts with peripheral vision loss, then my arm and hand will not look like mine ( don’t know how to describe it but my arm will look like someone else’s arm), then migrating numbness from my fingers up into my chest and throat and sometimes my muscles will get rigid and weak. if it is extra severe I can’t remember words or how to spell or ill even say something that is completely not what I was trying to say like word salad and ill get minor visual hallucination. the only thing I find very scary is that the numbness varies and sometimes it feels like my throat is closing up and I have to think hard about every thought and physical action.
This used to happen to me when I was at work! It’s the most frustrating thing when you’re working with clients & trying to get things done. Poor thing. I hope she has had a wonderful career even after this mishap. ❤️
This video made me cry because I’ve been suffering from this myself and people downplay it. No, migraine with aura is terrifying and debilitating. It makes you have to stop everything you’re doing because you can’t function properly. It’s not JUST a headache.
Bless her! That is exactly what happened to me, but my face was drooping too. They diagnosed me with bells palsy at first until I got an MRI I was then properly diagnosed with complex migraines.
She’s speaking in tongue
I find myself more offended than I thought. Whoever titled this has clearly never had "just a migraine".
I have PseudoTumor Cerebri (rare neurological disorder), and one of the main problems I face is constant migraines. Try losing your sight for a few minutes out of nowhere compounded by shattering pain in your head, your eyes, etc. Forgetting how to speak or spell or even where you are, what you’re doing, and why is terrifying.
JUST a migraine. Ugh.
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It’s not just a migraine, I get migraines like these, visual, speech and touch…it isn’t just a migraine when you can’t see and your in the middle of a street
Does THC help migraines?
I just had one like this and my speech is still slurred. My mouth and tongue hurts.
Lol 😂
"Just a migraine"
Pathetic title, unless you wanted to piss off peeps.
Hemiplegic migraines.
Just a migraine? Well I suppose a stroke is really damaging, but I had these kinda migraine attacks before, and especially the first time was terrifying. You want to speak but you just cant. Youre conscious of the fact that something is very, very wrong.
This is hard to watch because it causes distress. You want to communicate but you cant.
I remember the first tile that I had a really bad migraine and I couldn’t put together any words and it’s a horrible feeling. Migraines are so debilitating that you literally can’t do anything for days.
Migraines are a different type of pain. Its a different type of pain from your average headache, and as soon as you feel it you’ll know how much different and disabling the pain is.
I have these. They are beyond horrible and super scary not being able to control your speech, thinking, movements. Stress makes it worst. A stroke has to be ruled out before anything can be done. Sucks.
I get aphasia with my migraines with aura.
I get something like this, but it’s more than just speech, it’s also the internal voice that makes no sense.
Migraines are not a joke! I have had migraines for 35 years and mine were like hers except my whole left side would be numb and I couldn’t walk and couldn’t talk. I was too embarrassed to tell the doctor what was going on thinking he might think I was crazy or making it up. I should’ve known better because they are called hemiplegic migraine which mimics a stroke. The similarities and the effects are so closely related that it’s hard to tell. Only with advanced testing today can they determine these things. After multiple neurologists and many different medication’s mine are now under control and I only suffer the horrible pain that some days makes you want to just go to sleep and not wake up. In 2013 I suffered a grand mal seizure which made it even more difficult for the doctors to determine what to do. If you ever see anybody in a situation like that just called 911. My mother had terrible terrible migraines for years I do believe that is where I got them they can be genetic. Some people can outgrow them and others they will stay with them for life as me. Just pray that after all these years she has found the correct treatment. I wish there was an update as to what happened to her.