One very interesting part of RCVS is that the average length of time the side-effects last is three months. My symptoms stopped after exactly three months. It has now been over a year and a half since my last episode. I still have a slightly weak left-side and some minor shaking. This is called a deficit and seems to be common after an RCVS ...

2024年2月12日 · Hi, I (35m) am on medical leave since 6 months as of now. I have been diagnosed a RCVS linked to the use of antidepressants, which I had been using for 6 years. Rx : Citalopram (10mg daily, increased to 30mg) for 2 years, then Effexor 150mg for 4 years. I disregarded the firsts few thunderclap headache, which happened during sex, more than 1 ...

2023年6月30日 · OHMYGOSHNESS me!! Husband and I were having sex (3rd Dec). Instead of an orgasm, I got a brain fkn bleed. Another 2 days later. And another the 3rd day. Rushed to hospital with BP 243/145. 3 CTs over 4 days, an MRI, an Angiogram, and 5 days in hospital before the Neurosurgeons passed me to the Stroke Team, and a Diagnosis of RCVS.

2024年6月9日 · There is in my experience a distinct throbbing/tightening at the base of the skull with headaches due to the constricting veins from rcvs. I don’t know of any correlations with marijuana usage. If you experience the symptoms again I recommend seeing a healthcare professional. For rcvs you’ll need a neurologist and scans to diagnose.

2024年5月20日 · On the 3rd ER visit I was finally admitted and got every test in the book thrown at me… the docs just couldn’t find out what was wrong. Eventually they settled on RCVS as at this point I had severe narrowing of my arteries and evidence of brain bleeds (pointing to mini strokes from the arteries being constricted).

2023年4月11日 · Yeah, cannabis may have been the underlying cause for my RCVS. I was starting to get mild headaches when I smoked about a month before the thunderclaps began. Weed is a vasodilator...so anything that falls.in that category can exacerbate RCVS...get you some verapimil and behave for a a bit on triggers and you may not ever have it happen again.

2019年1月7日 · One very interesting part of RCVS is that the average length of time the side-effects last is three months. My symptoms stopped after exactly three months. It has now been over a year and a half since my last episode. I still have a slightly weak left-side and some minor shaking. This is called a deficit and seems to be common after an RCVS ...

2024年6月25日 · A rheumatologist explained that my blood test results didn’t show infectious diseases or any abnormalities (except an elevated white blood cell count) but it would be smart to see a specialist. (She recommended Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.) She was confident my symptoms were more similar to that of RCVS.

2022年10月26日 · RCVS Statutory Membership Exam Hello, I am a vet from Bangladesh and working as a locum Veterinary Care Assistant in the UK. I am currently preparing myself for the RCVS Statutory Membership Exam.

2021年1月30日 · Looking online there doesn't seem to be much information aside from the RCVS charging even more for exam prep material (lol) but I'd like to get an idea of how much preparation is needed for the exam before investing money in it as if it's very intensive I'm not sure how feasible it would be to prepare for while working full time.