sudden blindness

[MissAnxiety]

Hi everyone just need rational thinking really. About 5 years ago I had blindness in both eyes, it probably only lasted about 2 minutes then returned to normal.
Me being me has just decided to Google it and straight away brain tumour came up as the main cause.
That was 5 years ago, if it was anything sinister I would of had more symptoms and it would of happened again surely? I don't want to go doctors for something that happened so long ago as I know I sound silly.
what would anyone else do?

[Trueman]

I recently had an episode of blurred vision really bad. It was due to medication I received in hospital. Took an hour to get back to normal. Could have been something to do with medication? Or migraine? You can get symptoms of migraine before the headache..

[MissAnxiety]

I wasn't on any meds and I didn't have any headache, just went completely blind for a few minutes x

[MRS STRESS ED]

I never gone like that but I had blurred vision thats long periods can I ask you why would you randomley worry about it now ,has something brought this worry back xx

[MissAnxiety]

To be honest I don't know why I even thought of it. Just came into my head and that was enough to make me feel sick to my stomach and hot and clammy.
when I had it I didn't suffer from HA so didn't really think anything of it. But now I keep thinking about it x

[MRS STRESS ED]

If it happened again or you where having others symptoms I would of got it checked ,but 5years ago tells me if it was sinister love you would of known by now xx

[Deepthinker]

Miss Anxiety, I am sure it is nothing serious if it happened 5 years ago and nothing has come of it since then. Blessings!:)

[MissAnxiety]

I really hope so I don't know why im thinking about this at the moment but it has really set me off again. Thanks for your replies x

[DrIsMySecondHome]

Hi I'm quite sure you're fine as it was so long ago.
Just the other day my mum told me about a man she knew who went blind for five months all because of severe stress! His sight completely recovered. It's scary what your mind is capable of x

[Danii]

A friend of mine has "silent migraines", and when she has them her only symptom is she goes blind for a few minutes, her Dr said it was caused by stress alone, no serious medical issues

[RoseEve]

I used to get blindness when I would have a bad IBS attack. Scary as hell. I wouldn't worry about something that happened 5 years ago. I think anxiety can cause that.

[MissAnxiety]

Thanks everyone so you all wouldn't go doctors? I told my partner my worries and he laughed so im sure it is the anxiety. Woke up feeling sick and shakey this morning. I haven't been like this in ages I was doing well. Hope I haven't relapsed x

[Taucher]

I too have a friend who gets migraines. He says they almost never involve having a headache. Last year I was in a car with him and some friends and we were on the motorway and he was driving and he suddenly said "I cant see!". I wasn't generally suffering any anxiety at the time but I became quite anxious at that moment. Anyway, he has had the blindness thing about 4 or 5 times he says, with no other symptoms and with years in between.

Also, a lady I work with once went blind at her desk...for about 2 minutes. It was before I worked here but she told me about it. It was years ago and she doesnt know what it was but her doctor said a migraine even though she has never had it before or since.

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