I had a subarachnoid last year in October and I am still feeling the effects. I live in a small rural community so there is not a lot of support here and my doctor while very good has never had this happen to him nor does he take the medication he has prescribed. There are days when when head feels like it is full of stuffing or buzzing and I'm trying to think my way through it all, thats actually most days, headaches are pretty much a way of life and my eyes have been bothering me so I'm wondering if I suffered some damage to my vision (I will make an appointment with the eye doctor Monday) as a result of the bleed. My left arm seems to ache constantly and is weaker than my right arm. My doctor prescribed topamax to help with headaches and it does help with headaches but it when I take I feel even spacier. It's a catch 22. I guess I'm wondering if the way my head and eyes are feeling is normal? Does anyone out there have similiar experiences? Thanks, Julie

Hi jlange, Sorry to hear about all you are going through. Went through my aneurysm and endovascular coiling in August. Surgeon was great in surgery, but sent me back to work in three weeks...big mistake...am back off work, having a lot of weird symptoms I didn't notice before....constant dull headaches, then stabbing headaches, feel overwhelmed, seem to be confused a lot, cannot make decisions, life is different. I wonder how long this will go on and if it will get back to normal enough to return to work. I just take it a day at a time. Lamb Chops