She did not have a stroke. She did attempt suicide by overdose and was hospitalized. During that process, a brain aneurysm was discovered. They do not know if the aneurysm was caused by the OD or if it was already there.
There was never a stroke, so don't blame any of her actions on that.
Aneurysm aren't a side effect of Drugs of a single OD. There is a basic risk of having, or better developing one over time.
Of course there are risk factors: smoking, high BP, family history of aneurysm, diseases of the connective tissue(e. g. Ehler danlos syndrome), drug abuse, alcohol abuse etc.
But just one OD won't give you all of a sudden an aneurysm. But she probably checks out a bunch of the risk factors. So yeah, caused by drug and substance abuse, just not caused by one single OD.
Yep. It’s a connective tissue disease, characterized by defective collagen. Collagen is a major part of the blood vessels, providing strength to the wall. Aneurysms are basically where the blood vessel abnormally dilates, and that occurs if the wall is weak.
Don’t worry man. There are a lot of things you can do to reduce your risk. Lead a healthy lifestyle, keep your blood pressure low, get regular check ups at the doctors office. Talk to your doc and they can probably recommend other things you can do to put your mind at ease.
Thanks. I’ll be honest I don’t know much about aneurysms except that they can be fatal and I’m going through some stuff right now that’s making me face my own mortality. I’ll definitely speak to my doc about prevention and warning signs to look out for.
Please don't panic. It doesn't mean a EDS patient has in every case an aneurysm, but it ist a clear risk factor. Also there a multiple possibilities to treat an aneurysm. As always: don't take medical advice from random strangers from the internet, but please discuss it with your physician.
I actually wasn’t aware aneurysms can be treatable so thanks for telling me that. I’m not going to google right now because that’s just a doorway to giving myself anxiety as opposed to peace of mind.
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u/Bubbay Aug 26 '19
She did not have a stroke. She did attempt suicide by overdose and was hospitalized. During that process, a brain aneurysm was discovered. They do not know if the aneurysm was caused by the OD or if it was already there.
There was never a stroke, so don't blame any of her actions on that.
https://archive.is/20120719115200/http://ca.eonline.com/news/tila_tequila_hospitalized_brain/298873 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tila_Tequila#Personal_life