It is very important to seek emergency medical attention for stroke symptoms. If you are having an ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blood clot, you may be given medicines that get rid of the clot. If you are having a hemorrhagic stroke, which is caused by bleeding in the brain, you will not be given medicines.
If you are having an ischemic stroke, you may be able to receive tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), a clot-dissolving medicine. This medicine is strongly recommended, but it is most effective if given within 3 hours of the onset of stroke symptoms.1 If you receive t-PA within this 3-hour window, it may improve your recovery. Evidence shows that there may be some benefit in giving t-PA even beyond 3 hours.13 However, t-PA can be life-threatening because it can cause bleeding in the brain. It is not used to treat hemorrhagic stroke.
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