Guy here. I get them too, but aura only. The first time I got one, I went to the Emergency Dept as I thought I might be having a stroke.

As best as I can remember, the ER doc said to me: "Well, we know there's something wrong - young men don't just come into the ER for no reason." I was surprised that I had more credibility there just for being male, but never thought to call him on it (sorry!). This was in the mid 70s, and I would have *hoped* that that bias has changed - but it's sounding like not.