Megan Thee Stallion’s frightening Broadway health scare is putting a familiar question in the spotlight: how do you know when it’s time to stop pushing through and give your body a break?
Megan Thee Stallion hospitalisation
Speaking to Marie Claire for a cover story published September 29, the rapper revealed that she feared she was “having a stroke” when she was taken to the hospital in March after performing on Broadway.
Megan (real name Megan Pete), 31, had been scheduled for eight weeks as Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, but needed to cut her run short.
“I don’t think I was aware of how much I was going to be putting my body through,” she told the publication.
Only a week after beginning her Broadway stint, Megan was taken to the hospital on March 31 due to dehydration.”
“I didn’t want to let anyone down,” she said.
Amid her hospitalization, Megan thought she was “having a stroke.”
“I wasn’t getting any oxygen to my brain, so my hands had froze. My face had froze. I was trying to tell everybody that I don’t think I’m okay. They only thought I was dehydrated,” she said.
Megan needed some encouragement to seek medical care, but once she arrived at the hospital, she was told she was experiencing exhaustion and a panic attack.
He was reluctant to go to the hospital, but eventually sought care and was found to be experiencing exhaustion and a panic attack.
Key warning signs: When to stop
Megan called the experience a “real wake-up call,” saying she had been running on empty and was not “mentally okay.”
Her experience highlights a few signs that it may be time to stop, rest and seek help:
Physical: Numbness, weakness, unsteadiness or feeling faint.
Mental: Trouble focusing, severe brain fog or feeling detached.
Emotional: Intense anxiety or panic.
Basic needs: Skipping meals or not drinking enough water.
