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How exactly do aura's feel
Mon, 05/15/2006 - 11:30Comments
Re: How exactly do aura's feel
Submitted by dmh on Tue, 2006-09-19 - 15:02
Re: How exactly do aura's feel
Submitted by jbat1212 on Fri, 2009-06-05 - 09:43
Hi everyone.
I can relate to so many of these stories and though I wouldn't wish this on anyone it does comfort me to know I'm not alone. I have simple partials and have never had a tc. but lately they have been getting stronger and lasting longer. Mine start the same way every time with this little jolt feeling and then I start getting the most awful fear and dread feeling and also the sense of being on a roller coaster going up and down with the drop in your stomach feeling. I feel very light headed and out of body sensation is going on. I have been having these for a little over 2 years now, I am on Lamictal and they stopped for about a year. Now they are back with a vengence, lasting anywhere from a few to 10 min. where as before they lasted 30 to 45 seconds. I feel so worn out and scared another one might be right around the corner, it seems awhile before I can get my heart to stop racing. Sorry for rambling on so long, it just feels good to share.
Hi everyone.
I can relate to so many of these stories and though I wouldn't wish this on anyone it does comfort me to know I'm not alone. I have simple partials and have never had a tc. but lately they have been getting stronger and lasting longer. Mine start the same way every time with this little jolt feeling and then I start getting the most awful fear and dread feeling and also the sense of being on a roller coaster going up and down with the drop in your stomach feeling. I feel very light headed and out of body sensation is going on. I have been having these for a little over 2 years now, I am on Lamictal and they stopped for about a year. Now they are back with a vengence, lasting anywhere from a few to 10 min. where as before they lasted 30 to 45 seconds. I feel so worn out and scared another one might be right around the corner, it seems awhile before I can get my heart to stop racing. Sorry for rambling on so long, it just feels good to share.
Re: Re: How exactly do aura's feel
Submitted by groovyjoker on Fri, 2006-09-15 - 17:24
We can see here that auras are our best tool to helping us predict when our seizures are coming. I am so grateful that I often had auras. I know many people out there do not have this tool. My worse seizures were without warning. With an aura, which for me was a feeling of "doom" or "deja vu" that slowly rose from the pit of my stomach and overwhelmend me, I always had enough time to lie down. Sometimes I had to wait 5 minutes for the seizure, other times, two days, but my auras were 80% accurate - they predicted a partial complex or generalized.