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partial seizures and dizziness
Sat, 06/25/2005 - 14:31Comments
Worried :(
Submitted by operaticsoul on Sun, 2011-06-12 - 20:32
I've had epilepsy my whole life. Mine is caused from a brain abnormality and every time they put me on drugs they didn't really do anything. I just went off of them a few months later and felt the same. I would just have a few grand mals every couple of years. They were usually brought on by stress, lack of sleep and decreased appetite. I even went blind for an hour or so a few years ago and I am convinced that was a seizure.
But this year I found out I also have Celiacs disease, which means that a lot of things in my body were affected by this my whole life. I went on a gluten-free diet and my asthma went away, so did my panic disorder, anxiety and sleep problems.
Then about four weeks ago I came down with this mysterious illness. I am constantly dizzy and sick to my stomach. I can hardly digest any food. I sleep constantly and I can't concentrate on anything. Could I be having siezures again? A cousin of mine said that her siezures caused problems with her digestive system.
I'm going to a neurologist soon, but I don't know what to say. Things are getting weird and I'm afraid of going on medications that will lead to more and more drugs. That happened before and I was up to 17 pills a day and gained 150 pounds before I found out that the medication was my problem.
But what do I do? Any suggestions?
I've had epilepsy my whole life. Mine is caused from a brain abnormality and every time they put me on drugs they didn't really do anything. I just went off of them a few months later and felt the same. I would just have a few grand mals every couple of years. They were usually brought on by stress, lack of sleep and decreased appetite. I even went blind for an hour or so a few years ago and I am convinced that was a seizure.
But this year I found out I also have Celiacs disease, which means that a lot of things in my body were affected by this my whole life. I went on a gluten-free diet and my asthma went away, so did my panic disorder, anxiety and sleep problems.
Then about four weeks ago I came down with this mysterious illness. I am constantly dizzy and sick to my stomach. I can hardly digest any food. I sleep constantly and I can't concentrate on anything. Could I be having siezures again? A cousin of mine said that her siezures caused problems with her digestive system.
I'm going to a neurologist soon, but I don't know what to say. Things are getting weird and I'm afraid of going on medications that will lead to more and more drugs. That happened before and I was up to 17 pills a day and gained 150 pounds before I found out that the medication was my problem.
But what do I do? Any suggestions?
Re: partial seizures and dizziness
Submitted by GC on Fri, 2011-02-25 - 11:30
Is it possible that dizziness is due to withdrawal from thyroxine? Can one get hooked on the thyroid med, and feel dizzy all day when the med is skipped?