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deja vu aura

Fri, 05/23/2008 - 20:21
Can someone tell me again what a deja vu aura is like.  Are you remembering the seizure as if it was a familiar event or do you just get a familiar feeling without really knowing what it is about and you just can't put your finger on it.  I've gotten these but it's hard to describe it that good.

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Re: deja vu aura

Submitted by campingdogs on Fri, 2013-05-24 - 18:56
I've-gone-crazy-Sue My seizures always begin with déjà vue. It feels as if my most recent seizure occured at exactly the same place and under exactly the same circumstances as the one I'm currently experiencing. Of course, it's not an accurate assumption; it's simply the start of a partial seizure.

Re: deja vu aura

Submitted by garlinga on Sun, 2013-05-26 - 02:13

Dear friends,

I have been  having fit attacks for the past 40 years +. Started on Mysoline 200mg t..d.s. The drug was removed from shelves, now I am on Eptoin 100mg t.d.s. & Rivotril 2mg t.d.s.  started having auras about an year back. It's a funny but daunting feeling - everything becomes confusing,cannot  talk, just stares ahead. can hear what others say,but unable to undestand or reply. Many things you have done,heard or expect to do seems to hapen at once,which is of course confusing.You enter a dreamworld, very,very complex & you cannot control yourself. If you are taking a wash you try to wash,apply soap, try to do a shave(If a male) & try to wipe yourself all at the same time. But it takes quite some time to end as many of us continue to have more than one aura in a sequence. To be frank,friends, I hate them as I get the feeling of committing suicide as there is no end to it.In my case, This nasty occurence generally takes place at night & I keep awake for over 2-3 Hrs. I pray to God that he sees us all & give us some care, & remove this feeling completely. I Love you all. Garli.

Dear friends,

I have been  having fit attacks for the past 40 years +. Started on Mysoline 200mg t..d.s. The drug was removed from shelves, now I am on Eptoin 100mg t.d.s. & Rivotril 2mg t.d.s.  started having auras about an year back. It's a funny but daunting feeling - everything becomes confusing,cannot  talk, just stares ahead. can hear what others say,but unable to undestand or reply. Many things you have done,heard or expect to do seems to hapen at once,which is of course confusing.You enter a dreamworld, very,very complex & you cannot control yourself. If you are taking a wash you try to wash,apply soap, try to do a shave(If a male) & try to wipe yourself all at the same time. But it takes quite some time to end as many of us continue to have more than one aura in a sequence. To be frank,friends, I hate them as I get the feeling of committing suicide as there is no end to it.In my case, This nasty occurence generally takes place at night & I keep awake for over 2-3 Hrs. I pray to God that he sees us all & give us some care, & remove this feeling completely. I Love you all. Garli.

Re: deja vu aura

Submitted by Robina3 on Wed, 2013-05-29 - 10:41

 29/5/13

 

I am  a 64year old  happily married. woman, who has had epilepsy from birth.  These deja vu episodes are part of my life, too.  They have lessened in intensity, but as you say, they are almost impossible to describe.  Mine usually last about 2 or3 seconds, when a word - "ergo" - comes into my brain.  It's irritating, because my concentration is affected and I have to re-read something or ask someone to repeat a comment - if I'm talking I have to stop and start again. 

However, the longer episodes can last on and off most of the day.  I recently started a volunteer job in a charity shopa couple of days a week, where I am on the shop floor and operating the till for purchasers.  The first time I started on the cash desk, learning the ropes took a great deal of concentration and stress.  When I got home, this deja vu started and stayed with me on and off during the day.  I was exhausted, and had an early night, which helped a good deal.  I am taking Keppra and Lamictal every day, which seem to control the condition, but stress is obviously a factor in triggering deja vu and generalized attacks. You just have to go with the flow with deja vus, I've found.

 29/5/13

 

I am  a 64year old  happily married. woman, who has had epilepsy from birth.  These deja vu episodes are part of my life, too.  They have lessened in intensity, but as you say, they are almost impossible to describe.  Mine usually last about 2 or3 seconds, when a word - "ergo" - comes into my brain.  It's irritating, because my concentration is affected and I have to re-read something or ask someone to repeat a comment - if I'm talking I have to stop and start again. 

However, the longer episodes can last on and off most of the day.  I recently started a volunteer job in a charity shopa couple of days a week, where I am on the shop floor and operating the till for purchasers.  The first time I started on the cash desk, learning the ropes took a great deal of concentration and stress.  When I got home, this deja vu started and stayed with me on and off during the day.  I was exhausted, and had an early night, which helped a good deal.  I am taking Keppra and Lamictal every day, which seem to control the condition, but stress is obviously a factor in triggering deja vu and generalized attacks. You just have to go with the flow with deja vus, I've found.

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