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Mind pulses, head zaps?

Thu, 03/03/2005 - 07:47
Every few months, my husband has something happen where it's like he feels pulses in his head that interupt his concentration. they only last about 2 seconds but can happen every minute or two. This lasts about 5 days before it goes away. He has not had a major seizure for about 7 years, so he is very fortunate, but we're concerned about these "head zaps" and the doctor doesn't really seem to know what to tell him. He just increased his meds. Sometimes it happens when life is stressful and sometimes it just happens, so we don't know if it is really related to stress. Has anyone else ever had this happen?

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Submitted by spiz on Mon, 2005-02-21 - 17:06
are you okay Dayna?

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Submitted by pongosmommy on Tue, 2005-02-22 - 21:46
Hi Spiz,No I am still not feeling too well. I am fighting these darn zaps. They seem to be hitting me almost nonstop for the past couple days. I have had my hubby give me a massage- even tat didn't help. I wish it would stop. I can barely see. Everything is bouncing/double...and my hands keep jumping all over.

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Submitted by spiz on Wed, 2005-02-23 - 02:10
Hi Dayna, I am so, so sorry. I wish the zaps would go away and leave you alone. Have you ever had an ear zap? It feels like someone has stabbed me in the ear with an icepick. Same pain, same burning sensation. I don't have those near as often as the head zaps. They like to slap me up side the head when I'm least expecting it. I hope you feel better real soon. Maybe by the time you read this you will already be feeling better. I sure hope so. -Spiz

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