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Mind pulses, head zaps?
Thu, 03/03/2005 - 07:47Topic: Family & Friends
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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RE: RE: RE: Mind pulses, head zaps?
Submitted by spiz on Tue, 2005-02-22 - 22:59
Batman, A rough estimate would definitely be under 30 minutes. There is only I can give a definite time too and that would 12-14 minutes. My husband came in right as the afternoon news came on and ask me to fix him a glass of tea. I went to the freezer to get the ice and that's when it hit. I was sitting at the table staring at the glass still in my hand when he came in to ask why it took 15 min to fix a glass of tea. I looked at the clock and it was 14 after 12. I still didn't feel completely with it but that's not unusual. Just makes me appreciate the clear days! Thanks, Spiz
RE: RE: Mind pulses, head zaps?
Submitted by Hope19 on Tue, 2005-02-22 - 14:25
Sometime I know were I am sometime I dont it just depends on what it is I bit so hard on my toung today that it bleed,My doctor does not know anything about whats going on I go to New Orleans Louisiana and see 6 different doctors who are the best in our state.Some time I will be out of it for up to a hour and then some time i come straight out of it.Than Sometime I have to go to the hospital.Its really scary for me bacuse I have no Idea what is going on and peoople look at me like im crazy when I am in out somewere...Than sometime I have a problum with weting my self when I have the long ones..Thanks for the help and please keep helping. I go for a sleep deprived EEG on the 3/3/05 and a a MRI on 3/3/05..I have had cat scans and they show nothing and blood work just shows that my dilantian is 4 after i am takeing 1400 mgs of it a day...PLease help..Hope
RE: RE: Mind pulses, head zaps?
Submitted by batman on Tue, 2005-02-22 - 10:52
Spiz,
I think that I also had some pains sometimes too. Just depended on the strength of the simple partial seizure/auras, and many of these did occur. I see what you mentioned about the amount of time being unknown, but do you know roughly if that time would last more or less than an hour? Overall, the max amount of time for mine were around or less than half an hour.
Bruce J
Spiz,
I think that I also had some pains sometimes too. Just depended on the strength of the simple partial seizure/auras, and many of these did occur. I see what you mentioned about the amount of time being unknown, but do you know roughly if that time would last more or less than an hour? Overall, the max amount of time for mine were around or less than half an hour.
Bruce J