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partial seizures and dizziness

Sat, 06/25/2005 - 14:31
HI MY NAME IS TAMMY. I HAVE PARTIAL SEIZURES. I STAY DIZZY 24 HOURS A DAY. ONE DOCTOR SAYS IT IS THE SEIZURES AND ANOTHER SAYS THAT SEIZURES ARE EPISODIC AND I WOULD ONLY BE DIZZY DURING THE SEIZURE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE BEEN TO THE EAR DOCTOR AND THEY SAY MY EARS ARE FINE. WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HERE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS DIZZINESS AS WELL. YOUR INFO IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. HAVE A GREAT DAY. TAMMY

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RE: partial seizures and dizziness

Submitted by grez-monkey on Fri, 2005-06-24 - 19:11

Tammy,

Maybe those first two doctors need to take a visit to the ear doctor. LOL.

With you feeling dizzy for 24 hours a day, this problem might need to be looked into first. Are you getting plenty of nutrition, exersice, sleep and rest everyday? Is there any chance of you having large amounts of caffine? Overall, just try and see if you can find a match or pinpoint that could be a cause of you feeling dizzy. Because it may also be the source that's triggering you to have seizures.

Were either of those doctors neurologist?

Please feel free to share more about what you're doing, what you're feeling and what has taken place over those past 9 months. Maybe we can help you with what we've gone through and could have felt overselves. That's what this group is here for.

Bruce J

Tammy,

Maybe those first two doctors need to take a visit to the ear doctor. LOL.

With you feeling dizzy for 24 hours a day, this problem might need to be looked into first. Are you getting plenty of nutrition, exersice, sleep and rest everyday? Is there any chance of you having large amounts of caffine? Overall, just try and see if you can find a match or pinpoint that could be a cause of you feeling dizzy. Because it may also be the source that's triggering you to have seizures.

Were either of those doctors neurologist?

Please feel free to share more about what you're doing, what you're feeling and what has taken place over those past 9 months. Maybe we can help you with what we've gone through and could have felt overselves. That's what this group is here for.

Bruce J

Re: RE: partial seizures and dizziness

Submitted by RT2 on Fri, 2011-02-25 - 14:44

My wife is also a little dizzy or "not quite right" in between her complex seizures.  I think it is due to a little "fire" burning down deep in the limbic system.  It doesn't register on scalp EEG....but I think that there is an overactive or oversensitive set of neurons at play...at least in my wife.

Do you notice any increase or decrease in your symptoms with your cycle ?  My wife does.

My wife is also a little dizzy or "not quite right" in between her complex seizures.  I think it is due to a little "fire" burning down deep in the limbic system.  It doesn't register on scalp EEG....but I think that there is an overactive or oversensitive set of neurons at play...at least in my wife.

Do you notice any increase or decrease in your symptoms with your cycle ?  My wife does.

Re: RE: partial seizures and dizziness

Submitted by princesscakes on Wed, 2011-08-03 - 19:38
For me it was fluctuating blood pressure because my meds keep driving my bp down . Did doc do blood work??? many issues can be found in that like electrolytes that are low and endocrine issues . Or it can be seizures but I hate when docs blame every issue on one diagnosis without even looking for other causes just incase .

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