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electrical shock in head?

Mon, 07/18/2005 - 00:37
Last night I was laying in bed with my eyes closed and all of a sudden on the left side of my brain it felt just like an electrical shock.I jumped and there was a tingling sensation down my right arm.Didn't last very long.A few seconds later same thing but not quite as intense.Has anyone ever had this happen to them?Or am I just going crazy?

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RE: electrical shock in head?

Submitted by mumof2 on Mon, 2005-07-18 - 06:44

Hey maggie..  Pleased to meet you.  I have been having electric shocks on both sides of my brain for years.  I am also awake when they happen..  Exhaused after..  Thanks.. Thought I was on my own with these episodes.  I also have peti mal..

 

Hey maggie..  Pleased to meet you.  I have been having electric shocks on both sides of my brain for years.  I am also awake when they happen..  Exhaused after..  Thanks.. Thought I was on my own with these episodes.  I also have peti mal..

 

RE: RE: electrical shock in head?

Submitted by ButterflyGrl on Mon, 2005-07-18 - 07:48
Wow. I thought I was the only one too.About 6 months ago before I even IMAGINED I would have a seizure....I used to feel a "quickening", or an "electrical" feeling in the right side of my head, that would make me want to grit my teeth and "shake it off". Only lasting a few seconds.Only for me to go to my family doctor and tell me, "Ahh it's nothing"....Ya right.Here I am today. For a reason.I'm awfully glad I am though.

Re: RE: RE: electrical shock in head?

Submitted by Aisha suleiman on Sat, 2009-05-30 - 10:42
 am so glad i found this web page, my experience is similar to yours butter, a few days ago, i started geting shock like sensations on the right hand side of my head lasts only a few seconds then its gone was begining to think i was going crazy.by the way am from west africa, Nigeria to be precise. take care

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