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pseudoseizures

Sat, 07/09/2005 - 21:05
can someone please help me? i don't think that i'm doing this right. can someone please respond ? i have been havin these "so called seizures" i start by getting a funny feeling like a tingley sensation and start to space out i i shake and twitch and either pass out or fall asleep i have a doc appointment with neuro in tampa on the 27 can someone tell me what to expect? nervous in chuluota.

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Submitted by marko88 on Sat, 2005-07-16 - 09:26
Hi Anna, I doubt anyone here is a whiner. Some have it worse than others, but we all know having a sz is rough on us and those around us. I remember before I had my first one, a woman at work had a sz and I felt so stupid not knowing what to do. I haven't heard of pseudoseizures before. What are the symptoms?

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Submitted by butterfly on Sun, 2005-07-17 - 10:35
hi mark, pseudoseizures resemble E but when you do all the tests nothing shws up. dr. say that its something traumatic from chldhood like maybe being molested or the death of a loved one that you block from your conscionce don't think I spelled that right. But I was at a friends 40th b-day party yesterday and had a couple more seizures one of friends was there who has daughter with E and she said I was convulsing> I felt like such an idiot after I woke up had to lay down for awhile cause I was drained. thats the worst part feeling like a total fool. but I have great friends and they just want me to get better. well thanks for talking to me hope to here from you again hope your doing fine. anna

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Submitted by butterfly on Fri, 2005-08-05 - 12:03
hi heather, how are you? I'm doin fine.I got the results back from my veeg. I don't have E, what they say I have is psycogenic non epileptic siezures. I guess that a big relief. So now I have to find a psycologist to find the root of my problem. I've never seen a psycologist so I don't no how they can actully bring things up that happend in past to help me. But if it works then I'm all for it. I just want my life to get back to normal. I've cut down on my phenytoin sodium to only 2 at night. And I've had a good week. well I just wanted to let you know how I am doing hope your doing fine. THANKS ANNA

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