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partial seizures and dizziness
Sat, 06/25/2005 - 14:31HI 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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Alternative explanation
Submitted by ben on Tue, 2005-10-18 - 18:20
Tammy, have you considered (or have your physicians considered) Ménière's disease?
It is usually characterized 4 symptoms.
1) Periodic episodes of rotatory vertigo or dizziness.
2) Fluctuating, progressive, low-frequency hearing loss
3) Tinnitus
4) A sensation of "fullness" or pressure in the ear.
Re: partial seizures and dizziness
Submitted by uberzwitter on Wed, 2008-05-21 - 18:59
I woke up dizzy one day and remained so for so long that I went to a doctor- who told me I was fine and instructed me to go to the emergency room- and there I was told I was fine too despite it having been hours later and I remained violently dizzy. I did end up having a seizure there though and they kept me, but it was a coincidence with the time of the month. I stayed in the hospital six days. They kept telling me the dizziness was because of my complex partials and I kept telling them I had never had it like that before, that I felt more dizzy when standing, and that I was plain ol' passing out- not losing conciousness from a seizure. They kept pumping me with higher and higher doses of Dilantin and they kept wondering why I wasn't responding to it. Turns out I am hypothyroid, meaning my thyroid doesn't produce enough hormones, and it had been getting worst for a while. No one checked my blood work again till I yelled at one of the nurses that I wasn't there for my epilepsy and that no one was addressing why I was dizzy, and I knew the two weren't the same thing for me personally. As soon as I started taking the meds for it the dizziness went away. You should get your thyroid levels checked!
RE: partial seizures and dizziness
Submitted by valhdz on Mon, 2005-06-27 - 07:10
Tammy , Are you taking any medication that can help ease the seizures and stop the dizziness? Sometimes taking a high dose can causes for you to feel lite headed and dizzy.