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electrical shock in head?
Mon, 07/18/2005 - 00:37Last 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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My own light show!
Submitted by coley on Sun, 2005-10-23 - 00:44
Hi Maggie...
I had one of those for the first time after 13 years of more mild seizures. I'm coming off of caffiene and don't know if my body is reacting to that as well as the epilepsy...yuck! Anyway, I woke up and saw, what looked like a firework display in front of my eyes. It lasted for about 30 seconds...I thought I was going blind but it ended. I checked my limbs for movement, eyes for vision and all was okay. To say the least, it's exhausting and startling.
You're not alone. I don't have medical suggestions for you but I wanted you to know someone else is going through it too.
Re: electrical shock in head?
Submitted by isawoj on Thu, 2005-11-10 - 16:54
As far as I know, I do not have epilepsy. I ran a google search for shock sensation in head and this site came up. I would appreciate any feedback the rest of you could provide.
I am a 35y.o. male and in the last month or so, I will be laying in bed and have this rush sensation in my head and then a shock where I literally shake my head trying to get it to go away. It only lasts a second or two.
I thought I was having panic attacks because I am trying to wean myself off of zoloft. There doesn't seem to be a pattern to them other than they only happen laying in bed trying to go to sleep.
I can lay in bed and read for an hour and have no issues but then I turn off the light to go to sleep and several minutes later it occurs. I haven't had more than two in one night.
I tried self medication thinking it was panick attacks and would break a zoloft in half and take it and wouldn't have any more problems.
Does anyone know if these shocks are unique to epilepsy or if they can occur for other reasons? Are they serious?
Re: RE: RE: electrical shock in head?
Submitted by krisrussell@yahoo.com on Thu, 2006-06-08 - 12:58
I have been feeling the same thing and would like to get more information