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How exactly do aura's feel

Mon, 05/15/2006 - 11:30
How exactly do aura's feel? Can you have aura's and not have an actual seizure? I think I had some this weekend. I went off into like a "spacy" feeling. Like I was tingling and I couldn't make myself snap out of it for a few seconds. I have had a headache since I has these feelings. I have had E a long time, but I am new to all the terminology and so forth. Thanks.

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Re: How exactly do aura's feel

Submitted by rbrotsky on Fri, 2008-10-31 - 12:44
My neurologist did classify my "auras" as simple partial seizures. I too share the absolute sense of doom and panic -- kind of like the death eaters in Harry Potter -- along with a pounding heart, terrible headache and what feels like numbness on my left side. I can hear everything but can't speak and respond. I turn my head to the side. So far, they've never gone into a grand mal and are over in 15 to 20 seconds. I recover quickly other than being extremely tired.

Re: How exactly do aura's feel

Submitted by musmashels on Sun, 2007-01-21 - 14:29
I had brain surgery three years ago and during it had extreme trauma, I lost a significant part of my cerebellum and as a result of that I started having seizures. Also due to the trauma I lost a significant part of my vision on my left side. I have auras before a seizure and they are flashing on my left side where I don't have my sight. They start out small but turn into large flashes. I can still see but they made me very disoriented and I have a huge problem with depth perception.I don't always have a seizure but I am very disoriented for a while after the aura goes away. Auras are different for everyone though so you may have had one. -A

Re: Re: How exactly do aura's feel

Submitted by Ca8Amy8 on Sat, 2007-01-27 - 02:57
For me it's an extreme panicked feeling. I feel it everywhere all over my body and it tingles, I've also heard bells and seen flashing and slashing colors. Like strobe lights and weird strokes of paint in my vision.

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