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I think I may of had a seizure. Is this a seizure?

Sat, 04/14/2007 - 17:02
Hi, I really don't know how to start this post so I guess I'll start with some background info. I'm 20 years old and for the last 2-3 months I've been having strange symptoms which consist of memory loss, visual disturbances (usually foggy vision) and slurred speech which can also be tied in with dizziness episodes. But I do sometimes experience dizziness without the above symptoms. I have no warning when these occur and my blood tests came back normal today (thank god). But something very strange just happened to me about one hour ago. I do not have Epilepsy that I know of but Im wondering now based on what I remember and what my mum told me happened. It first started with a strange disorientated feeling, similar to a Deja Vu feeling but confused as well. I felt my concentration slipping and my awareness of my surrounding so I got up and walked into the kitchen and thought I'd get myself some soda. I then proceeded to have a strange pressure building up from my feet, up my legs and abdomonen and into my chest. I don't know what made me think this but I just "knew" that when the pressure reached my head something would happen. I tried to have a drink and my right hand was shaking so I put the cup on the table and leaned my head in my hands saying "please go away" because it was very scary. But it didn't end there. I then became very confused and didn't know where I was and my mum said I kept looking around at my surroundings. My arms felt heavy then within a few seconds very light.I also felt like electricity going through my arms and hands and then I started shaking (like when your freezing cold). I remember nothing after this. I only know what my mum told me. She said I stumbled over to the Fridge and rested my back against it and then I slid down to the floor (still sitting up). She spoke to me but I didn't answer and my eyes were wide and staring. Mum said I kept staring for a few minutes then I would shake my head and say something to her with slurred speech then resume staring again. All of this must of lasted 10-15 minutes. I can remember getting up off the floor and going into the living room. I continued to feel confused and muddled for 5-6 minutes then it went off. I feel fine now apart from very tired. Im sorry for this long post but I wanted to give as much info as possible. Does this sound like a seizure? I don't know if this is related but I did feel slightly nauseous afterwards. Thank you. PS: Mum just told me that when I had my head in my hands I was shaking in both my arms and my back and one of my legs looked like it was shaking as well (lasted 2 minutes max). She also said she put her hand on my right shoulder and shook me to get my attention because I wasn't talking to her and I turned my head to look at her but I stared through her blankly for a few seconds.

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Re: Re: Re: I think I may of had a seizure. Is this a seizure?

Submitted by jacky99 on Mon, 2007-04-16 - 03:34
so are you conscious during this? i hope that it works out for you. but talk to your doctor!

This definitely sounds like

Submitted by IBGECKO on Mon, 2007-04-16 - 20:37
This definitely sounds like a Simple Partial seizure. I have the disoriented, deja vu feeling with mine. An EEG will only read a Simple Partial Seizure if you are hooked up while you are having the seizure. If you have an EEG after a Simple Partial, chances are it will come back normal. Now, a Grand Mal is another story. I had one Grand Mal, and it showed up on an EEG 24 hours later. The best advice I can give you is to consult your doctor immediately, and ask for a recommendation for a neuroligist consultation. You never know when a Simple Partial will generalize into a Grand Mal. I brushed off my SP's, because I didn't know they were seizures. I was always fully conscious and lucid when I was having them. Then one day I was washing dishes, felt that weird deja vu feeling, then WHAM! I woke up on the kitchen floor, water still running, a welt under my eye where I hit my face on the counter, and a very frightened 5 year old daughter who witnessed the whole thing. I spent several days in the hospital finally getting diagnosed. Thank God I wasn't driving when it happened. Please go see your doctor right away. Karen 40 years old, dx'd with simple partial seizures from scar tissue on 9/26/06. Married 16 years, mother to Connor, 12 (Asperger's, ADD, Learning Disabilities) and Raymie, 5, bossy little princess.

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