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So confused and dont know what to do!!!!

Tue, 06/13/2006 - 08:57
For the past 8 months, (I am 18 years old), I have been having these shaking attacks. You know, it's so hard to explain though. I begin to get very dizzy and I getthis weird.. almost vibrating sound in my head.. so I have to sit down VERY quickly.. and my arms and legs begin to shake rapidly, everything seems to go black and the whole time i get this weird.. buzzing noise in my head. I FINALLY decided to go to the doctors for it. He sent me for a MRI, Echo Test and also a EEG. I get my EEG results back today and I have the strongest feeling that they are going to come back normal, since my MRI and Echo test did. I am very angry. I want to know w hat the problem is, but I am not getting answers. Whats a family doctor know anyway? They dont specialize in the brain! I know you're thinking, why dont you go see a neurologist for further more in depth testing? I want to, but my doctor had said when i first asked him about it, "I dont know if we want to do that just yet." But in my heart, I truly feel that ther eis something wrong with me. Am i crazy or are they signs of some kind of seizure activity. I got my blood sugar checked. Just in case, maybe thats why it was happening.. but that came back normal. Everything is coming back normal, but why dont I feel normal sometimes? You know? I need your advice. I know you cannot diagnose me. But I dont want to waste my time if it doesnt seem like a seizure problem. The only answers I keep getting is NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL. I think its bull. Because people don't normally start shaking like that for no apparent reason. It doesnt happen to often. But over the past 8 months I would say it happened maybe 15 times. Lately, I have been getting VERY dizzy and do feel it coming on.. but i usually just lie in bed until the feeling goes away. It's just not a way to live life. Being afraid of when and where its going to happen.

Comments

Re: So confused and dont know what to do!!!!

Submitted by ladybug on Tue, 2006-06-13 - 13:21
Hi xxs, I have epilepsy and have had it most of my life. I've recently gone through some of the same testing you have and have learned quite a bit. My MRI and PET scan both came back normal, BUT my EEG did not. It showed seizure activity on the left side of my brain right above my ear, which is also called the left temporal lobe. What I learned is it isn't unusually for your MRI and PET scan to come back normal. Good luck with it all. I understand your frustration, as do a lot of other people here. Take care, Ladybug

Re: So confused and dont know what to do!!!!

Submitted by xxslmshdy1017xx on Tue, 2006-06-13 - 15:07
thanks guys! yeah it is very frustrating. and I will use the journal idea, thank you very much. I have been on this website for the past week and its really amazing how much you actually learn! And everyone is so nice and so helpful. I do not know how I would cope with any of this if it werent for you guys. Thank you very much for your support and help.

Re: Re: So confused and dont know what to do!!!!

Submitted by ladybug on Tue, 2006-06-13 - 19:19
No problem! That's what we're here for and also we all go through those days/weeks/months, etc. Have a great evening!

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