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Could I have epilepsy??
Thu, 06/25/2009 - 11:18Ever since I was young (probably around grade 3), I have been experiencing these werid episodes. I am not sure if they are seizures. When I looked at the info on this site, I see that what I am experiencing is very similar to a simple partial seizure. Although it is rather hard to explain, I'll do my best.
A lot of the time (most of the time) when I run or am about to run or even when I'm just sitting there or get up quickly, something weird happens to me. My knees feel weak and I have to fall/ sit down. My hands for some reason clench tightly (like my fingers bend in half and clench hard) and my mouth opens wide and I have NO control over what I am doing. I can't talk or move for a few seconds. The only way I can stop these symptons from happening too much, is if I bite myself hard and it somewhat stops. I am 15 now. I have went to the doctor and had blood work but no results.I usually pretend to be tying my shoelaces untill the symptons disappear. In the recent years, it has been happening when i am just sitting there, not necessarily standing up. My doctor does not think it is anything because i am concious when it happens. She thinks its stress, but i couldn't have been stressed in grade 4!!!
Is this epilepsy?
Re: Could I have epilepsy??
Submitted by alberta on Fri, 2009-06-26 - 00:18
You need a doctor that doesn't think he or she knows everything, that's what specialists are for. They take years more training than a GP and if you speak with a specialist he or she can give you very specific test to determine what is happening to your body, and none of it is normal. You need to get to the root cause of this, as far as your doctor thinking this is a waste of time my only answer to that is he's not dealing with it you are and it's your time to waste (or not) not his. Good luck seek other medical advice
You need a doctor that doesn't think he or she knows everything, that's what specialists are for. They take years more training than a GP and if you speak with a specialist he or she can give you very specific test to determine what is happening to your body, and none of it is normal. You need to get to the root cause of this, as far as your doctor thinking this is a waste of time my only answer to that is he's not dealing with it you are and it's your time to waste (or not) not his. Good luck seek other medical advice